American Rescue Plan Act 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (PUB. L. NO 117-2 SEC 602 (c)(1)(d)) provides state and local aid to make necessary investments in water and sewer infrastructure. The 67th Montana Legislature passed HOUSE BILL 632 which directed the federal funds available under the American Rescue Plan Act for use in Montana. Section 1 – Section 5 address how the federal funds will be distributed to necessary water and sewer infrastructure projects. House Bill 632 created the Infrastructure Advisory Commission who will oversee spending on water and sewer infrastructure projects along with the Governor of Montana.

Information and online ARPA Water & Sewer Grant Application

Registered users can only work on one online application at a time.  Once the application has been completed and submitted, the registered user can start another application.  DNRC recommends that applicants download the application materials "offline".  Once all of the application materials are ready and supporting documents are ready, the registered user can quickly fill out the online application, click submit and then will be allowed to apply for a new one.

Links to online materials are provided throughout the grant application guidance.  

The WORKSHEET is made available for offline work only. The application must be submitted online.

DNRC Website Redesign

Montana DNRC has begun the process to redesign and modernize our website. We need your input!

  To help guide our decisions, we would like feedback on what citizens are looking for when they come to our site. What about the navigation works or doesn’t? Do you typically find what you are looking for?

Please fill out our digital experience survey and share your thoughts on how we can better serve you.

DNRC Citizen Engagement Site

The Montana DNRC invites you to participate in our citizen engagement projects!

From water and drought projects to trust lands and forestry, we lead and/or participate in many projects across the State that you may be interested in following or providing your feedback on.

Please visit our engagement site to provide feedback on various DNRC projects and services.  You can choose to read about each project or become more involved by answering surveys, submitting questions or registering to receive email communications about specific projects so you can stay informed.  We invite you to be as involved as you like!

Engage DNRC (mtdnrc.gov)