Additional Funding Announced for Montana Coal Endowment Program's Infrastructure Planning Grants

2025 biennium applications for the Montana Coal Endowment Program Infrastructure Planning Grants are now being accepted and will remain open until the funding is allocated. Grants have a maximum amount of $40,000 with a minimum match of 20% of the total project cost. 

The grant program encourages cities, towns, counties and water and sewer districts to engage in long-range infrastructure planning. 

For the 2025 biennium only, applicants can apply for and may be awarded up to four grants:

• Two (one per type) for a water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste system Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) (e.g., an application for a water system PER and a stormwater PER but not for two water system PERs),
• One comprehensive Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), and
• One bridge system CIP OR bridge PER.

For more information, go to comdev.mt.gov.