Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Funding

Financial and Technical Assistance for Forest Landowners

USDA’s Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana were awarded four Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership projects. Private forest landowners located within the priority areas for the following three-year projects can apply for technical and financial assistance. While NRCS accepts applications for all programs year-round, landowners should apply by March 4, 2022, to be eligible for the current round of funding.

Interested landowners can use the contact information below to get more information.

• Connecting Fuels Treatments in the Salish Mountains and Whitefish Range, Flathead National Forest: Contact the Kalispell NRCS field office at 406-752-4242.
• Fire Adapted Bitterroot (FAB), Bitterroot National Forest: Contact the Hamilton NRCS field office at 406-361-6191.
• Gallatin Valley Forest Resiliency and Watershed Health, Custer Gallatin National Forest: Contact the NRCS Bozeman field office at 406-522-4012.
• Libby Surround Stewardship, Kootenai National Forest: Contact the NRCS Eureka field office at 406-296-0367.