Renewable Resource Planning Grant
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
The purpose of the RRGL Planning Grant Program is to provide funding to governmental entities for professional and technical services necessary to produce a high quality RRGL grant application which leads to a project that conserves, manages, develops, or protects Montana’s renewable resources.
Eligible applicants include any division of state government, tribal government, or other county, city, or local political subdivision MCA 85-1-605. These governmental entities have included:
- cities,
- towns,
- counties,
- water and/or sewer districts,
- conservation districts,
- irrigation districts,
- school districts and universities,
- regional water authority,
- state agencies, and
- tribal governments
Private or non-profit entities are NOT ELIGIBLE for funding but may partner with a local government to submit an application if the project aligns with the sponsor’s organization.
Example Projects:
- Water, Wastewater or Stormwater Infrastructure Preliminary Engineering Reports (PER)*
- Irrigation Infrastructure PER*
- PER* Updates
- Resource Services (Plans or Studies)
- Capital Improvement Plans (CIP)**
- Growth Plans**
- Sample Collections
- Surveys
- Studies
- Technical Assessments
- Watershed Restoration Plans*
- Watershed Restoration Project Plans*
Grant Limits
Infrastructure PER $40,000
Irrigation PER/ Technical Narrative $30,000
PER or Technical Narrative Update $20,000
Resource Services (Plans or Studies) $15,000
Watershed Restoration Plan $40,000
Watershed Restoration Project Plan $30,000
DNRC will be offering local governments technical assistance to apply for planning grants. These funds are designed to assist local governments that:
- Do not have an established relationship with a professional engineering firm. OR
- Have not been successful in applying for DNRC planning grants in the prior biennium.
DNRC will evaluate requests from local governments for technical assistance based on demonstrated need. If approved, DNRC will assign a contracted technical service provider to assist the local government with a planning grant application. Technical assistance is limited to $3,000 or 20 hours. Technical service providers will be contracted directly with DNRC and assigned at random as local government requests are approved.
