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Loan and Grant Programs for Irrigation Development
Irrigation is the dominant commercial use of Montana’s water, accounting for 96% of surface and ground water withdrawals. Because irrigated agriculture is a key component of Montana’s economy, the irrigation development grant program was created to increase the value of irrigated crops while preserving natural resources and the environment for future generations. In addition, IDG is managed as a renewable resource grant program, and as such, must further the goals of the RRGL program to conserve, manage, develop or preserve Montana’s renewable resources.
Irrigation development grants range from $300 to $20,000 and are available to private for profit, private nonprofit, governmental and Tribal entities and individual and groups in Montana. Projects typically address one or more of these program objectives:
Links to State programs that fund irrigation projects are listed below.
