Immediate Wildfire Response Grant Program - $200,000 per fire area

The Immediate Wildfire Response Grant Program, funded by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, provides up to $200,000 per fire area to support recovery efforts following the 2024 wildfire season. This program offers technical assistance grants aimed at post-fire recovery assessments and community engagement. Eligible applicants include tribes, watershed councils, and educational institutions, ensuring broad participation in recovery activities. The program aims to utilize state lottery dollars for impactful restoration efforts in affected areas.

In October 2024, the OWEB Board approved up to $2 million in funding to support technical assistance grants in areas impacted during the 2024 wildfire season. These non-competitive grants are supported by state lottery dollars and support technical assistance and engagement activities including: post-fire recovery assessments, cultural resource assessments, and landowner and partner engagement.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include tribes, watershed councils, soil and water conservation districts, not-for-profit organizations, schools, community colleges, state institutions of higher education, independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education, and political subdivisions of the state that are not state agencies. A state agency or federal agency is not eligible to apply but may partner with one of the other eligible entities.