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Fiscal Year 2007 NRCS Funding Request

Partner agencies and groups are committed to providing at least a one-to-one match with WHIP Financial Assistance (FA) funds for projects throughout the state. Montana NRCS would also continue to fund the Contribution Agreement with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to retain the shared area biologist position located in the Glasgow Area Office. With this existing agreement the agency would continue to coordinate the existing partnership of WHIP projects throughout Montana, in cooperation with existing staff and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Fiscal Year 2007 NRCS Funding Request
Technical Assistance (TA) Financial Assistance (FA)
$121,000 $550,000

This funding request is based on implementation of 10 projects in each of the three WHIP Focus Areas at an average of about $20,000 in WHIP FA funds per project. Partner contributions will match WHIP cost-share one-to-one. In the event that project costs average less than $20,000, the goal is to implement more projects and maintain the one-to-one partner match.

Available Matching Resources, Fiscal Year 2007 **
Partner TA FA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Yes Yes
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NAWCA Grant Yes Yes
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MT FWP,) Future Fisheries Improvement Program Yes Yes
MT FWP, Upland Gamebird Habitat Enhancement Program Yes Yes
MT FWP, Waterfowl Stamp Program Yes Yes
Montana Department of Environmental Quality, 319 Water Quality Program - Yes
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC,) 223 Grant Program - Yes
DNRC, Riparian Grant Program - Yes
Montana Grazinglands Conservation Initiative Yes Yes
Ducks Unlimited Yes Yes
Trout Unlimited - Yes
Pheasants Forever Yes -
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Yes
Conservation Districts Yes -

** Partners are committed to a one-to-one match with WHIP funds on each project.

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