Climate Pollution Reduction Grant
The state of Montana was awarded $50 million from the Environmental Protection Agency, of which $9 million is to be used for incentivizing resilient and regenerative agricultural practices in the cattle finishing industry. As a state, we are uniquely positioned to invest in emerging technologies that improve profitability while reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the beef cattle supply chain.
Through this program Montana Department of Agriculture plans to help producers continue to be leaders in innovation and stewards of Montana’s lands.
Incentivize Innovation in the Cattle and Beef Industry
This effort aims to reduce waste products associated with the feeding and processing of beef cattle, while building soil and industry resiliency. Improving efficiency by modeling innovative practices that will reduce or capture and/or convert waste into energy or organic and local fertilizers among other creative solutions.
This specific effort aims to fund demonstration projects that innovate the Montana beef and cattle industry. This will be achieved by capital investments in durable infrastructure (digesters and other innovative technological measures) that will demonstrate reduced emissions in cattle feeding and finishing operations, the number of cattle fed in reduced-emission environments, in feed production and feed efficiencies. Projects will encourage replicable production models across the state and throughout the industry.
The Incentivize Innovation in the Cattle and Beef Industry measure aims to distribute $9 million with a 1:1 match requirement. These contracts are intended for the demonstration of innovative technologies and equipment to create higher industry standards.
Opportunities for application are forthcoming through the Department of Administration (DOA) Electronic Montana Acquisition and Contracting System (eMACS). Interested parties must register as a vendor on DOA website before they can log in and apply. Questions must be submitted on the Q&A Board on eMACS.
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