The Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program (SRGP) is a state of Oregon competitive grant program that provides funding for the seismic rehabilitation of critical public buildings, particularly public schools and emergency services facilities.
Donor Name: Business Oregon
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $2.5 million
Details:
Business Oregon administers the SRGP. The SRGP is a competitive grant program that provides state funds on a reimbursable basis for seismic rehabilitation of critical public buildings, which include hospital buildings with acute inpatient care facilities, fire stations, police stations, sheriffs’ offices, and other facilities used by state, county, district municipal law enforcement agencies. In addition, eligible school buildings must have a capacity of 250 or more persons that are routinely used for student activities by K-12 public schools, community colleges, education service districts (ESDs), and be owned by a school district, an education service district, a community college district, or a community college service district.
Funding for seismic rehabilitation projects improve overall capabilities of the building to resist earthquake forces and reduce overall risks to populations using critical public buildings. Therefore, the performance level requirement of school projects is life-safety for the building occupants with continuity of the facilities’ operations as an essential consideration. The requirement of emergency services building projects is immediate occupancy for continued operation of such facilities following a seismic event.
Funding Information
Eligible projects can apply for as much as $2.5 million through the SRGP.
Eligible Activities
Seismic Rehabilitation eligible project activities:
- Structural improvements and non-structural improvements (e.g. installation of anchor bolts and restraining straps, bracing systems) of existing structures to increase the capability of the building to resist earthquake forces. Note: Projects that include only non-structural improvements and have no structural improvement elements will not be funded. The project must include all structural and non-structural elements required to bring the building to life safety or immediate occupancy standards.
- Architectural and engineering costs for final designs once the project has been awarded; and
- Project management.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply for grant assistance:
- Oregon public K-12 school districts;
- Community colleges;
- Education service districts,
- Hospital buildings with acute inpatient care facility; (see glossary)
- Fire stations;
- Police stations;
- Sheriffs’ offices;
- Other emergency facilities used by county, district or municipal law enforcement agencies; and
- School facilities must be owned by a school district, an education service district, a community college district, or a community college service district.
For more information, visit Business Oregon.