HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-23-26 Correspondence - Montana Department of Commerce- Commerce Weekly Roundup - Volume 3, Issue 29From:Montana Department of CommerceTo:Bozeman Public CommentSubject:[EXTERNAL]Commerce Weekly Roundup - Volume 3, Issue 29Date:Thursday, July 23, 2026 2:01:29 PM
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July 23, 2026 – News, events, grants, loans and other funding opportunities
Montana Department of Commerce
Weekly Roundup
The Weekly Roundup is a summary of events, news and information important to
Commerce's constituents this week. Click on any topic for more information.
Commerce News/Upcoming Events
Commerce Announces $781,000 of Grant Funding Available to Increase
International Sales for Local Small Businesses
Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks recently published a proposal to modify public
use and commercial use fees; public comment is accepted until July 24. The
proposal impacts everything from camping fees, to cave tour fees at Lewis & Clark
Caverns State Park, to commercial filming fees.
Commerce’s Planning Documents and Guidance website offers resources for
planners, including best practices, project templates, planning tools and training
materials. It also sits within a broader site that organizes content into community
profiles, planning resources and planning documents and guidance, with the overall
goal of giving Montana communities access to data, technical support and planning
expertise. The site includes planning boards, technical document guidelines and a long
list of planning topics such as annexation, capital improvement plans, growth policies,
subdivision regulations and zoning ordinances. Additionally, the website points to
planning tools and data resources on the broader platform, including items like a water
resource map, parcel development patterns and a business assets and opportunities
map.
Register today for the 2026 Montana Department of Commerce Governor’s
Conference on Tourism. This year’s conference will be held Sept. 16-18 in Great
Falls. The event brings together more than 350 tourism and business professionals to
educate, network and inspire one another. Instead of standard breakout sessions, rural
immersive experiences will be offered and are designed to show attendees what
Montana's landscapes need to thrive.
Housing
Montana Board of Housing Public Meeting: The Aug. 10 MBOH public meeting has
been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 14.
Infrastructure and Planning
The Montana Main Street Program seeks additions to its MMS murals catalog. MMS
members may submit a mural by visiting the project's web page.
The Community MT Division is hosting an income survey training webinar on
Aug. 6 at 11 a.m. The webinar will provide in-depth review of how to complete an
income survey while meeting Community Development Block Grant Program
requirements. An updated income survey toolkit will be posted on the CDBG Grant
Administration Manual website in the upcoming weeks.
The Community Technical Assistance Program is available to help with community
planning needs, including growth policies, subdivision regulations, downtown master
plans or long- or short-range planning. Contact the CTAP team for more information.
The Montana Coal Board will hold its next quarterly meeting on Sept. 10 in
Billings. Grant applications to be considered at this meeting are due no later than 11:59
p.m. on July 27. Visit the grants and loans portal to apply.
Business
Commerce’s Export team will offer its “Grants for International Sales” training
webinar on the State Trade Expansion Program Grant and international
marketing activities. The webinar is set for Aug. 12.
The Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer
Matching Funds Program opened for applications on July 1, 2026 via the online
application portal and closes on April 30, 2027. The Matching Funds Program helps
technology-based Montana companies by providing additional funding that can be
used for technology development or other purposes during the time that the company
is working on an SBIR/STTR project with a federal agency. This additional funding
increases the likelihood that technology-based Montana companies will develop
products and services that could be successfully marketed. Grants of up to $30,000
are available. For more information, contact Grants Coordinator Kathy Bartlett at
kathy.bartlett@mt.gov or 406-841-2792.
The Wood Products Revolving Loan Fund is accepting new applications. The
program offers a loan participation structure for requests of up to $2 million and
continues to provide direct loans to eligible businesses for amounts under $1 million.
The application portal will remain open until all available funds are committed; nearly
$1.4 million is currently available. For more information, contact Program Specialist
Chris Ryan at chris.ryan@mt.gov or 406-841-2594.
Join Commerce’s export team for a trade mission to Argentina and Uruguay,
Sept. 7-11. Montana companies are well-positioned to benefit from exports and
increase their international sales in these countries. For more information, contact our
export team.
Join Commerce’s export team for a trade mission to India, Oct. 5-9, to initiate or
expand your business profile there. For more information, contact our export team.
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