Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant Program

 The Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund (NWTF) Grant Program was established by the 1985 Montana Legislature to provide funding for the noxious weed research projects, state and community education/development projects, and local cooperative - landowner cost share. Applicants may apply for funding up to $75,000 per project. Additional information can be found in the Grant Guidelines or use the menu above for information on Applying, Instructions, Funding History, and the Advisory Council.

If you know someone interested in this grant program, please print and distribute the 2018 brochure.

News and Trainings

Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council Meeting

• March 2-6th, 2020
• Business meeting March 2, 2020 1pm-3pm, continued March 6, 2020
• Great Northern Hotel, Helena, MT
• Agenda

• Great Northern Hotel, Helena, MT
• March 2-6, 2020
• Agenda
• Presentations are due to Greta Dige by February 24th

• Recreationist/Wildlife Representative
• Consumer Group Representative
• Montana Weed Control Association Representative
• Eastern County Weed District Representative
• At-Large Representative
• Those interested in serving on the NWMAC can submit a letter of interest and apply to MDA by May 1, 2020 (application form above in blue)

Important Dates

• March 2-6, 2020 - Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant Hearings, Great Northern Hotel, Helena
• April, 2020 - Distribution of FY20 Grant awards
• April 15, 2020 - Status Reports due for Research and Education Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grants
• November 1, 2020 - Applications due for FY21 Emergency Funding
• November 30, 2020 - Status Reports due for open Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grants / Final Status Reports due for FY20 Special County/Reservation $7,500 Grants
• January 6, 2021 - Applications due for FY21 Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grants (including FY21 $7,500 Special County/Reservation Grants)

Noxious Weed Trust Fund: General Files and Resources

General Files

• Application for Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council Appointment
• Noxious Weed Trust Fund Important Dates & Information 2019-2020
• Noxious Weed Trust Fund Brochure
• Montana Noxious Weed Management Plan (Updated 2017)
• State Herbicide Worksheet Price List
• Montana Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Program 2019 Summary

Cooperative Forestry Agreements

• Federal Financial Assistance Award of Domestic Grant 19-DG-11010000-007 Between the Montana Department of Agriculture and the USDA, Forest Service Northern Region
• Federal Financial Assistance Award of Domestic Grant 18-DG-11010000-015 Between the Montana Department of Agriculture and the USDA, Forest Service Northern Region
• Federal Financial Assistance Award of Domestic Grant 17-DG-11010000-003 Between the Montana Department of Agriculture and the USDA, Forest Service Northern Region
• Federal Financial Assistance Award of Domestic Grant 17-DG-11010000-016 Between the Montana Department of Agriculture and the USDA, Forest Service Northern Region
• Federal Financial Assistance Award of Domestic Grant 16-DG-11010000-015 Between the Montana Department of Agriculture and the USDA, Forest Service Northern Region
• Federal Financial Assistance Award of Domestic Grant 15-DG-11010000-013 Between the Montana Department of Agriculture and the USDA, Forest Service Northern Region