ORE LPP Comprehensive Loan Application
ORE LPP Comprehensive Loan Application supports Montana’s rural economies through loan participation financing, advancing a rural focus within the state’s broader economic development work.
Funder: Montana Department of Commerce
Due Dates: October 30, 2025 (Application opened)
Funding Amounts: Maximum loan amount: $2,000,000
Summary: Loan participation financing through the Opportunities in Rural Economies Loan Participation Program supports a focus on rural economies.
Key Information: This opportunity provides loan financing, not a grant award.
Description
The Montana Department of Commerce created the Opportunities in Rural Economies Loan Participation Program (ORE LPP), which offers financing through the ORE LPP Comprehensive Loan Application. The program’s name identifies rural economies as its focus and loan participation as its financing approach. It is listed on the statewide Montana Grants + Loans portal.
ORE LPP sits within the Big Sky Economic Development Program, authorized by Sections 90-1-201, MCA, et seq. Commerce administers the opportunity as part of its broader work supporting economic growth across Montana through grants, loans, and technical assistance. The portal lists this loan opportunity as accepting applications, with a maximum loan amount of $2,000,000.
