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    DNRC is administering a grant program from the State’s Fire Suppression Fund to help further the implementation of the Montana Forest Action Plan. Projects are focused on reducing wildfire risk and improving forest health on state, county, tribal, private lands, and federal lands through the Good Neighbor Authority. Projects involve multiple collaborating partners, and engage in cross-boundary management to address at least one of the following through forest management and conservation actions: forest health; wildfire risk; working forests and economies; biodiversity and habitat; human and community health; urban and community forests.

    For an overview of the program, view the Montana Forest Action Plan Grant Program One-pager.

    Grant Cycle

    The current grant cycle is closed.

    Recorded webinar: Aug. 15, 2023

    Please note that the recording only skipped a few introductions from DNRC staff.

    Links & resources mentioned in the webinar

    If you have questions, you can email Montanaforestactionplan@mt.gov

    Learn More

    • Non-profits
    • Local government
    • Private forest landowners (and their representatives)
    • Tribes
    • State agencies
    • Colleges and universities
    • Federal agencies (first consult with DNRC's Good Neighbor Authority Program)
    Projects should have a primary focus on sustaining, restoring or improving forest health, and decreasing wildfire risk to communities and priority forest landscapes. Projects should prioritize locations within or in proximity to  MT Forest Action Plan, Priority Areas for Focused Attention.
    If not proximal or within a Priority Area, projects should produce outcomes relevant to 1+ section/goal/strategy identified in the Forest Action Plan.

    This grant program is funded by the State Fire Suppression Fund.

    Awards for single-party project can be $50,000-$300,000.

    Awards for multi-party projects are capped at $500,000.

    Funds are not currently available.

    The current grant cycle is closed.

    Contact Us

    As a landowner, if you are interested in forest management grant programs, please explore our network of partners administering grants throughout Montana.

    Erik Warrington 
    Stewardship Program Manager
    ewarrington@mt.gov
    406-542-4303