April Cycle Grant Announcement

Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board sent this bulletin at 03/03/2014 12:25 PM PST

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Hello!  Please review this email for important information about OWEB’s upcoming grant cycle.
For the Monday, April 21, 2014, deadline, OWEB will accept Restoration, Technical Assistance and Technical Assistance for Watershed Council Action Plan applications. These grants support voluntary efforts by Oregonians to protect and restore healthy watersheds, including actions in support of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds and the Oregon Conservation Strategy. Thank you for all you do for Oregon’s watersheds and communities.
Contact OWEB with questions 
For Restoration and Technical Assistance, contact OWEB’s Program Representative for your region.
For Technical Assistance for Watershed Council Action Plans, contact Courtney Shaff at courtney.shaff@state.or.us or 503-986-0046.

If you're new to OWEB and our grant program, visit OWEB’s website. 
Changes for All Applications

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 All sections of the application, including budget forms, must use the January 2014 forms posted on the OWEB Grant Management System (OGMS).  OWEB’s budget categories, including eligible and ineligible project types and costs, have changed.  OWEB will not accept applications that are submitted using previous forms.
  °  Download applications from OGMS.
    · To access OGMS without a login and password, go to http://apps.wrd.state.or.us/apps/oweb/fiscal/nologin.aspx. Alternately, use the generic login: grantee; and the generic password: oweb.  
    ·  If you have an OGMS login and password, when you login you will see the April 2014 applications listed on your home page.  
       For OGMS questions, call Cyrus Curry at 503-986-5371.  
• OWEB’s budget categories, including eligible and ineligible project types and costs, have changed. Review eligible and ineligible project types and costs in the January 2014 Budget Categories Definitions and Policies.
• Plan ahead to meet the deadline.  Applications must arrive at OWEB’s Salem office by 5:00 PM, Monday, April 21, 2014. Late applications will not be accepted.
Important Guidance for Technical Assistance for Watershed Council Action Plans
• Who can apply:  Any council that does not have a council action plan AND has previously received its own individual watershed council support grant from OWEB
• There is a $25,000 cap for TA for Watershed Council Action Plan applications.
• More guidance here: TA for Watershed Council Action Plan Guidance
      Questions?  Courtney Shaff at Courtney.shaff@state.or.us or 503-986-0046
Important Guidance for Technical Assistance Applications
• There is a $50,000 cap for Technical Assistance applications, as there has been in previous cycles.

Lauri Aunan
OWEB Grant Program Manager
503-986-0047
lauri.g.aunan@state.or.us