Grants and Funding

AVIATION

The Montana Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division offers eligible Montana communities and airports low interest loans and grants for various airport and aviation related projects. Loans and grants are awarded once a year. Applications are due around Thanksgiving each year. Read Airport Loan & Grant Program Information for further details.

Airport Loan & Grant Application (now online)
Airport Loans & Grants awarded in FY 2007
Airport Courtesy Car Grant Application
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
The Montana State Highway Traffic Safety Bureau administers federal grant monies for safety programs aimed at reducing deaths, injuries, and property losses resulting from traffic crashes. Some of these grants cover administration costs such as increased overtime patrols for law enforcement agencies and the cost to purchase new law enforcement equipment. Others cover the production and delivery of educational programs. For more information about these and other programs, please visit the Traffic Safety Programs website.

Timelines and milestones for FFY 2009 funding


Grant Application Matrix (for use in preparing grant application) PDF| Word
Grant Application PDF | Word


Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan
Rural Safety Initiative
Subgrantee Contract Management Manual


Equipment
Equipment Reporting Form
Law Enforcement Equipment Purchase - Final Report
Safety Project Reimbursement Claim Form


Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs (STEP)
STEP Application
Exhibit C - Reimbursement Claim Form PDF | Excel | Word
Exhibit D - Memorial Day & Labor Day Report PDF | Word
Exhibit E - Sustained Quarterly Report PDF | Word
Exhibit F - Sustained Final Report PDF | Word
Exhibit G - Memorial Day Mobilization Plan PDF | Word
Exhibit G - Labor Day Mobilization Plan PDF | Word
Exhibit H - Sustained Enforcement Plan PDF | Word


TRANSIT
Capital and Operating Assistance
MDT administered Federal and State capital and operating grant programs provide assistance to qualified organizations providing transportation to the rural general public, including the elderly and disabled. Eligible recipients of this funding are local public bodies; private nonprofit organizations; Tribal governments and agencies; and operators of public transportation services.

Passage of new Federal transportation in 2005 has led the Montana Department of Transportation to change the way it administers its transit programs.

If you are applying for assistance during program transition, two different applications are available to download and fill out depending on whether you are requesting capital or operating assistance. These applications are available through the links below:
Coordination Plan and Application Booklet
Guidance Booklet

We will update this page as developments occur. If you still have questions, contact:
, Southern Regional Planner 406.444.6120
, Northern Regional Planner 406.444.4265
, Western Regional Planner 406.444.9192
Regional Transit Contacts Map

The following reports are to be used by grantees during program transition:

Capital Assistance
Quarterly Report

Operating Assistance
Operating Assistance Quarterly Report
Drug and Alcohol Quarterly Report


Compliance Reviews
Overview of MDT 5310 Program
Section 5310 Compliance and Good Practices Review


Overview of MDT 5311 Program
Section 5311 Compliance and Good Practices Review


Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)
RTAP funds may be used to support nonurbanized transit activities in four categories: training, technical assistance, research and related support services. This program is a component of the Section 5311 grant.

Eligible recipients of these funds include all Montana rural transit providers receiving federal transit grants. Funds are also available to Montana's public transit operators in small urbanized areas - Billings, Missoula and Great Falls - as long as the activities are primarily designed and delivered to benefit non-urbanized transit providers. This program is 100 percent federally funded.
Scholarship Guidelines/Application
Reimbursement Form

Supplemental Transit Information
Public Transportation Map
Intercity Passenger Transportation Map
Passenger Service and Safety (PASS)
Safe Driving Tips
Transportation Advisory Committee
Non-Discrimination Title VI Brochure


For additional information on Transit Programs visit www.fta.dot.gov