Local Government Forestry Assistance Grants

Program Goals: Provide financial support to help local governments engage in activities to accelerate the pace and scale of forest management to reduce wildland fire hazards, improve forest health, and enhance economic productivity on cross-boundary projects that include federal lands in Montana. 

Eligible Applicants: Grant funding is available to Montana local governments.  According to 7-11-1002, MCA, “Local government” means a city, town, county, or consolidated city-county government or any combination of these acting jointly. DNRC has identified collaborative groups with significant local government involvement as a combination of governments acting jointly and therefore eligible to apply.

Grant Amount: Grants awarded typically range from $3,000 to a maximum of $8,000. Award amounts may vary due to funding availability and the number and quality of applications received.

Match: Grants require a 10% match. Match can be in the form of cash contributions to project activities; or county commissioners’ time or staff time, valued at actual cost, or volunteer time, valued at $26.48 per hour. Cash contributions are encouraged and will be used as an evaluation criterion during application review.