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Steele-Reese Foundation Idaho and Montana Grant Program (Rural Conservation)

From The Steele-Reese Foundation

Foundation grants for locally focused land, water and wildlife conservation and ecosystem protection in rural Idaho and Montana and Native nations there, applied for through a letter of inquiry.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Closed

No call open right now

Read the funder’s pageChecked 3 Nov 2026

The facts, in the funder’s words

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

the application process begins with a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) that must be submitted via the Foundation's online grant portal. 

Amount

Not found on the pages we read

Where

Rural Idaho and Montana: United States

More grants in United States and North America.

makes grants only to federally tax-exempt entities for work in rural Idaho and Montana communities 

Who can apply

NGOs

The Steele-Reese Foundation makes grants only to federally tax-exempt entities 

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

We will open the LOI process on January 12, 2026. We will close it once we have received 100 LOIs, which may be within days. 

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Species conservation, Rivers and lakes and Protected areas

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

More grants for wetlands and wildlife.

The call

Closed

2026 letter of inquiry round

Call page
Status

Closed

We received 100 LOIs before January 18, 2026, closed the process on that date 

Opens

12 January 2026

We will open the LOI process on January 12, 2026. 

Deadline

Not found on the call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Not found on the pages we read

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