We are out of funding for the 2024/25 school year. Applications for next year will open in April  and that funding can be utilized from August 2025 through June of 2026.

FWP is offering Montana schools (4th-12th grades) grant funds to visit the new Montana WILD - Education Center located at Spring Meadow Lake State Park in Helena, MT. The goal of this grant program is to assist “outlying” schools to come and learn at Montana WILD.

Montana WILD is a statewide facility. Our goal is to reach 4th-12th grades students statewide and provide them outdoor recreation and conservation education. The legislature helped us in achieving this goal by appropriating funds ($25,000/year) for outlying school districts to visit Montana WILD.

• MT WILD Grant Program Description 2024/25 (PDF)

• Outlying school districts are 50+ miles/one way from MT Wild

• Schools can apply for up to $2,500/school for reimbursement of transportation & lodging costs

• Schools must be 150+ miles one way from MT Wild to be reimbursed for lodging costs

Please complete the following application and return it to Corie Rice: corie.rice@mt.gov

• 2024/25 MT WILD Transportation and Lodging Application (PDF)

Questions? Contact Corie at corie.rice@mt.gov or 406-444-9939