Fall Round 2025

Open august 15, 2025; Closes 5 p.m. October 3, 2025

The Montana Community-Bear Conflict Prevention Efforts Fund (Fund) will support community initiatives that address conflict prevention and bear awareness projects, specifically projects seeking funding for staff capacity, outreach and education initiatives/events, electric fencing and mats, and bear-resistant/attractant mitigation infrastructure. The Fund is made available through the America the Beautiful Challenge grant program administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and awarded to  Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The grant project  is administered by Heart of the Rockies Initiative. 

Further details about the Fund and application documents are available via the links below. If you have any questions, please contact Rural Initiatives Manager, Kara Maplethorpe, at atbcsubmission@heart-of-rockies.org