The Planning Grants provides funding to governmental entities for professional and technical services necessary to produce a high quality RRG grant application which leads to a project that conserves, manages, develops, or protects Montana’s renewable resources.
Donor Name: Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
State: Montana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Types of Projects
Grants may fund the following types of projects:
- Feasibility, design, research, and resource assessment studies.
- Preparation of construction, rehabilitation, or production plans.
Funding Information
- Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) – $40,000
- Technical Narrative – $30,000
- Update to Existing PER or Technical Narrative – $20,000
- Capital Improvement Plan or Growth Plan – $15,000
- Study, Assessments, etc. – $15,000
- Watershed Restoration Plan – $40,000
- Watershed Restoration Project Plan – $30,000.
Examples of Eligible Projects
- New Preliminary Engineering Reports meeting the requirements of the Uniform Application for Montana Public Facility Projects
- New Technical Narratives meeting the Step 4. “Technical Presentation” Requirements of the RRGL Application
- Updates to existing PER’s and Technical Narratives
- Capital Improvement and Growth Plans
- Studies, Assessments, etc.
- Watershed Restoration Plans and Watershed Restoration Project Plans.
Eligible Criteria
Only local government entities may apply for project grant funds. Eligible applicants include any division of state government, tribal government, or other county, city, or local political subdivision.
Governmental entities include, but are not limited to:
- Cities
- Towns
- Counties
- Water and/or Sewer Districts
- Conservation Districts
- Irrigation Districts
- School Districts and Universities
- Regional Water Authorities
- State Agencies
- Tribal Governments.
For more information, visit DNRC.
