Missoula Conservation District is offering a cost-share program for natural resource improvement within Missoula County.
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Funding:
Maximum cost-share funding allowed per project is $5,000. Cost share rates:
District: -75% maximum provided by Missoula CD (with set maximum costs allowed per practice).
Applicant: -25% minimum provided by applicant. Applicant portion can be in the form of cash, in-kind services (i.e. labor), or from other conservation cost-share programs.
District cost-share funds combined with other funds cannot exceed the overall allowable cost of a practice.
Limitations:
There will be a limit of one project/person or group/year (private sector only).
All projects must be completed within one year of approval.
The proposed project must be located within Missoula County.
Eligible Practices:
Only on-the-ground practices are eligible.
No money is available for research or studies.
Examples of projects that would be considered for funding:
Stream/Fisheries Improvements:
- Bridge/Culvert replacement/upgrade
- Diversion replacement/upgrade
- Fish Screen Installation
- Grade stabilization structures (to control grade and head cutting)
- Irrigation delivery ditch upgrade
- Riparian forest buffers
- Streambank/shoreline protection
- Stream channel stabilization/vegetation
Wildlife Habitat Improvements:
- Restoration and improvement of native plant communities
- Wetland restoration
- Wildlife habitat improvement (improving food, water or cover for wildlife)
- Wildlife Corridor
Erosion Control:
- Filter strips (vegetation planted to remove sediment, organic matter or other pollutants from runoff/wastewater)
- Grassed waterways
- Grass/forb seedings
- Tree/Shrub planting
- Wildfire rehabilitation measures (planting of trees/shrubs/native grasses)
Uplands Improvement:
- Fencing (cross fencing or fencing of riparian areas for livestock management)
- Fire protection/prevention
- Forest site preparation
- Forest stand improvement (pre-commercial thinning)
- Mountain pine beetle forest treatment
- Pest management/weed control
- Reforestation (planting conifers)
- Spring development
- Stockwater Pipeline to Stocktank(s)
- Tree/shrub planting
- Trough or tank (provide drinking water to livestock/wildlife)
Many of the above-mentioned practices are applicable to more than one category of resource improvement. Other ideas and practices not listed may also be considered.
Program Information:
Missoula Conservation District will accept applications for the 2013 Cost-Share Program through August 2012.
Application deadline is September 1, 2012 for the 2013 Cost-Share Program.
Contracts will be awarded by January 2013.
All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been funded.