This Request for Proposals (RFP) outlines the requirements and expectations for organizations seeking to serve as Trust Manager. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (“Bureau”), acting pursuant to Section 1007 of Public Law 105-277, as amended by Public Law 106-113 (the “Canyon Ferry Act”), hereby solicits proposals from qualified organizations to serve as Trust Manager for the Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust (the “Trust”).

The Trust was established as a nonprofit charitable permanent perpetual public trust in the State of Montana to provide a permanent source of funding for land acquisition and conservation activities as specified in the Canyon Ferry Act.

Under the Canyon Ferry Act, the Trust Manager shall disburse funds from the Trust on receiving a request for disbursement from a majority of the members of the Joint State-Federal Agency Board (the “Board”) after determining the request meets the purpose of the Trust.

The Trust’s corpus is $14,945,403 and the Trust currently holds approximately $32 million in assets and monies.