Overview
The Water Resources Development Program helps Oregonians address instream and out-of-stream water supply needs now and into the future. The Program includes funding opportunities and other resources through three program components: Planning Grants, Feasibility Study Grants, and Water Project Grants and Loans.
Updates & Announcements
Water Project Grants and Loans
Access the below information for the Technical Review Team (TRT) application ranking and funding recommendations for 2019 cycle of Water Project Grants and Loans.
Feasibility Study Grants
2019 Feasibility Study Grant Applications Due
By 5:00 p.m. on November 13, 2019
UPDATED APPLICATION MATERIALS AVAILABLE
Access the updated 2019 Application, Application Instructions, Storage-Specific Study
Requirements, and other resources
Public Comment Opportunity
Currently there are no open Public Comment opportunities
Planning Grants
The Department is a funding partner in four places that are taking a collaborative, integrated approach to water planning. There is no funding currently available to support new water planning efforts. he Department is a funding partner in four places that are taking a collaborative, integrated approach to water planning. There is no funding currently available to support new water planning efforts.
Feasibility Study Grants
Feasibility Study Grants reimburse up to 50 percent of the costs of studies to evaluate the feasibility of developing water conservation, reuse, and storage projects. This competitive funding opportunity helps individuals and communities investigate whether a proposed project idea is actually feasible and worth pursuing. Grants are offered on an annual basis, with applications due each fall. As of August 1, 2018 $2.5 million is available for grants.
Learn more about Feasibility Study Grants
Water Project Grants & Loans
Water Project Grants and Loans provides funding for projects that will help Oregon meet its instream and out-of-stream water supply needs and produce economic, environmental, and social/cultural benefits. This competitive funding opportunity is meant for implementation-ready projects. Grants and loans are offered on an annual basis, with the applications due each spring. As of May 2019 approximately $11 million is available for grants or loans.
Learn more about Water Project Grants & Loans