RDG Planning Grants

Eligible Applicants:

• Cities, counties, or other political subdivisions (e.g. conservation district, irrigation district, school district, water/sewer/solid waste district)
• Tribal governments in Montana
• Divisions of state government (departments, agencies, boards, commissions)

Eligible Projects:

Projects must be either a mineral development or crucial state need project.  See descriptions here.

In order to be eligible for RDGP funding, a project must:

• Be technically and financially feasible
• Be the most cost-effective alternative to address a problem or attain an objective
• Comply with statutory and regulatory standards protecting environmental quality
• Be from an applicant able and willing to enter into an agreement with DNRC for the implementation of the proposed project.
• Cannot relieve a liable party or include work on an actively permitted site

Examples of Planning Projects include:

• Planning activities that lead to RDGP project grant application
• Site assessment and sampling 
• Feasibility or design studies 
• Groundwater Investigation 
• Research or technology demonstration 
• Grant writing for natural resource cleanup grants and RDGP Project Grants 

How to Apply 
Please see our application guidance (pdf) (word).  Submit applications through the online grant management system:  grants.dnrc.mt.gov 

Application Materials: 

• Application Guidance 
• Budget Table 1 
• Budget Table 2 
• Authorizing Statement 
• Environmental Checklist - See our Training and Education Page 

Application Review and Award 
DNRC solicits, evaluates, and ranks each application.  Funds are awarded based on rank and available funding.