Community Investment Program
Forecasted
Community Investment Program supports Eastern Montana communities through innovative local projects that improve quality of life, address emerging needs, and advance economic and community development.
Funder: Montana Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (First cycle) | November 2027 (Second cycle)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000; funding performance period of no more than one year
Summary: Supports innovative projects that improve quality of life and strengthen communities in Eastern Montana.
Key Information: Applicants need eligible nonprofit or government status, or an eligible fiscal sponsor; only one application per organization.
Description
The Community Investment Program was established by Grid United at the Montana Community Foundation to support communities in Rosebud, Custer, and Fallon counties and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. These communities lie along the planned North Plains Connector, a transmission line connecting the eastern and western U.S. electric grids in Montana and North Dakota.
The program funds innovative projects that improve quality of life and advance economic and community development. It favors work with broad community benefits, creative responses to local problems and opportunities, and responsiveness to changing or emerging needs. Projects that leverage other support and encourage residents to address community needs are also priorities. Past grants have supported school and community facilities, emergency response equipment, historic preservation, arts programming, healthcare facilities, and recreation spaces.
