# Future Fisheries Improvement Program From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it. - Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Windows each year: Applications are due on 15 November each year (winter cycle) and 15 May (summer cycle).. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: Not found on the pages we read - Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups, Individuals and Government bodies - Where: Montana: United States - Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines - Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read - Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes and Species conservation - Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day. How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below. - Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/ - Funder’s programme page: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Twice-yearly Montana grants for on-the-ground restoration of rivers, streams and lakes to improve wild fish habitat, such as fish passage, stream channel and riparian work, with landowner approval. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “Applications must be completed in entirety and signed by the applicant.” Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#access **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, amount:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#amount **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, where:** Montana: United States > “To be eligible, projects must be completed within the state of Montana.” Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#geography **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups, Individuals and Government bodies > “Any entity with a good on-the-ground project that benefits wild fish can apply for funding through the Future Fisheries Improvement Program, including (but is not limited to) landowners, anglers, civic groups, conservation districts, or governmental agencies.” Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#applicant_types **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines > “The Future Fisheries Improvement has a summer and winter funding cycle each year.” Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#window **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#co_finance_required ## Calls (2) ### Winter funding cycle Call page: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, Winter funding cycle, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now > “The Future Fisheries Improvement Program grant applications are due May 15 (summer cycle) and November 15 (winter cycle) of each year.” Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#call-winter-cycle-status **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, Winter funding cycle, dates each year:** Applications are due on 15 November each year (winter cycle) and 15 May (summer cycle). > “The Future Fisheries Improvement Program grant applications are due May 15 (summer cycle) and November 15 (winter cycle) of each year.” Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#call-winter-cycle-recurring ### Summer 2026 cycle Call page: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, Summer 2026 cycle, status:** Closed > “The Summer 2026 Future Fisheries Improvement Program grant application deadline is May 15, 2026.” Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#call-summer-2026-status **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, Summer 2026 cycle, deadline:** 15 May 2026 (the funder writes “May 15, 2026”) > “The Summer 2026 Future Fisheries Improvement Program grant application deadline is May 15, 2026.” Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/ffip, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#call-summer-2026-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **Future Fisheries Improvement Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “Future Fisheries Improvement Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/mt-fwp-ffip/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them. ## Something wrong? Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Future+Fisheries+Improvement+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fmt-fwp-ffip%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Future+Fisheries+Improvement+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fmt-fwp-ffip%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction