Rancher Collaboration for Sustainable Grazing in Montana
GrantID: 74127
Grant Funding Amount Low: $15,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $30,000
Summary
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Grant Overview
Montana's rural-urban divide creates distinct barriers for rancher collaboration, with 82 percent of the state's 2.1 million residents living in counties of fewer than 20 people per square mile. Eastern counties such as Garfield and McCone lack broadband exceeding 25 Mbps, isolating operators from real-time grazing data shared in urban hubs like Billings.
Ranchers in these frontier areas average 55 years of age, with limited succession planning. Urban-based nonprofits in Missoula and Bozeman often control grant resources but lack direct ties to Powder River Basin grazing permits, resulting in mismatched technical assistance.
The Rancher Collaboration Network addresses this split by requiring Montana applicants to locate at least two-thirds of training sessions on working ranches east of the Continental Divide. Awards of $20,000-$30,000 prioritize groups demonstrating prior agreements with tribal nations on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne reservations.
Montana's open-range laws and checkerboard federal-state land ownership patterns differentiate it from Idaho or Wyoming programs, mandating explicit coordination with BLM district offices. Proposals must include verified participant lists from at least four counties with populations below 5,000.
Infrastructure constraints center on seasonal road closures that limit winter gatherings, pushing networks toward asynchronous digital platforms calibrated for low-bandwidth environments.
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