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• Funding History
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Community Technical Assistance Program

• Community Technical Assistance Program (CTAP)
• Meet the Staff
• Contact Information

Treasure State Endowment Program

• Treasure State Endowment Program
• Eligible Projects
• Eligible Applicants
• Construction Grants
• Emergency Grants
• Preliminary Engineering Grants
• Applying For Grants - Application Forms
• Projects Funded by TSEP

Coal Board

• About Coal Board
• Coal Board Grant Program
• Selection of Board Members
• Board Composition
• Board Meetings
• Eligible Projects
• Eligibility Requirements
• Application Procedures
• Ranking & Approval Process
• Application Process Flow Chart
• Pre-Application Form
• Application Form
• Preliminary Engineering Grants
• Previously Funded Projects
• Coal Board Map
• Coal Mines Map

Hard Rock Mining Impact Board

• Hard-Rock Mining Impact Act
• Selection of Board Members
• Board Composition
• Board Meetings
• Property Tax Base Sharing Act
• Board Responsibility & Action
• Reclamation Grants and Loans

Publications

• Directory of Planning, Grant Writing, and Grant Administration Consultants
• Community Needs Assessment
• Documenting Benefit to LMI
• County Bridge & Road Capital Improvement Planning & Financing Manual
• Building It Right - A Public Facilities Construction Administration Manual
• Designing and Initiating A Small Community Housing Program
• Montana Subdivision and Surveying Laws and Regulations
• Do You Want To Request a Publication?

Application Materials

• TSEP Application Guidelines
• CDBG Planning Grant Guidelines
• CDBG Public Facilities Grant Guidelines
• CDBG Housing Grant Guidelines
• Uniform Application for Public Facility Projects
• Uniform Application for Housing

Grant Administration Manuals

• TSEP Administrative Manual
• CDBG Grant Administration Manual

Resources

• Census & Target Rate Info
• W2ASACT
• Upcoming Workshops

Community Development Division

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Community Technical Assistance Program

Web Links Pertaining To Land-Use Planning And Related Issues For The State Of Montana

Education

MT Office of Public Instruction, education data

Fire Protection and Wildland-Urban Interface

Resources for Rural Fire Departments from the USDA

County Fire Protection Plans-DNRC

DNRC Fire Program publications

Firewise.org

Keep Montana Green-DNRC publications

United States Government

National Interagency Fire Center

Northern Region of the Forest Service site

National Fire Protection Association

MT State Fire Marshal site

Floodplain Administration

MT Department of Natural Resources & Conservation

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Geology

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Housing

Mt Department of Commerce’s housing site

Montana Consolidated Plan, includes housing

Infrastructure

Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Action Coordinating Team site

Land Use Planning

Montana Association of Planners

American Association of Planners

Western Planning Resource

Mapping & GIS Data (Local Government)

City of Bozeman

Butte-Silverbow County

Cascade County

Flathead County

Gallatin County

Jefferson County

Lake County

Lewis & Clark County

Missoula County

Missoula County

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Mapping & GIS Data (Statewide)

Natural Resource Information System

Parcel/ownership mapping from Department of Administration

Census and Economic Information Center, Commerce

Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Greater Yellowstone Area Data Clearinghouse

Montana Department of Transportation

Google Earth, high quality aerial photos etc

Mapquest.com, general maps and directions

USDA, Natural Resources and Conservation Service