BILLINGS — A Montana nonprofit that pairs veterans with service dogs is warning that its largest source of funding could disappear at the end of the year and says the loss would have potentially life-threatening consequences.

Learn how cuts to critical funding could impact a local nonprofit that helps benefit veterans: Montana veterans service-dog nonprofit warns of major federal funding loss

Dog Tag Buddies is based in Billings and operates seven training sites across the state. The organization relies primarily on a federal grant, the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program, for about 80% of its budget, but Congress did not appropriate funds for the program in the fiscal 2026 budget.

It's left many veteran service organizations scrambling to prepare for the abrupt loss of millions of do

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