1998-011-00: Project Summary

Project 1998-011-00 - Montana Natural Heritage Program

General

Project Number:

1998-011-00

Title:

Montana Natural Heritage Program

Summary:

This project acquires species abundance and distribution data to comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The data are uploaded to the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) internal spatial repository, eGIS, and utilized to complete the appropriate ESA and NEPA analyses to enable project planning, prioritization, design, implementation, and evaluation. The project results ensure BPA Fish and Wildlife Program compliance with the Northwest Power Act and the Columbia River System Operations Biological Opinion.

Proposer:

None

Proponent Org:

Montana Natural Heritage Program (Govt - State)

Starting FY:

1999

Ending FY:

2026

BPA PM:

David Kaplowe

Stage:

Implementation - Project Status Report

Area:

Province	Subbasin	%
Basinwide	-	100.00%

Purpose:

Programmatic

Emphasis:

Data Management

Focal Species:

Species Benefit:

Anadromous: 33.4% Resident: 33.3% Wildlife: 33.3%

Tags:

None

Special:

Project is BPA Internal Program Support

BiOp Association:

None

Photos

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Financials

Financials - Budgets

Summary of Budgets

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To see more detailed project budget information, please visit the "Project Budget" page

Decided Budget Transfers (FY2025 - FY2027)

Acct FY	Acct Type	Amount	Fund	Budget Decision	Date
FY2025	Expense	$6,264	From: NW Power Act	FY25 SOY	05/31/2024
FY2026	Expense	$6,407	From: NW Power Act	FY26 SOY Budget Upload	05/08/2025

Pending Budget Decision? No

Financials - Cost Share

Actual Project Cost Share

Current Fiscal Year — 2026

Cost Share Partner	Total Proposed Contribution	Total Confirmed Contribution
There are no project cost share contributions to show.

Previous Fiscal Years

Fiscal Year	Total Contributions	% of Budget
2021			(Draft)
2020	$620,000	99%
2019	$620,000	99%
2018	$620,000	99%
2017	$620,000	99%
2016	$620,000	99%
2015	$620,000	99%
2014	$620,000	99%
2013	$620,000	99%
2012	$620,000	99%
2011	$620,000	99%

Financials - Contracts

Contracts

The table below contains contracts with the following statuses: Active, Closed, Complete, History, Issued.
* "Total Contracted Amount" column includes contracted amount from both capital and expense components of the contract.

Expense Contracts:

Number	Contractor Name	Title	Status	Total Contracted Amount	Dates
3365 REL 1 SOW	Montana Natural Heritage Program	1998-011-00 NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM - MT	Closed	$5,500	10/1/2000 - 9/30/2001
9146 SOW	University of Montana	1998-011-00 MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM	Closed	$80,000	10/1/2001 - 5/31/2016
72725 SOW	University of Montana	1998-011-00 EXP MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM	Closed	$30,000	6/1/2016 - 6/1/2021
87723 SOW	Montana State Library	1998-011-00 EXP MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM	Issued	$30,000	6/1/2021 - 5/31/2026
CR-382620		MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM SPECIES DATA	Pending	$39,818	4/1/2026 - 9/1/2030

Performance

Annual Progress Reports
Expected (since FY2004):	0
Completed:	0
On time:	0

Status Reports
Completed:	0
On time:	0
Avg Days Late:	None

Assessments

The table content is updated frequently and thus contains more recent information than what was in the original proposal reviewed by ISRP and Council.

No assessments are available for this project.

Project Relationships

Project Relationships:	None

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Project Contacts

Name	Role	Organization
Rodrigo George	Supervisor	Bonneville Power Administration
Beth Belanger		Bonneville Power Administration
David Kaplowe	Project Manager	Bonneville Power Administration