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Pending Grant Applications

In April 2008, the Natural Resource Damage Program received 14 project applications requesting a total of $21,865,669. In addition, two applications for grants of $25,000 or less were submitted. Summaries of the applications are listed in the tables below and full copies are available from NRDP at 444-0229 or nrdp@mt.gov.


2008 Restoration Grant Applications over $25,000
Applicant and Project Title Project Description Funding Source Total Budget
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County

Front and Alder Street Water Main Replacements 		Replace 7,382 feet of water mains on Front and Alder Streets. NRDP $1,742,169
Other $120,664
Total $1,862,833 Match 6%
$105,788 cash
$14,876 in-kind
American Land Conservancy

Stucky Ridge/Jamison Property Acquisition 		Acquisition of 295.81 acres of land located three miles northwest of Anaconda. This property would provide public access, recreational opportunities and critical winter range habitat for bighorn sheep, elk and deer. NRDP $265,335
Other $5,488
Total $270,823
Match 2%
$4,408 cash
$1,080 in-kind
Butte-Silver Bow Local Government

Big Hole Diversion Dam Replacement Project 		Replace the Big Hole Diversion Dam during the 2010 construction season. NRDP $3,768,833
Other $441,011
Total $4,209,844
Match 11%
$412,760 cash
$28,251 in-kind
Butte-Silver Bow Local Government

Big Hole Transmission Line Replacement: Year 2 		Replace up to a total of 10,000 feet of the Big Hole Transmission Line. NRDP $1,650,543
Other $504,862
Total $2,155,405
Match 23%
$497,132 cash
$7,729 in-kind
Butte-Silver Bow Local Government

Butte Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Program: Year 8 		Replace 17,900 feet of water mains. NRDP $2,414,423
Other $314,647
Total $2,729,071
Match 11%
$306,917 cash
$7,729 in-kind
Butte-Silver Bow Local Government

Water Metering and Public Awareness Project 		Implement an incremental voluntary water metering and public awareness program. NRDP $273,600
Other $51,561
Total $325,161
Granite Conservation District, Granite Headwaters Watershed Group, Georgetown Lake Homeowners Assoc. and Upper Clark Fork River Basin Steering Committee

State of Georgetown Lake 		Implement a study plan developed by a 2007 project development grant to achieve three objectives:
  • describe the current state of Georgetown Lake,
  • determine whether the state of the lake has changed over time, and
  • provide a plan for future monitoring.
This project will be completed over three years.		 NRDP $109,463
Other $41,292
Total $150,755
Match 27%
$40,192 cash
$1,100 in-kind
Greenway Service District

Silver Bow Creek Greenway 		Plan, design and construct restoration and access improvements within the Silver Bow Creek corridor concurrent with remedial work to be conducted during 2009:
  • Miles Crossing area stream realignment activities including additional channel restoration and floodplain grading.
  • Access feature development in Sub-area 3 and Reaches P, Q and R of Sub-area 4.
 NRDP $2,173,443
Other $0
Total $2,173,443
Milltown Redevelopment Working Group

Milltown Land Acquisition 		Acquisition of NorthWestern Energy land located at the Clark Fork–Blackfoot confluence. NRDP Up to $1,400,000
Other $0
Total Up to $1,400,000
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Vanisko Ranch Conservation Easement 		Purchase a 7,140 acre conservation easement on the Vanisko Ranch 7 miles southeast of Deer Lodge. In addition, purchase two U.S. Forest Service in-holdings:
  • 64.23 acre located on Orofino Creek
  • 121.94 acre on Racetrack Creek
These purchases would then be traded to the USFS for federal lands adjacent to the Lost Creek Management Area.		 NRDP $5,655,000
Other $27,031
Total $5,682,031
Match .5% in-kind
Montana Tech

Nursery Project 		Demonstrate ways to increase plant species diversity in areas impacted by mining activities. NRDP $848,244
Other $154,956
Total $1,003,200
Match 15% in-kind
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Modesty Creek II Conservation Easement and Land Acquisition 		Purchase a conservation easement on 400 acres of Modesty Creek II west (land west of Race Track Road) and purchase Modesty Creek II east (land east of Race Track Road). Also includes $50,000 for weed management. NRDP $1,226,656
Other $112,725
Total $1,339,381
Match 8%
$7,500 cash
$105,225 in-kind
Watershed Restoration Council

Cottonwood Creek Project Development Grant 		Collect data necessary to design and implement long-term restoration and conservation strategies on Cottonwood Creek:
  • conduct flow study
  • identify diversion structures
  • identify irrigation ditches with entrainment problems
  • identify problem nutrient areas
 NRDP $138,042
Other $25,180
Total $163,222
Match 15%
$9,180 cash
$16,000 in-kind
Watershed Restoration Council

Cottonwood Creek Fish Passage 		Provide fish passage at both barriers on Cottonwood Creek and connecting Cottonwood Creek and the Clark Fork River, allowing both native and non-native salmonids from the main stem to access the creek for spawning. NRDP $199,933
Other $52,530
Total $252,463
Match 20%
All cash
Total NRDP $21,865,669
Other $1,851,947
Total $23,717,616

2008 Restoration Grant Applications of $25,000 or less
Applicant and Project Title Project Description Funding Source Total Budget
University of Montana and the Rapterview Research Institute

Raising Awareness of Ospreys and the Clark Fork River Restoration 		Provide instruction to "citizen scientists" to monitor reproductive progress of Osprey families along the Clark Fork River between Warm Springs Ponds and Milltown Reservoir. In addition, blood and feather data will be collected from Osprey chicks. NRDP $24,999.64
Other $28,696.38
Total $53,696.02
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Warm Springs Ponds Recreation Area 		Provide caretaker services and replacement of a latrine. NRDP $14,587.98
Other $0
Total $14,587.98