Eastern Oregon Border Board Ready Workforce Mobilization Grant

The Eastern Oregon Border Board Ready Workforce Mobilization Grant aims to enhance workforce and economic development in the Border Region. Grants up to $100,000 are available for projects that improve education, workforce skills, and competitiveness. Eligible applicants include businesses, nonprofits, and local governments. Matching funds are required, and preference is given to projects demonstrating sustainability and targeting current or potential employees in the region. This grant is a vital resource for fostering regional prosperity.

Eastern Oregon Border Board Ready Workforce Mobilization Grant
The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board is charged with implementing investment strategies and practices in workforce and economic development in the region and to make grants to eligible applicants for encouraging regional workforce and economic development.
All grant awards must significantly impact education, workforce, and/or economic development capacity in the Border Region. Priority will be given to programs and projects that:

• Enhance prosperity in the Border Region
• Improve the Border Region's property tax base
• Improve the Border Region's competitiveness with Idaho
• Increase workforce availability and skills in the Border Region
• Improve the image of Border Region
• Leverage the funds with a complement of outside funding
• Amount
• Maximum grant is $100,000 per project.One to one matching funds are required; exclusive of in-kind match.

Eligibility

Who Can Apply
Businesses, non-profit organizations, local governments and education service providers located in the Region.
Use of Funds
Purchase equipment, facility upgrades, start-up costs, expansion or other products and services necessary to mobilize a workforce around housing, childcare, transportation and accessibility.Grant may only be used for direct costs; indirect costs are not eligible and may not be applied toward the matching fund requirement.