UPCOMING DEADLINES Montana Community Reinvestment (MCR) Planning Grants Application Deadline Extended! The (MCR) Planning Grants application deadline has been extended through midnight on Friday, March 22nd. This program allocates funds for the Commerce Department to provide planning grants to local and tribal governments for planning and zoning reforms to increase Montana’s…
HB 355, sponsored in the 2023 Legislative Session by Rep. John Fitzpatrick, provides $20 million to cities and towns for the maintenance and repair of existing infrastructure. Join us this Monday, November 6th, for a Town Hall with the Montana Department of Commerce staff to discuss how much funding each…
We know that local government funding, primarily through property taxes, plays a vital role in providing essential services that benefit Montanas such as firefighting, education, and infrastructure. Recently, we’ve seen and heard legislators at the state level blame local governments for higher property taxes, which we all know is not…
Guest Blog by Matt Lehrman, Managing Director of Social Prosperity Partners Civility in local government is similar to the guardrails on a highway — providing structure by which municipal leaders and the public can navigate around each other. Securing the travel lanes provides mutual safety for people heading in all…