Bitterroot National Forest Seeks Applicants for Advisory Committee
The Bitterroot National Forest is seeking applicants for its Resource Advisory Committee (RAC), a group tasked with deciding how to allocate $200,000 in Secure Rural Schools Title II funding for projects within the forest. A complete committee is needed to…
Missoula, MT, October 26, 2026 —
The Bitterroot National Forest is seeking applicants to serve on its Resource Advisory Committee, a group responsible for deciding how to allocate $200,000 in Secure Rural Schools Title II funding for projects within the forest.
The forest needs a complete committee to access the funding. If the funds are not utilized, they risk being lost, according to the information provided about the recruitment effort. The committee’s decisions will determine which projects receive the available funding.
The announcement does not specify how many committee positions are open, which types of applicants are eligible, or how to apply. It also does not provide an application deadline, a schedule for committee decisions, or details about projects that could be considered. Those particulars were not included in the information provided.
The amount identified for allocation is $200,000, and the funding is designated under Secure Rural Schools Title II. No breakdown of the funding, list of proposed projects, or explanation of the selection process was provided. The information also does not identify a specific meeting date or say when the committee must be complete.
The recruitment is tied to the committee’s role in allocating the funds: a complete committee is needed for the forest to access them. The announcement does not state what would happen to the funding if the committee remains incomplete, beyond noting that the funds risk being lost if they are not used.
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