The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region awarded a $8 million Project Grant to the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Department on July 7, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2023. The grant funding supports the Kootenai Forestlands Conservation Legacy Project under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through the use of conservation...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $9,333,333.33 Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) Project Grant to the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks (FWP) Division on August 21, 2024. The grant supports the "Upper Thompson Connectivity Legacy Project" with a performance period through December 31, 2026. The Forest Legacy Program is a voluntary federal land conservation initiative focused on identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas at risk of...
This Project Grant award for $9,877,018.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a range of forest management and conservation activities across Montana, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating invasive species threats, and...
This federal Project Grant award for $215,000.00, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), supports the Montana Department of Agriculture in conducting a variety of invasive species management and capacity building activities. The key products and services to be delivered through this award include invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments, scientific research, and ecosystem restoration...
This $340,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) will fund the Department of Agriculture Montana to implement various invasive plant management activities. Key services to be provided include conducting surveys for invasive insects, plant pathogens, and mollusks that threaten agriculture and forests, operating pest detection and monitoring programs, and implementing on-the-ground...
This $1,999,958 Project Grant award, issued on January 7, 2025 by the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), supports climate change mitigation and forest resilience initiatives targeting non-industrial private forest landowners in Montana and across the United States. The grant funding will enable the non-profit awardee, Oregon Climate Trust, to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help...
This $611,225 federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), supports landscape-scale forest resilience and restoration efforts in the Blackfoot Valley region of Montana. The award recipient, The Blackfoot Challenge Inc., is a community-based non-profit organization that will utilize the funding to deliver critical ecological restoration, wildlife...
This $1,807,946.99 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) will fund the direct treatment and reseeding of 6,684 acres within a 170,429-acre project area in Montana. The project aims to make an ecological impact for priority wildlife species, including supporting 112,483 acres of elk and mule deer winter range habitat and 24,927 acres of breeding, wintering, and...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region awarded a $5.33 million Project Grant to the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Department on July 7, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2023. The grant funding supports the Bad Rock Canyon Conservation Legacy Project under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through the use of conservation easements...
This federal Project Grant award for $16,750,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), supports the MT ADAMS FOREST PHASE 2 initiative. The grant aims to effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Washington that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key activities include acquiring conservation easements or fee-simple purchases from willing landowners, implementing sustainable...