About
Current Grant Cycles
Watch the webinar below to learn more about the Reclamation and Development Planning Grants. Program requirements, eligibility and application tips are reviewed.
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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
DNRC will award grants up to $50,000.
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 Review and Award
DNRC solicits, evaluates, and ranks each application. Funds are awarded based on rank and available funding.
Additional Information
Past Planning Grants Awarded
Contact Us

Jorri Dyer
Watershed Management Grants
Reclamation and Development Grants
Jorri.dyer2@mt.gov