Montana counties receive Secure Rural Schools funding after two-year lapse

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 340

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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The U.S. Forest Service announced last month that $248 million in funding through the Secure Rural Schools program would be distributed to counties across the country, including more than $14 million for Montana counties.

Western states, including Montana, receive a majority of the overall funding, which is based on federal land. The state’s congressional delegation helped move a bill to reauthorize the program through Congress late last year.

Congress has previously allowed …

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