Businesses
Government-funded
$500K
per applicant
Grant
Cash award, application-based
Rolling
No fixed cutoff
Rolling
Or check for open cycles
Moderate
Standard state application
Performance-based grants and loans for businesses creating new jobs and investing in Montana. Job creation grants of $1,500–$14,000 per job support traded sector companies (manufacturing, technology, back-office operations) expanding in Montana.
Do I qualify?
Answer the questions below for a rules-based self-assessment of your fit for this program. This is informational — final determinations are made by the administering agency.
1.Business must be in a 'traded sector' (exports goods/services out of Montana or state)
2.Minimum 1 new permanent full-time job
3.Average wage must meet county average
4.Grant: $1,500–$14,000 per new job created
5.Disbursed after employment milestones are verified
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