Commerce Allocates Over $1.1 Million in Grant Funding to 5 Coal-Impacted Communities
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HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Commerce announced today that more than $1.1 million in grant funding has been awarded to five Montana communities to support vital public safety and development projects in coal-impacted areas. The funding was allocated to these communities by the Montana Coal Board.
“Coal Board grants support coal-impacted governments by funding construction and reconstruction of designated highways, supporting county land planning and financially assisting public schools in coal-impacted areas,” said Paul Green, Director of the Montana Department of Commerce. “At Commerce, we are proud to support the people who live in Montana’s coal country. In the last five years, more than $15 million of Coal Board grant funding has been awarded to eight counties, seven school districts, seven cities or towns and one tribe.”
The Montana Coal Board met in Billings recently to review project applications submitted by several Montana communities requesting financial support for each of the applications submitted.
The following communities and projects will receive Coal Board funding:
The Board was created by the Legislature in 1975 and is administratively attached to Commerce. For more information, visit commerce.mt.gov.
“Coal Board grants support coal-impacted governments by funding construction and reconstruction of designated highways, supporting county land planning and financially assisting public schools in coal-impacted areas,” said Paul Green, Director of the Montana Department of Commerce. “At Commerce, we are proud to support the people who live in Montana’s coal country. In the last five years, more than $15 million of Coal Board grant funding has been awarded to eight counties, seven school districts, seven cities or towns and one tribe.”
The Montana Coal Board met in Billings recently to review project applications submitted by several Montana communities requesting financial support for each of the applications submitted.
The following communities and projects will receive Coal Board funding:
- Big Horn County will receive $37,500 for a growth policy update.
- Hardin Public Schools will receive $750,000 for a boiler replacement project.
- Musselshell County will receive $182,000 for the Wier Building revitalization project
- Rosebud County will receive $35,000 of for a Test and Training Site Feasibility Study.
- Treasure County will receive $100,000 for the Firehall Remodel and Roof Replacement Project.
The Board was created by the Legislature in 1975 and is administratively attached to Commerce. For more information, visit commerce.mt.gov.
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