12.10.103    GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURE

(1) To apply for a shooting range development grant, an applicant must prepare and submit a completed application to the department's Conservation Education Bureau in Helena. For questions and assistance contact:

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Conservation Education Bureau

1420 East Sixth Avenue

P.O. Box 200701

Helena, MT 59620

Phone (406) 444-3188

(2) Applications must be postmarked on or before February 1.

(3) If the applicant is a private club or organization, the applicant must submit a club or organization resolution that approves the application for financial assistance, the project proposal, the commitment to allow public and hunter education program use of the facilities, and certifies the applicant's ability to provide matching funds or in-kind contributions.

(4) Applicants receiving preliminary approval must enter into a shooting range development project agreement with the department before the department gives final approval and disburses grant funds. The agreement shall delineate the terms the applicant must abide by under applicable statutes, administrative rules, and state and department policy. Department final approval of an agreement is contingent upon the EA decision notice.

History: 87-1-201, 87-1-279, MCA; IMP, 87-1-201, 87-1-276, 87-1-277, 87-1-278, 87-1-279, 87-2-105, MCA; NEW, 1992 MAR p. 1143, Eff. 5/29/92; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 1836, Eff. 7/4/96; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 1986, Eff. 9/12/03; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 101, Eff. 1/28/11; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2453, Eff. 10/10/14.