The Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation is seeking proposals for the Trees for Indigenous Nations Program, which aims to manage and enhance community forests by providing accessible funding opportunities, technical assistance, and resources for tribal communities.
Donor Name: Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
State: Montana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Funding Information
- Individual subawards will range from $50,000 to a maximum of $150,000 total, over 3 years, depending on the scope of work, unique needs, and capabilities of the applicant organization. No match is required for these funds, but additional tracking and reporting requirements may be required.
- $1,000,000 in total funding is available.
Eligible Expenses
Reimbursable Expenses May Include:
- Personnel Expenses – Cost of hiring seasonal employees or special staff to carry out the project.
- Operating Expenditures – Cost of purchasing appropriate supplies and materials to complete the project. Examples: trees, planting supplies, irrigation, equipment rental, media (public service announcements), printing, or educational elements related to urban forestry (workshops, speaker costs, educational publications, facility fees).
- Contracted Professional Services – Costs related to hiring a consultant or contractor (arboriculture, forestry, landscape design, or planning) or other professional for the project.
- Indirect Costs – An organization’s Indirect Rate for administration and expenses not directly allocable to the grant – such as electricity and insurance.
Allowable Projects
Types of allowable projects through these funds:
- Tree plantings: urban restoration efforts, biodiversity, community and ecosystem health, habitat management in and around urban areas, trees in rural community landscapes, interpretive, cultural, educational plantings, and shelterbelts.
- Sustainability: climate change, pollution, and erosion mitigation, restoring culturally important tree species, accessible and energy-wise water systems for tree establishment, maintenance, removals, and replacements, and wood utilization.
- Outreach, education, planning, public awareness, build and share ecological knowledge, and strengthen partnerships. Examples include public workshops, educational events, and culturally based community engagement.
- Capacity building: professional development, local workforce training, supporting positions to ensure sustainability and long-term management for community forestry work.
- Program development, i.e., advancement of integrating cultural knowledge and practices in community forestry. Build culturally educational, interpretive tree programs.
- Establishing and supporting tree orchards and food forest sovereignty programs
- Tree nurseries, sustainable nursery programs, procurement/propagation of culturally significant trees.
Who Can Apply?
Any federally recognized tribal entity in the state of Montana, tribal-based organizations, local and tribal governments, non-profit organizations, public and state-controlled institutions of education, tribal colleges, community-based organizations, or others serving tribal communities.
For more information, visit DNRC.
