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April 20, 2022
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Round 2 Competitive Grant ApplicationsRanked List
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday announced the
scores and ranking of the second round of applications for critical water and
sewer investments by the state. Rankings also include the state’s first round
of investments in irrigation improvements.
In a new release issued yesterday, Governor Greg Gianforte said, “Safe,
clean drinking water, effective wastewater systems, and reliable
irrigation infrastructure are critical to our communities. With these
strategic, long-term investments, we’re modernizing Montana’s
infrastructure for our kids and grandkids.”
The state received applications for 179 water and sewer projects in the
second round of funding, with $262 million requested. The state also
received 39 applications for irrigation infrastructure improvements, totaling
$10.9 million.
“Thanks to the hardworking staff at DNRC, DEQ, Department of
Commerce, and Department of Administration, as well as the
Infrastructure Advisory Committee, Montana is leading the nation in
investing funds to improve our infrastructure. These projects will not
only improve the lives of Montanans, but they’ll also creating more
good-paying jobs in construction and engineering,” the governor
added.
The scores and ranking of the applications will be submitted to the ARPA
Infrastructure Advisory Commission which will make the final
recommendation to the governor on which projects will be awarded
funding.
The commission will next meet on April 20 to review rankings and submit
recommendations to the governor who approves final projects for funding.
Funds for approved projects, however, cannot be released until the State of
Montana receives funds from the U.S. Treasury.
“We need the Biden administration to move quickly to release ARPA
funds so we can get to work,” Gov. Gianforte said.
Agencies administering and assisting with the ARPA water and sewer
grants include DNRC, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the
Department of Commerce.
Applicants for competitive water and sewer grants can visit arpa.mt.gov to
log in to see their final score. The full list of ranked projects can be found
here.
Public comments or letters of support regarding a specific project
application can be emailed to dnrarpa@mt.gov prior to the Infrastructure
Advisory Commission’s next meeting on April 20.
Infrastructure Advisory Commission Meeting
Wednesday, April 20,2022 | 9:00 a.m. | Capitol Building Rm.172
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Infrastructure Advisory Commission
will meet on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. to review Minimum
Allocation Grants and receive updates on:
The public is invited to view the livestreamed meeting online at here.
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be requested by noon, April 19 at dnrarpa@mt.gov.
Public comments or letters of support regarding a specific project
application can be e-mailed to dnrarpa@mt.gov.
The Infrastructure Advisory Commission is responsible for the review of
applications for water and sewer grants and state capital projects using
American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Commission members must
certify that the projects are eligible and necessary investments in water and
sewer infrastructure, or a qualifying capital project as defined in ARPA.
Their recommendations are submitted to the governor for consideration.
Public information on ARPA funds is updated regularly and can be
found here (see “Funds Distributed to Date”).
dnrarpa@mt.gov
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