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DNRC is administering a grant program from the State’s Fire Suppression Fund to help further the implementation of the Montana Forest Action Plan. Projects should reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health on state, county, tribal, private lands, and federal lands through the Good Neighbor Authority. Projects should involve multiple collaborating partners, and engage in cross-boundary management to address at least one of the following through forest management and conservation actions: forest health; wildfire risk; working forests and economies; biodiversity and habitat; human and community health; urban and community forests.
For an overview of the program, view the Montana Forest Action Plan Grant Program One-pager.
Recorded webinar: Aug. 15, 2023
Please note that the recording only skipped a few introductions from DNRC staff.
Links & resources mentioned in the webinar
| Slides from Webinar | Find your local forester | Priority Areas | MT Forest Action Plan |
Grant Cycle
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January 31, 2025 |
Prep-proposal application opens. |
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March 15, 2025 |
Pre-proposals due by 5pm. |
Pre-proposals are a condition of access to the full applications, which open spring 2025.
Click here to review the 2025 Grant Guide
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- Non-profits
- Local government
- Private forest landowners (and their representatives)
- Tribes
- State agencies
- Colleges and universities
- Federal agencies (first consult with DNRC's Good Neighbor Authority Program)
Projects should have a primary focus on sustaining, restoring or improving forest health, and decreasing wildfire risk to communities and priority forest landscapes. Projects should prioritize locations within or in proximity to MT Forest Action Plan, Priority Areas for Focused Attention.
If not proximal or within a Priority Area, projects should produce outcomes relevant to 1+ section/goal/strategy identified in the Forest Action Plan.
If not proximal or within a Priority Area, projects should produce outcomes relevant to 1+ section/goal/strategy identified in the Forest Action Plan.
This grant program is funded by the State Fire Suppression Fund.
Awards for single-party project can be $50,000-$300,000.
Awards for multi-party projects are capped at $500,000.
You can apply for the pre-proposal via Submittable from January 31st to March 15th, 2023.