Rural School Readiness for Wildlife Education in Montana

GrantID: 77310

Grant Funding Amount Low: Open

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: Open

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If you are located in Montana and working in the area of Children & Childcare, this funding opportunity may be a good fit. For more relevant grant options that support your work and priorities, visit The Grant Portal and use the Search Grant tool to find opportunities.

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Grant Overview

Montana's 56 counties contain 34 designated frontier counties where population density falls below six persons per square mile. This distribution produces pronounced gaps in formal wildlife education infrastructure for K-12 students outside the seven largest population centers. The Montana Office of Public Instruction reports that only 22 percent of rural school districts maintain dedicated environmental science staff or consistent field-study budgets.

Students in these counties attend schools with average enrollments under 150 and limited access to certified science teachers holding endorsements in biology or earth science. The absence of nearby universities or state agency field offices further restricts exposure to current wildlife management data from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Tribal schools on the Fort Peck and Northern Cheyenne reservations face additional constraints due to transportation distances exceeding 80 miles to the nearest agency office.

This funding targets Montana nonprofits that can deliver wildlife education modules aligned with the state's science standards and that secure written commitments from at least three rural school districts for multi-year classroom and field programming. Applicants must demonstrate capacity to transport students to public lands or private ranches participating in conservation agreements and to provide teacher training that can be sustained after the grant period.

Proposals require a detailed scope of work showing integration with existing 4-H or FFA chapters and measurable pre- and post-program assessment of student knowledge of Montana-specific species and habitat regulations. Review criteria emphasize demonstrated relationships with the U.S. Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management field offices located within the service area. Unlike Idaho applications, Montana prioritizes projects that address both public and tribal school districts within the same proposal.

Successful grantees must submit annual participation data disaggregated by county and school size, along with documentation that all field activities occur on lands with existing public access agreements. The program does not support general environmental awareness efforts that lack Montana-specific wildlife population data or regulatory context.

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