Ranching for Rivers
Funding Amount
50%
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- Private landowners in Montana
- Conservation Districts
- Watershed Groups
Overview
Funders: Montana Association of Conservation Districts (MACD), Montana Department of Environmental Quality
The Ranching for Rivers program is a cost-share program designed to assist landowners in protecting riparian health through improved ranching practices.
Geographic Scope: Montana
Focus Areas:
- Riparian health protection
- Improved ranching practices
- Sustainable grazing management
What They Fund:
- 50% cost-share for:
- Fencing material
- Off-site water infrastructure
- Developing grazing management plans
- Technical assistance funding for Conservation Districts and Watershed Groups to provide technical assistance on ranching management projects to local landowners in their area
Eligibility:
- Private landowners in Montana
- Conservation Districts
- Watershed Groups
What Montana Association of Conservation Districts actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2022
- 4
- Total given
- $66K
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $6,250–$23K
- By dollars: Montana 69%, Colorado 31%. Top recipient cities: Ovando, MT; Brighton, CO; Ekalaka, MT.
Example grants
Blackfoot Chapter of Montant · Ovando, MT
$23K
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies · Brighton, CO
$21K
Carter County Conservation · Ekalaka, MT
$17K
Montana Conservation Corp · Bozeman, MT
$6,250
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Agriculture
- Water
- Environmental conservation
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