FWP trail and range grants open Nov. 16 for trail groups, schools and agencies
About $4.4 million in Montana FWP trail, OHV and shooting range grants opens for applications Nov. 16. Nonprofits, schools and local governments can apply through Jan. 15.
Trail groups, nonprofits, school districts and local governments, including those in Missoula County, can apply starting Monday, Nov. 16, for a share of about $4.4 million in trail and recreation grants from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. FWP announced Nov. 4 that five grant programs open the same day, and all of them close Jan. 15. Applications go through mtfwp.webgrantscloud.com.
The two biggest:
Montana Trail Stewardship Program: $2 million available, up to $100,000 per project with a 10% match. Pays to build, renovate and maintain motorized and non-motorized trails and trailside facilities. Open to tribal, state, county, city and federal agencies, school districts, and nonprofit recreation groups and clubs.
Recreational Trails Program: $1.5 million available, up to $100,000 per project with a 20% match. Covers trail construction and maintenance, trail equipment, and trail education or ethics programs. Open to government agencies, school districts and private corporations, including nonprofits. This one is federally funded, from a share of fuel taxes paid on off-highway recreational fuel use.
Three smaller programs round it out:
Community Shooting Range Grant Program: $400,000 for nonprofit shooting clubs, organizations, local governments and school districts to build or improve public ranges.
Awards for the shooting range and both OHV programs are announced in May, with projects starting in July.
New and returning applicants to the Recreational Trails and Trail Stewardship programs can join a training and Q&A webinar on grant requirements and FWP's new WebGrants system on Friday, Dec. 4, at 9 a.m. Register by emailing stephanie.adamscleme@mt.gov to get the meeting link.
Crews will be locating underground utilities along Higgins Avenue, Front Street and Main Street downtown on weekdays through Nov. 20, with temporary lane closures and flaggers. The city's Road Report lists no closures dated this week. The Nine Mile Slide Bridge weight limit remains.
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A southbound lane closure on Flynn Lane north of Mullan Road runs through Wednesday morning, and the Schramm Street closure near Westview Park is set to end Saturday. Montana 511 lists no construction restrictions on state highways in Missoula County; the Nine Mile Slide Bridge weight limit stays.
City offices close for Election Day, but Monday the council votes on annexing the rest of the KOA property on England Boulevard and a $445,446 North Scott playground contract. Wednesday brings a $350,000 Pattee Creek storm water bond and the data center study at the land use board.
Crews will be locating underground utilities along Higgins Avenue, Front Street and Main Street downtown on weekdays through Nov. 20, with temporary lane closures and flaggers. The city's Road Report lists no closures dated this week. The Nine Mile Slide Bridge weight limit remains.
First Friday with Indigenizing the ZACC, Griz football vs. Portland State, Evan Honer at the Wilma, Griz hockey, Dare to be Square West, a downtown chili cook-off and Swan Lake with a live orchestra, plus music, library programs and Seeley Lake bingo.
Missoula County reported results from all 65 precincts Wednesday. Here are the unofficial results for the ballot measures, the two local questions, county offices, the Legislature and the statewide races.
A southbound lane closure on Flynn Lane north of Mullan Road runs through Wednesday morning, and the Schramm Street closure near Westview Park is set to end Saturday. Montana 511 lists no construction restrictions on state highways in Missoula County; the Nine Mile Slide Bridge weight limit stays.
