Has Montana passed a water tipping point?
A discussion about the complex and contradictory state of water rights in Montana, explaining water as a dwindling resource, the drawn out process of water adjudication, and what the future may look like.
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GFDA Top Ten for 1-18-26
GFDA has earned the 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid, our seventh consecutive year earning the highest level of transparency for American non-profit organizations. Transparency is one of our core values.
NorthWestern Energy to Host 2026 Integrated Resource Plan Meetings in Great Falls, Missoula, Helena and Bozeman, Montana
The IRP is a long-term planning study that evaluates how NorthWestern Energy can meet Montana customers’ electricity needs over the next 20 years under a variety of future scenarios, while balancing reliability, affordability, and risk. It provides a transparent analysis of potential scenarios to guide future decisions.
Sharks! in Montana? Sharktana is coming.
In what can only be described as cinema bravely asking “why not?”, a local award-winning filmmaker is unleashing Sharktana, a Bitterroot-based movie where a cozy ski town’s cheerful holiday festival is rudely interrupted by sharks exploding out of snowy mountain slopes.
Bureau of Land Management revokes Montanan’s American Prairie bison leases – Governor Gianforte Praises BLM Decision
In its 2022 record of decision approving American Prairie’s Montana bison grazing plan, the BLM noted that bison grazing is permitted on leases it administers in Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Proposed growth policy for Great Falls, Montana emphasizes city’s core over urban sprawl
With the city far from bursting at the seams, the draft policy aims to identify areas ripe for small-scale, infill development.
Employment Opportunities & Procedures in Billings, Montana
Why Billings? Billings is a dynamic and beautiful community of over 112,000 residents nestled between the Yellowstone River and a nine-mile long cliff face known as the Rimrocks, Billings is the largest city in Montana…
GFDA FY2025 Annual Report
We are excited to release our GFDA Annual Report for FY2025, detailing some of the successes and impact we helped make happen, recognizing clients and partners, and thanking the GFDA Investors who make it possible for us to do what we do!
The Opportunities in Rural Economies Economic Development Organization Capacity Building Grant application is now open.
The Opportunities in Rural Economies Economic Development Organization Capacity Building Grant supports EDOs in strengthening their ability to provide outreach to their communities for economic development.


