Oregon Environment Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that promote environmental conservation, such as improving soil health and water quality, particularly benefiting low-income communities and people of color in East Multnomah County.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in Portland that provide essential services for children from prenatal to age five, focusing on family assistance, emotional development, and support for parents, while promoting accessibility and community engagement.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in Portland, Oregon, to provide afterschool programs that enhance youth development through activities like arts, sports, and academic support for children and teens aged 5-18.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in Portland to provide mentoring services for children and youth aged 5-24, focusing on social connections, career preparation, mental health resources, and cultural inclusivity.

This funding opportunity supports individuals and organizations in Eugene to create diverse cultural events in local parks, promoting community engagement and inclusivity for historically underrepresented groups.

This funding opportunity supports community projects that enhance neighborhoods affected by the Metro Central waste transfer facility, focusing on improving environmental quality, safety, and recreational opportunities for marginalized populations along the west side of the Willamette River.

This program provides financial support to local organizations in Klamath County, Oregon, for projects that create jobs, enhance workforce skills, and promote sustainable economic growth.

The All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Grant Program provides funding statewide for off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation. Donor Name: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department State: Oregon County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 10/07/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: 2 Years Details: The mission of the ATV Program is to communicate information regarding off-highway vehicle riding opportunities, laws and rules, and to provide grant funding for off-highway vehicle projects that include Operations and Maintenance, Law Enforcement. These projects help provide ATV recreation users quality riding opportunities and safe experiences. Grant funds come from ATV user permit sales and a percentage of gasoline tax money. Operations and Maintenance (O&M) ATV projects that provide for the normal day-to-day routine operation of ATV trails and facilities. Operations may also include employees, trail patrols, camp hosts or other trail volunteers who make public contact to provide help and information to ATV users as part of their daily routine. Maintenance projects include services and equipment necessary to maintain ATV trails and facilities. Emergency repair may be considered development or O&M depending on the situation. ATV Project Sponsors must have a maintenance plan in place that includes how each trail or facility will be maintained, how often maintenance will be provided and the maintenance standard to be used. Maintenance includes purchase or rental of equipment such as all-terrain vehicles and excavators used to maintain ATV trails.  Sign replacement and trail guides may be included in maintenance applications. O&M projects on non-federal land that contain new trail or facility construction or significant trail reroutes or improvements, such as bridge installation need to consult with OPRD ATV staff to determine which additional forms will need completion. This will include SHPO review and the Environmental Assessment Checklist. State Natural Resource Agency Review might be required for major work. If new ground disturbing projects come up during the active grant cycle, SHPO review will need to be conducted and State Natural Resource Agency reviews may need to be conducted based on scope of work. Law Enforcement (LE)- Law Enforcement grants fund services and equipment to patrol areas open to ATV recreation. Incidental responses related to ATV use to areas outside riding areas are allowed, but should not be the main focus. Law enforcement project sponsors must be representatives of federal, state, county or city agencies. Officers must have arrest authority and their primary duties are law enforcement. Employees who focus on O&M duties but also have citation authority fit under the O&M project type. For example, in the US Forest Service, Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) are considered law enforcement, while Forest Protection Officers (FPOs) are considered O&M. BLM Rangers are considered Law Enforcement. Funding Information  ATV grants will be limited to a minimum grant of $5,000 (minimum project total cost of $6,250 and minimum match requirement of $1,250). Project Period  These grants will be for the time period of July 1, 2025-June 30, 2027.  Eligible projects include: Operation and maintenance – Operating and maintaining OHV trails and facilities. Operating projects include employees, trail patrols, camp hosts or trail volunteers. Maintenance projects include services and projects for keeping up OHV trails and facilities. Law Enforcement – Law enforcement projects include providing patrols and equipment in OHV riding areas. Emergency Medical Services– Providing emergency medical attention to OHV users in riding areas, such as paying for medical equipment, services and supplies. Planning – Planning for OHV recreation, including environmental studies, feasibility studies and appraisals. Development – Developing public OHV recreation areas, including final design, engineering, site surveys, new trails and facilities and major rehabilitation of existing trails and facilities. Acquisition – Acquiring land for public OHV recreation ​Eligibility Criteria Eligible applicants include: Public agencies that have a responsibility of providing OHV recreation, including federal (BLM, USFS, NPS), tribes, and state (OPRD, ODFW, ODF) agencies and local government (cities, town, counties). Private land managers who provide and maintain public OHV recreation. Registered non-profit OHV clubs. 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This funding opportunity supports community organizations in Portland, Oregon, that work to improve equitable access to parks, gardens, and recreational spaces for historically marginalized groups.

This grant provides financial support for research projects that aim to improve crop yields, pest management, weed control, labor efficiency, and environmental sustainability within Oregon's nursery industry.

Business Oregon is offering a grant of over $1 million for the development and expansion of early learning and child care resources, prioritizing culturally specific organizations, programs expanding child care slots, and those operating in child care deserts, with funds to be used for construction, renovation, property acquisition, and planning projects related to child care infrastructure.

The City of Tualatin is seeking applications for its Outside Agencies Grant Program. Donor Name: City of Tualatin State: Tourism County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline:08/30/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Outside Agency Grant Program provides financial support to charitable non-profit agencies that align with the City Council’s 2030 Vision to be: An Inclusive Community that promotes equity, diversity, and access in creating a meaningful quality of life for everyone A Connected, Informed, and civically engaged community that embraces the City’s diversity A thriving and diversified economy that includes living wage jobs, increased tourism, and sustained financial stability for the whole city Safe, vibrant, and accessible gathering places throughout the city that build and celebrate the whole community An efficient, accessible, innovative, sustainable, and connected Transportation System that effectively and safely meets the needs of the entire community Safe, desirable, welcoming, and sustainable Neighborhoods with housing that is available for all An environmentally active, sustainable, responsible, and forward-thinking community that values and protects the natural resources, inhabitants, and habitat Funding information  FY 2023-24, the Outside Agency Grant Program funded 14 applicants totaling $40,000. The funding for the entire program for FY 2024-25 is $50,000, which will be disbursed to multiple agencies. Funding has typically not exceeded more than $5,000 to one agency. Eligibility Criteria  The program is open to: Charitable 501(c)(3) agencies. Must serve members of the Tualatin community, including people who live, work, play, or learn in Tualatin. Grants may be awarded only to agencies that certify they will comply with the City’s Non-Discrimination Polices (ADA Title II and Civil Rights Title VI), a clause in the contract between the City and the agency.  Applicants must demonstrate that facilities and projects will be accessible to persons with disabilities and that no person will be excluded from a facility or be denied the benefits of a project, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, sex, disability, income, sexual orientation, or gender identity. For more information, visit City of Tualatin.

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute created the Community Partnership Program (CPP) to support the development of sustainable collaborations with Oregon communities to address community-identified cancer needs. Donor Name: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute State: Oregon County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 08/09/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: The mission of the Community Partnership Program is to work hand in hand with Oregon communities as allies in the Knight Cancer Institute’s efforts to end cancer as they know it. Support Oregon communities in identifying and addressing their most pressing cancer-related needs. Enhance collaboration between Oregon communities and OHSU to address local cancer issues and cancer health disparities. Foster the skills and abilities of Oregon communities to ensure efforts to address local cancer issues are sustainable long-term. The Community Partnership Program highly encourages proposals that address cancer-related health disparities and increase equity for Oregon communities that have been historically disadvantaged and/or marginalized. Organizations that are led by and/or those that are committed to serving populations facing cancer health disparities are highly encouraged to apply. Grant Tiers  The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute provides awards across three tiers. Tier 1: Define Need Develop a local action plan through the identification of cancer priorities based on local capacity building, data collection and analysis. This could be achieved through one of the following: Conduct a community cancer needs assessment to define next steps for addressing a local cancer issue. Establish a committee or coalition to review existing data and collaboratively address a pressing local cancer issue. Tier 2: Develop and Pilot Develop/adapt and pilot a small program, project or activity to determine its feasibility and acceptability for addressing a priority cancer issue(s) or disparity in a specific community. This could be achieved through one of the following strategies: An evidence-based approach or intervention. A newly developed approach. Tier 3: Evaluate and Sustain Evaluate an approach with demonstrated feasibility/acceptability and establish strategies for sustainability. This could be achieved through implementation of one of the following: An evidence-based approach adapted for the target community. A previously piloted project, program, or activity in a specific community. Funding Information Tier 1: Define Need Up to $15,000 Tier 2: Develop and Pilot Up to $30,000 Tier 3: Evaluate and Sustain Up to $60,000. Grant Period 1 Year. Allowable Expenses Funds may be used for the following types of expenses provided they are directly attributable to the proposed project: Personnel: Costs include both salary and fringe benefits (see restriction below in unallowable expenses). Consultant fees. Equipment: Defined as any item that has a useful life of over one year. Materials and supplies. Travel costs (excluding travel for CPP required trainings, which will be provided). Clinical care costs. Indirect costs: Include facilities and administration and/or overhead. Not to exceed 10% of the total budget (without an approved justification). Eligibility Criteria  Individuals affiliated with community groups/organizations, schools, government bodies, health/medical clinics, health systems or businesses may apply. OHSU employees, students, divisions or departments are not eligible to apply. While the Community Partnership Program encourages collaboration between community organizations and experts in the field, funds are not intended to solely support the work of an individual who is not affiliated with a community organization. Individuals affiliated with an academic institution or university are required to partner with a local community-based organization to ensure funds are invested into the target community. This partnership should include collaboration on proposal development and, if funded, the community partner should contribute to or lead project implementation. The Community Partnership Program may limit the number of grants made to an organization in a single cycle or cumulatively. In addition, the Steering Committee may prioritize applications that propose a unique or innovative project, thereby reserving the right to deny the funding of proposals that duplicate or are similar in scope to other previously funded and/or proposed CPP projects. For more information, visit OHSU.

The Travel Oregon City grant program invites applications from non-profit and for-profit organizations to fund public events that attract tourists, support local businesses, and enhance the community's tourism brand, with a focus on transparency, financial stability, visitor attendance estimation, vendor involvement, and annual application for funding.

The Community Wildfire Risk Reduction for the Built Environment grant is to increase wildfire defensible space in Oregon by funding wildfire mitigation projects from structural fire protection agencies, counties, and cities. Donor Name: Oregon State Fire Marshal State: Oregon County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/19/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Funding Information Total Funding: $3 million. Grant Range: $50,000 – $75,000. Project Types All eligible projects will be separated into two categories: Defensible Space Projects Defensible space projects are focused on wildfire mitigation and protection in the first 100 feet around buildings. These projects will be allocated approximately 70% of the available funds. Examples include but are not limited to: A locally-managed defensible space incentive program for private landowners or residents. Direct contracts or work to create fire-resistant landscapes around residential, commercial, and municipal buildings or other critical infrastructure. Create or support existing community programs that create defensible space. Locally-managed cleanup days, debris disposal days, or chipper programs to support communities creating and maintaining defensible space around buildings. Community Protection Projects Community protection projects are focused beyond the first 100 feet from critical infrastructure to create communitywide fire breaks or other community wildfire mitigation. Examples include but are not limited to: Fuel mitigation on municipal or county properties or parks within the built environment Communitywide fire breaks or greenways within the built environment that create fire breaks that directly protect vulnerable communities or critical infrastructure. All activities on private or state land must comply with the Forest Practices Act (ORS 527.610 to 527.770, 527.990 (1) and 527.992), including work within riparian management areas or other zones with a protected or sensitive status (e.g., wetlands, protected bird sites) and known locations of species under the Federal or Oregon Endangered Species Act lists unless accompanied by a written plan for alternate practice. Allowable Costs  Plant and tree fuel reduction and equipment such as: Prescribed grazing (e.g., goats) for fuel mitigation work around communities Equipment for fuel reduction efforts such as chippers Contractors for wildfire fuel reduction efforts and defensible space work Nonprofit organizations for wildfire fuel reduction efforts for defensible space Local government employees or work crews for wildfire fuel reduction for defensible space. Supplanting pre-existing work crew costs is unallowable Education, communication, and outreach methods to directly support your project Up to .5 full-time equivalent total for project coordination Partnering with a community-based organization to support your project Most of the award must be spent on direct defensible space or fuel mitigation work (i.e., it is unallowable to spend most of the award on a piece of equipment) Recipients may spend up to 10% of award on indirect costs. Eligibility Applications will be prioritized by the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s grant program based on fire-risk, social vulnerability index, and project clarity. For more information, visit OSFM.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is offering grants through the relaunch of the Materials Management grants program, which has been renamed the Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Grants Program. Donor Name: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality State: Oregon County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 06/18/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: 2 Years Details: The purpose of the Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Grants program is to support statewide efforts to reduce the environmental and human health impacts of materials at all stages of their life cycle. The goal of the program is to build local capacity and support community solutions that address the environmental, social and health impacts created by production, consumption, use and disposal of materials. The objectives of the program are to: Inspire promising solutions to reduce the impacts of materials by funding innovative projects and programs. Empower community action to reach environmental solutions. Create environmental and health benefits that result from more sustainable consumption and use of materials. Advance equity and environmental justice by providing resources to historically underserved and underrepresented communities across Oregon. Funding Area  In an effort to make the  application process more accessible and streamlined, the program will focus on one annual funding area each year. For the 2024 grant cycle, the annual funding area is waste prevention. Waste prevention is an environmentally centered approach to reduce the consumption of natural resources and generation of waste before something becomes trash or pollution. Waste prevention activities reduce waste by changing product design, by using less, by using something longer, or by repairing it. DEQ may award grants for activities that reduce the environmental and human health impacts of materials such as: A farmers market purchasing reusable dishes to eliminate single-use products Establishing or expanding services for community tool libraries or other share libraries. A small business buying a new technology to etch glass instead of applying plastic product labels. A store investing in bulk storage for resupplying low-waste products. Funding Information Up to $ 1,000,000 is available for the 2024 grant cycle. $ 25,000 is the minimum available for individual grant awards. $ 125,000 is the maximum available for individual grant awards. Grant Period DEQ anticipates that grant agreements will be drafted beginning in January 2025. The grant term begins the date that the grant agreement is signed. After signing the agreement, recipients must complete their projects within 24 months. Eligible Activities Education and outreach Training Research Program, project or policy development Workforce development Eligible Costs Administrative costs, such as travel, office expenses, and overhead Salaries and benefits for project personnel and payments to consultants or contractors Publications and other printed materials Machinery, vehicles, equipment, signs, containers and project-related supplies. Eligible Applicants Local governments, Nonprofit (501(c)3 or 501(c)4 status) or fiscally sponsored organizations, Organizations created by an Oregon public entity, Tribal nations, Public schools, Public universities, Community colleges, or Small businesses of 50 people or less. For more information, visit Oregon DEQ.

The Gray Family Foundation’s Outdoor School Grant Program seeks to increase the capacity of schools and outdoor school providers to deliver high quality outdoor school experiences to all Oregon 5th or 6th grade students. Donor Name: Gray Family Foundation State: Oregon County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 08/09/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Despite the availability of these funds, Gray FF recognizes that not all schools and communities are prepared or eligible to directly apply for programmatic funding from OSU Extension Outdoor School. Because of their investments, they anticipate: more districts and ESD’s will apply for outdoor school programmatic funding from OSU Extension in future years, improved access to outdoor school programs for 5th and 6th students throughout the state, systematic integration of environmental education in the K-12 system will increase, outdoor school providers will be more prepared to effectively engage and support the diverse populations of Oregon, the outdoor school experience will increasingly reflect the diverse perspectives, knowledge and relationships all people in Oregon bring as stewards of their natural and built environments. In 2024, Gray Family Foundation is accepting three types of funding requests in support of outdoor school. Please note that Gray Family Foundation funding to support outdoor school programming is limited and they anticipate that 2024 will be the last year they will offer outdoor school program funding. They continue to encourage providers, schools, districts to engage with and leverage the funds and grants available via Measure 99 through OSU Extension Service Outdoor School. If you are a private/independent school please review the guidance below around exploring accessing Measure 99 funds before submitting a request: Planning grants for schools or districts. These grants will support the planning required to launch or revise an outdoor school program in geographic regions or amongst communities currently with limited or no outdoor school opportunities. Schools, districts or ESDs can submit a request for a planning grant to support launching an outdoor school program with the intention of applying for programmatic funding from OSU Extension Service Outdoor School in the future. Planning grants for outdoor school program providers. Current or prospective outdoor school program providers may request funds to plan how to better serve all 5th and 6th grade Oregon students. Specifically, Gray FF seeks to increase the capacity of program providers to deliver high quality, culturally responsive programming to better serve all Oregon communities. Program grants to schools or student groups currently ineligible to apply for OSU Extension Service Outdoor School funding. Gray FF acknowledges that there are limitations of how OSU Extension Service funds may be distributed which may exclude private, charter and home school students from eligibility. In the past several years there have be solutions developed in collaboration with ESDs and public schools that allow independent and charter schools to access Measure 99 funds. Gray FF will still accept requests for programmatic grants to help these students participate in the outdoor school experience but encourages schools to first explore alternative options with their local ESD or public school system. Eligibility Criteria  The Foundation will consider proposals submitted by schools, districts, colleges, government agencies or 501(c)3 non-profit organizations serving Oregon. Any sponsored program provider activities should align with the applying organization’s mission. For more information, visit GFF.

The Oregon Department of Energy is now accepting applications for its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. Donor Name: Oregon Department of Energy State: Oregon County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/08/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: 2 Years Details: The purpose of this Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program Opportunity Announcement is to solicit subgrant applications and outline the procedures for the selection of subrecipients through a rolling process, following the requirements of the federal legislation and rules under which the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant is administered. Objectives  The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant provides grants to: Reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable & maximizes benefits to communities. Reduce a community’s total energy use. Improve energy efficiency in transportation, buildings, and other sectors. Build a clean and equitable energy economy that prioritizes disadvantaged communities and promotes equity and inclusion in workforce opportunities and deployment activities, consistent with the Justice40 Initiative. Funding Information ​The Oregon Department of Energy has about $1.2 million available for grants to eligible local governments for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or transportation-related projects. The minimum grant for a qualifying community is $50,000. The maximum grant amount is $100,000. Period of Performance If awarded, a grant applicant’s Performance Agreement will outline the timeframe required to receive the grant award. In general, EECBG Performance Agreements are anticipated to provide 24 months from the date of the agreement for the project to be completed. Eligible Applicants  An applicant must be an Oregon unit of local government which was not otherwise eligible to receive a direct EECBG formula grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE). For more information, visit DOE.

The City of Gresham Community Enhancement Grants support projects that improve the quality of life for the Gresham community. Donor Name: City of Gresham State: Oregon City: Gresham Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/28/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Eligible Activities  Can include, but is not limited to: Park programs and events Senior programs Youth programs 5K community run Job skills/work opportunities for the unemployed/homeless Safety, cleanliness or appearance enhancements Preserving wildlife and recreational areas for public enjoyment Heritage and preservation of Gresham’s history Eligible projects include those aimed at improving the appearance of a neighborhood, preserving the natural environment, enhancing public safety, providing recreational opportunity or benefiting under-served populations. Eligibility Criteria  Nonprofit and charitable organizations. Neighborhood associations. Schools and institutions of higher learning. Faith-based groups. Local government advisory committees, departments and special districts. For more information, visit City of Gresham.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to schools, districts, and outdoor school providers in Oregon to create or improve outdoor school programs for fifth and sixth-grade students, ensuring all students have access to enriching outdoor experiences.