Federal Grant Award Summary

The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes received a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act Nursery Vegetation program (CFDA 10.736), awarded on May 6, 2026, with a completion deadline of January 31, 2031. This grant supports the completion of Phase 2 construction of a dual atrium greenhouse structure (60' x 42') at the tribal nursery facility in Montana. The funding covers finishing construction activities and mobilizing containerized plants into the new facility to enable large-scale maintenance, protection, and conditioning of containerized nursery stock.

The project directly addresses the USDA Forest Service Reforestation Strategy by expanding the nursery's capacity to produce and maintain seedlings for public and private land reforestation efforts, post-wildfire recovery, and timber production support. By dedicating specialized infrastructure to house and maintain large containerized plants, the facility will increase operational efficiency and productivity to meet growing market demand for large-scale seedling production. The investment aligns with the Forest Service's priority goals for accelerating reforestation through partnerships with states and tribes and scaling up infrastructure for high-quality seed and seedling production.