Forest Stewardship Grants Request for Proposals

Below is information for each DNRC Forest Stewardship Grant program. Request for Proposal applications will be via Submittable, linked in the announcement. Project proposals should outline the scope, scale, and intent of the project. Project applications should align with Montana Forest Action Plan Priority Areas for Focused Attention. The Request for Proposals process is designed to solicit the best proposals, which are developed into full applications collaboratively between applicants and DNRC grant program managers.

Landscape Scale Restoration Grant

Projects must meet the definitions of rural, state, or nonindustrial private forestlands* and align with priority issues and landscapes identified in the Montana Forest Action Plan.
Qualifying projects should fall into one or more categories:
•Reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires
•Improve fish and wildlife habitats
•Improve water quality and watershed function
•Mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and disease
•Improve important forest ecosystems
•Measure ecological and economic benefits including soil and
air quality and productivity.
•Strong proposals will align with E.O 13985 by supporting
under-served communities.

Wildland Urban Interface Grant

Protect communities within the WUI through outcome-driven,
cross-boundary, innovative projects that align with priority areas
identified in the Montana Statewide Wildfire Risk Assessment.
Qualifying projects should fall into one or more categories:
•Reduce hazardous fuels in the WUI
•WUI-based prevention and education
•Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) development or
update.

Community Wildfire Defense Grant

COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN
PROPOSALS
CWPPs must collaboratively help identify community risk
and resilience to wildfire, formulate a plan to reduce risk,
prioritize fuel reduction efforts, and address measures to
reduce structural ignitability.

COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE
IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSALS
Protect communities through outcome-driven, cross-boundary, innovative projects that align with priority areas identified in the Montana Statewide Wildfire Risk Assessment.
Qualifying projects should fall into one or more
categories:
Reduce hazardous fuels on non-federal land
Fire-adapted community prevention and education