Renewable Resource Grants and Loans

The Renewable Resource Grant and Loan Program (RRGL) funds the conservation, management, development and preservation of Montana's renewable resources. The RRGL program provides both grant and loan funding for public facility and other renewable resource projects.

Grants

Project Grants

Projects that conserve, manage, develop or protect Montana's renewable resources.

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Planning Grants

Funding for professional and technical services necessary to produce a high-quality RRGL project grant application. Technical assistance grants are available to help apply for planning grants.

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Technical Assistance

Assistance for local governments who do not have a an established relationship with a professional engineering firm or who have not been successful in applying for DNRC Planning Grants in a prior cycle.

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Emergency Grants

Grants for emergencies like dike failures, emergency dam repairs, and emergency repairs to municipal drinking water and wastewater system.

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Private Grants

Funding to assist small, privately owned water systems.

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Irrigation Development Grants

Projects that increase the value of irrigated crops while preserving natural resources and the environment for future generations.

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Nonpoint Source Grants

Grants for projects that improve water quality or water quantity including stream flows and water storage in existing natural systems, such as riparian areas, floodplains, and wetlands.

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Contact Us

Michelle McNamee

RRG Program Manager
406-444-0520
406-422-9626 (cell)
mmcnamee@mt.gov

Melissa Downing

Program Lead
Watershed Management Grants
Renewable Resource Grants
406-444-0697
406-594-7348 (cell)
melissa.downing@mt.gov