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Materials Management Grants Program

2020 General Materials Management Grants 

Our grants program helps recipients reduce the environmental impacts of materials at all stages of their lifecycle. The recipients help reduce waste, build capacity for reuse and repair, support responsible recycling, or otherwise advance the 2050 Vision. Since 1991, DEQ has awarded over $9 million in materials management grants.

Grants matter because people and organizations need money to do this work, and our grant funding is often the only source of funding available for this type of work in Oregon. The contributions and creativity of local communities are vital to achieving the 2050 Vision where resources are conserved, the environment is protected and all live well.

 

The 2020 grant round is expected to be posted on July 24, 2020. At that time, DEQ will post the application document, the instructions document, as well as information about this year’s focus area.

2019 Grantees

​In 2019, DEQ prioritized projects that involved partnerships with community-based organizations, and received more than 50 competitive applications. Out of those applications, DEQ funded nearly $600,000 to 17 organizations. DEQ appreciates the time and effort applicants have invested in this grant application process and encourage applicants that did not receive funding to consider applying to future grant opportunities with DEQ.

Resources for Current Grantees
  • Grant Agreement
    Your Regional Specialist will guide the usage of this document

For applicants who were awarded 2019 funding, please know that this will be the grant agreement you will develop with DEQ.

Learn about Grant Projects

Past grant highlights

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Community of DEQ Materials Management grantees

DEQ wants to support the community of past grant recipients. Sharing lessons learned, challenges and accomplishments are keys to learn from our peers and build off of their accomplishments. We are all working towards common goals of preventing and reducing waste generation. Here are a couple of project examples from previous Materials Management grant cycles:

  • The Rethink Waste Project of The Environmental Center in Bend:
  • The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability from the City of Portland and their Deconstruction Grant project
    The goals of the project was to increase deconstruction as an alternative to mechanical demolition, build capacity within the salvage industry, promote community awareness of deconstruction and collect and share project data and case studies.
 

Reuse and Repair Grants

To learn more about Reuse and Repair Grants, go to the Reuse and Repair DEQ page.

To receive periodic information about DEQ's materials management grants program, sign up for email or text updates.

Contact
For more information about grant opportunities, contact Marie Diodati, 503-229-5446.

 
Regional contacts for ongoing grantees
Cathie Rhoades
4026 Fairview Industrial Drive SE
Salem, OR 97302
503-378-5089

Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties

Cathy Brown
165 East Seventh St., Suite 100
Eugene, OR  97401
541-687-7325

Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and Lane counties

Lexi Meek
700 NE Multnomah St., Suite 600
Portland, OR 97201-4987
503-229-5790

Clackamas, Clatsop, Multnomah and Tillamook counties

Tom Lang
700 NE Multnomah St., Suite 600
Portland, OR 97201-4987
503-229-5478

Columbia, Multnomah and Washington counties

Laurie Gordon
475 NE Bellevue Dr., Suite 110
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-633-2029
Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, and Wheeler counties