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Reclamation and Development Project Planning Grants

General Information

Planning grant funds must be used to hire outside engineering or other consulting services to assist a local government entity to plan and develop a technically feasible natural resource related project that will result in an application to the Reclamation and Development Grants Program (RDGP) during the next RDGP grant cycle beginning May 15, 2012.

Applicant eligibility: Tribes, cities, counties, CDs and other local government entities

Project eligibility: The planning grant program funds planning for natural resource projects eligible for funding through the larger RDGP.

Proposed projects must provide benefits in one of two categories:

  1. mineral development impacts or
  2. crucial state need.

Mineral development impact projects must achieve at least one of the following:

  1. Reclaim land, water or other resources adversely affected by mineral development
  2. Mitigate damage to public resources caused by mineral development
  3. Research, demonstrate, or provide technical assistance to promote the wise use of Montana minerals
  4. Investigate and remediate sites where hazardous wastes or regulated substances threaten public health or the environment
  5. Research to assess existing or potential environmental damage resulting from mineral development

Crucial state need projects must prevent or eliminate severe and unacceptable damage to natural resources or capture extraordinary public benefit that would otherwise be lost. Public benefit from implementation of this type project must directly relate to natural resources.

Activities may include, but are not limited to: (1) problem analysis, (2) feasibility or design studies, (3) environmental monitoring, (4) remedial action plans, (5) technology demonstration, (6) research, (7) construction, or (8) other related actions that lead to a full-scale project.

Funding limit: Up to $50,000 per planning project, depending on intended planning activities.

Due dates: Open cycle.

DNRC will consider out-of-cycle applications if field work must be completed before onset of inclement weather or other scheduling needs.

For additional information on planning grant availability, contact Alicia Stickney

Application:
Word File
PDF Form File

For Additional Information Contact:

Alicia Stickney
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Resource Development Bureau
1625 Eleventh Avenue
Helena, Montana 59620-1601
Phone: 406-444-6668
FAX: 406-444-6721
Website Address: http://dnrc.mt.gov