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NEWS:
Montana Receives Elk Foundation Grants
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has given $149,665 in grants to benefit wildlife and habitat conservation programs in 12 Montana counties.
The counties receiving the 2009 grants are Powell, Sweetgrass, Deer Lodge, Lincoln, Mineral, Park, Lewis & Clark, Petroleum, Carbon, Stillwater, Lake and Missoula.
The RMEF project budget still includes $159,503 in the 2009 budget for Montana, but grant proposals will be reviewed later this year.
“Our volunteers across Montana helped drive the 2008 fundraisers that made these grants possible. This is where Elk Foundation banquets, auctions and other events transform into on-the-ground conservation work, and it’s part of the payday for our supporters who are passionate about giving something back to the outdoors,” said David Allen, Elk Foundation president and CEO.
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has contributed more than $113 million and completed 605 conservation projects in the state since its start in 1984.