OWEB Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2024 Open Solicitation Grant Offering

OWEB is now accepting online applications for the Spring 2024 Open Solicitation Grant Offering. These grants support voluntary efforts by Oregonians to protect and restore healthy watersheds–including actions supporting the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds and the Oregon Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. OWEB anticipates making a combined total of over $12 million available through this solicitation for the following grant types:

• Restoration *  (25% match is required)
• Technical Assistance  (NEW: $1 match is required; no cap on requests)
• Engagement  (NEW: $1 match is required)
• Monitoring  (25% match is required)

OWEB developed new applications to reduce repetition, improve clarity, and update “i” button guidance to include the evaluation criteria. Additionally, metrics information will no longer be collected through the application and instead will be collected prior to OWEB issuing Grant Agreements for projects awarded by the Board.

To aid potential grantees and answer questions about the new application process, OWEB staff will offer a webinar for each application type. Each 90-minute webinar will be recorded and posted on OWEB’s YouTube page. In addition, OWEB staff will host office hours for the public to ask questions and seek clarification.

Trainings and office hours will be provided over Zoom for applicants as follows:

Technical Assistance Grant Cap Removed

* Restoration grant applicants interested in pursuing funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service‘s National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant Program should contact Jillian McCarthy (971-345-7016) to schedule a required pre-application consultation.

Funding is from Oregon Lottery revenue, federal Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Funds through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and revenue from the sale of Salmon License Plates.