2020 Post-Fire Recovery Grant Offering

OWEB now is accepting applications for 2020 Post-Fire Recovery Grants. These grants are available for areas impacted by wildfires in 2020. The deadline for the second grant cycle for the OWEB 2020 Post-Fire Recovery Grants is 5 p.m. on May 31, 2022.  A third grant cycle may open later this year if funding remains following this cycle. 

Eligible Fire Affected Areas

The following fire areas are eligible for the OWEB 2020 Post-Fire Recovery Grants:

• 242 Fire 
• Almeda Fire  
• Archie Creek Fire  
• Beachie Creek Fire  
• Brattain Fire  
• Echo Mountain Complex Fire 
• Holiday Farm Fire  
• Indian Creek  
• Lionshead Fire  
• Riverside Fire  
• Slater Fire  
• South Obenchain Fire 
• Thielsen Fire 
• White River Fire 

Actions Eligible for Funding

OWEB’s 2020 Post-Fire Recovery Grants include two eligible categories of natural resources recovery:

• 2020 Post-Fire Upland and Riparian Replanting: Eligible activities include replanting of riparian and upland areas. Comprehensive replanting projects—including site preparation, planting, and plant stewardship—are eligible for this grant offering. Applications must demonstrate how proposed areas for natural resources recovery work are identified and prioritized in assessments and/or analyses. Projects should address priority erosion and water quality concerns for drinking water supplies, source water areas, and important aquatic habitat. 
• 2020 Post-Fire Floodplain Restoration: Eligible activities include floodplain restoration and reconnection activities. Projects should focus on the implementation of floodplain restoration and reconnection projects. Applications must demonstrate how proposed areas for natural resources recovery work are identified and prioritized for floodplain restoration in assessments and/or analyses. Projects should re-establish hydrologic and ecological functions to address water-quality concerns and reduce post-fire flood risk.

Eligible Applicants

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 may apply for funding only as a co-applicant with one of the other eligible entities.

For more Information

Please visit OWEB’s 2020 Post-Fire Recovery Grants webpage and review the OWEB 2020 Post-Fire Recovery Grant Program Overview and Guidance document, a video recording of an informational webinar, and an FAQ.  Information about possible future grant cycles is also available on grant program webpage. For more information, contact Renee Davis at renee.davis@oweb.oregon.gov.