Micro Grant - Accepting Applications

Missoula County is accepting competitive grant applications from 501(c)3 not-for-profit organizations, schools, special districts, community councils, citizen groups, and individuals for community-driven projects that enhance the quality of life in the rural areas of Missoula County. The Micro Grant is designed to support community projects that can be completed within 90 days and are requesting between $100 and $500 in grant funds. Projects must meet a demonstrated need or demand, be a community benefit and have community support (see application guidelines for details).

• Grant awards range from a minimum of $100 to a maximum of $500.
• Project must be located in Missoula County, outside of the City of Missoula limits. 
• Grant awards are dependent on available funds. No guarantees are made that applications will be funded.
• Deadline: Applications are due on the last day of the month and will be accepted monthly, until all funds have been allocated. Applications will be evaluated and decisions made by the end of the following month. 

Micro Grants awarded in 2025: 

• Clinton PTSA was awarded $500 to purchase bikes for the after-school bike club.
• The Blackfoot River Youth Hockey Club received $500 to purchase hockey and figure skating gear.
• The Place to Bee pollinator garden in Seeley Lake was awarded $500 to repair and re-paint the garden bed structures.
• The Seeley Lake Community Foundation received $500 to provide a centrally located public porta-potty during the summer months.

• Grant awards range from a minimum of $501 to a maximum of $4,000.
• Project must be located in Missoula County, outside of the City of Missoula limits.
• Grant awards are dependent on available funds. No guarantees are made that applications will be funded.
• Deadline: Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2025. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

2025 Impact Grant awardees: 

• Bonner PTA will pay for the equipment costs of a new playground and community park located on Bonner school grounds, which includes an updated play structure, a volleyball court, new basketball backboards and new swings ($4,000).
• Football Club Frenchtown will upgrade Frenchtown’s soccer fields with new goals, nets, and line markings to meet the minimum standards needed to host home games ($3,600).
• The Upper Swan Valley Historical Society will hire a contractor to power wash and seal the deteriorating exterior logs on the Rustics of Lindbergh Lake log cabin, home to the Swan Valley Museum collections and an important gathering space in the heart of Condon ($4,000).
• The Bonner Milltown History Center will develop an exhibit featuring a 2,700-pound vintage safe from the Bonner Mill. Too heavy to be featured at their site, the exhibit will be housed at the KettleHouse Brewery in Bonner ($2,500).
• Building A Better Society (BABS) Community Outreach group will host a spring community clean up and flower distribution event for Seeley Lake residents to clean up trash and debris accumulated over the winter and beautify yards along the highway ($3,740).
• Bonner-Milltown Community Council will provide a 30-yard dumpster for residents of Bonner, Milltown, West Riverside, and Piltzville neighborhoods over a period of 4 days to help dispose of accumulated trash without overwhelming regular garbage services ($1,200).
• Swan Mission Academic Arts Athletics Resource Team (SMAAART) hosts Friday clubs for kids in Condon and will offer a new series focused on journalism and graphic design ($960).

For more information, email grants@missoulacounty.us or call 406-258-4657.