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

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

Superior High School in Superior, Montana. Mineral County received nearly $900,000 in 2023 in funding through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).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. Wester…