Accessing Wildlife Management Funding in Montana Farmlands
GrantID: 74114
Grant Funding Amount Low: $150,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $150,000
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Grant Overview
Montana's split between eastern plains and western mountain valleys produces persistent rural-urban program delivery gaps. The state spans 147,000 square miles with 1.08 million residents, where 65 percent reside in counties classified as frontier. Agricultural producers in these areas face wildlife pressure from elk and deer populations that exceed 150,000 animals statewide, resulting in documented crop losses averaging $47 per acre in affected wheat and hay operations.
Farmers in counties such as Phillips and Garfield report annual fencing and hazing expenditures that consume 9 percent of operating budgets. These costs concentrate among operations under 2,500 acres, which represent 72 percent of Montana's 27,000 farms. Urban-based conservation groups located in Missoula and Bozeman rarely coordinate directly with these producers, leading to fragmented conflict mitigation efforts.
Funding applications must include county-level wildlife damage reports from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks covering the prior three years. Proposals require letters of support from both the local county extension agent and the nearest tribal conservation district when projects intersect reservation boundaries. Budgets must itemize costs for electric fencing, guard dogs, and motion-activated deterrents calibrated to the state's average winter temperature of 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
Implementation requires quarterly reporting of conflict incidents using standardized forms already used by state wildlife biologists. Unlike Idaho applications, Montana mandates that project leads reside within 50 miles of the proposed intervention sites, reflecting the state's 0.7 persons per square mile average density outside incorporated cities. This criterion ensures field response times remain under four hours during calving and harvest seasons.
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