Small Forestland Grant Program is intended to fund forest fuel management activities on small forestland owner properties.
Donor Name: Oregon Department of Forestry
State: Oregon
Counties: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/21/2022
Grant Size: $10,000 and $300,000
Details:
The 2021 Oregon Legislature passed, and the governor signed into law Senate Bill 762, which creates provisions for wildfire risk response, mitigation, and planning. Section 24 of this bill directs the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) to establish a grant program to provide competitive grants to help small forestland owners reduce wildfire risks. The legislature approved $5 million for projects that reduce wildfire risk by restoring landscape resiliency and reducing hazardous fuels (vegetation) on small forestlands.
Funding information
Eligible grant awards will be between $10,000 and $300,000. This is the first year this grant will be offered. In similar programs, grant amounts span the range of eligibility. A median grant request between $100,000 and $250,000 is anticipated.
Eligibility Criteria
Project sponsors must be one of the following Organizations:
- Local watershed councils on Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s (OWEB) 2021 Map of Watershed Councils,
- Land trust that is a member of the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts,
- 501(c)(3) Organizations,
- Soil and Water Conservation Districts organized under ORS chapter 568,
- Oregon Department of Forestry,
- Other state or local government entities.
Project Eligibility
Projects must support “small forestland owner(s)” defined as an individual, group or federally recognized Indian
tribe in Oregon, who owns up to 160 acres west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains or up to 640 acres east of
the crest of the Cascade Mountains. Projects may treat multiple private ownerships exceeding the above
acreage as long as each forestland owner receiving treatment does not violate the definition above. Project
submissions must also meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Project reduces the risk of high severity wildfire by treating hazardous fuels,
- At least 75% of project costs fund fuel reduction treatment activities on small forestland owner
properties, - Total project sponsor and ODF or OSU service costs do not exceed 25% of total project cost,
- Requested funding is more than $10,000 and up to $300,000,
- 25% leverage required. Sponsor in-kind expenses, landowner labor rates and other grant funds
are eligible leverage sources. - Project does not generate net revenue.
For more information, visit Oregon Department of Forestry