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Wetland Technical Assistance Grants

  • Who can apply: Cities and counties statewide
  • Description: These grants will fund wetland-related planning work for cities that will facilitate housing development.  Specifically, program funding will support jurisdictions to:
    • Develop Local Wetlands Inventories (LWIs) for citywide urban growth boundaries (UGBs), or within urbanizable areas within UGBs where housing development is planned, including UGB expansion areas.
    • Establish the city's development and protection regulation program based on LWIs in compliance with Statewide Planning Goal 5.
    • Develop site-specific determinations of uplands, wetland delineations in areas planned for housing development, and plans for avoidance or permittee-responsible mitigation.
  • Application period: October 27 to November 24, 2025
  • Grant award decision date: Early December, 2025
  • Grant sizes: Senate Bill 5528 appropriates $500,000 to DLCD to support wetlands planning work in order to facilitate housing development on buildable lands.  Grant sizes will vary based on the type of work the grant proposal entails.
  • Basic criteria: Wetlands Technical Assistance Overview.
  • Contact: Kevin Young — kevin.young@dlcd.oregon.gov | (503) 602-0238


Wetlands Technical Assistance Overview
View October 22, 2025, Program Overview Webinar
Wetlands Technical Assistance Application

Technical Assistance Grants

The Technical Assistance (TA) grants are competitive awards to local communities that fund projects to update a comprehensive plan, to update local land use ordinances, or other planning compliance projects. The grants must align with the priorities provided in DLCD's Grants Allocation Plan. 
Application period: The grant application window for the 2025-27 biennium closed October 10, 2025.

More information and application instructions

Community Green Infrastructure Grants

  • Who can apply: Community Green Infrastructure Projects and Green Infrastructure Economic Development Projects: Public body, local workforce development board manufactured dwelling park nonprofit cooperative, Indian tribe federally recognized in Oregon, watershed council, nonprofit organization, faith-based organization, native seed banks and native plant nurseries. Green Infrastructure Master Plans and Implementation: Public body and Indian tribe federally recognized in Oregon.
  • Description: This program offers grants for green infrastructure projects, native seed banks and native plant nurseries, and green infrastructure master plans. Green infrastructure is infrastructure that mimics natural systems, such as urban green space and parks, trees, rain gardens, and bioswales, among others.
  • Application period: Closed October 13, 2025 at 5 pm.
  • Grant sizes: 
    • Community Green Infrastructure Projects: $10,000 - $300,000
    • Green Infrastructure Economic Development Projects: $10,000 - $500,000
    • Green Infrastructure Master Plans: $10,000 - $250,000
    • Native Seed Banks and Native Plant Nurseries: $10,000 - $200,000
  • Past awards:   

    Click here to view the past grant awards

  • Contact: Laura Buhl — laura.buhl@dlcd.oregon.gov | (971) 375-3552
More information and application instructions

Housing Planning Assistance Grants

Who can apply: Local Oregon governments (cities, counties, regional entities), Tribal Governments
Description: These grants will provide assistance to: 
  • Develop, adopt, and implement plans needed to support housing production, affordability, and choice, including Housing Capacity Analyses (HCA) and Housing Production Strategies (HPS) under Statewide Land Use Planning Goal 10: Housing.
  • Develop, adopt, and implement urbanization and public facilities plans to support development readiness or amend an Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) where a need is identified.
  • Update local development codes and comprehensive plans to comply with applicable state housing statutes and reduce regulatory barriers to housing production.
  • Develop, adopt, and implement plans needed to support Tribal housing planning. 
  • Develop, adopt, and implement urbanization work as outlined by SB 1537, section 50, 51, 56 or 58 including the one-time UGB expansion, land exchanges, etc. 
Application period: Summer 2027
Grant award decision date: Early September 2027
For all correspondence, please include the appropriate Regional Representative

More information and application instructions

Transportation and Growth Management | Quick Response

  • Who can apply: Local Oregon governments (cities, counties, regional entities), Tribal Governments;Cities; counties; tribal governments; councils of government on behalf of a city or county; special districts, such as transportation districts, metropolitan planning organizations, ports, mass transit districts, parks and recreation districts, and metropolitan service districts.
  • Description: The Quick Response program helps cities find ways to implement transportation and land use plans and assists with multi-modal problem solving. Projects are typically site specific, small scale, and short term. They facilitate future development that can occur within three years.
  • Application period: Continuous
  • Grant award decision dates: Continuous
  • Grant sizes: Typical awards range from $50,000 - $125,000
  • Basic criteria:  View basic criteria.
  • Past awards: 
  • Contact: Bill Holmstrom — bill.holmstrom@dlcd.oregon.gov | (971) 375-5975

Transportation and Growth Management | Parking Reform and Management

  • Who can apply: Cities; counties; tribal governments; councils of government on behalf of a city or county; special districts, such as transportation districts, metropolitan planning organizations, ports, mass transit districts, parks and recreation districts, and metropolitan service districts.
  • Description: Development code amendments that significantly reduce or eliminate off-street parking mandates or a parking management plan.
  • Application period: Continuous
  • Grant award decision dates: Continuous
  • Grant sizes: Variable
  • Basic criteria: View basic criteria.
  • Contact: Bill Holmstrom — bill.holmstrom@dlcd.oregon.gov | (971) 375-5975

Parking Reform information & application instructions

Transportation and Growth Management | Education & Outreach

  • Who can apply: Cities; counties; tribal governments; councils of government on behalf of a city or county; special districts, such as transportation districts, metropolitan planning organizations, ports, mass transit districts, parks and recreation districts, and metropolitan service districts.
  • Description: TGM provides consultants to facilitate community discussions and write short memos on transportation and land use issues. Projects typically highlight a range of possible local solutions so the community can select one for further analysis and refinement.
  • Application period: Continuous
  • Grant award decision dates: Continuous
  • Grant sizes: Typical awards range from $25,000 - $75,000
  • Basic criteria: View basic criteria.
  • Past awards: Examples of recent projects include Yachats City Center parking management plan, Lexington multi-modal safety project, Vibrant Oregon Downtowns resource book, The Dalles downtown land-use, housing, and transportation visioning, future growth opportunities planning for the City of Keizer, and the Traditional Housing Choices Guidebook.
  • Contact: Kathy Kleczek — kathy.kleczek@dlcd.oregon.gov | (971) 446-1102

Education & Outreach information & application instructions

Transportation and Growth Management | Code Assistance

  • Who can apply: Cities; counties; tribal governments; councils of government on behalf of a city or county; special districts, such as transportation districts, metropolitan planning organizations, ports, mass transit districts, parks and recreation districts, and metropolitan service districts.
  • Description: The Code Assistance program helps local governments update local regulations to promote efficient land use and transportation choices, with an emphasis on pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly development.
  • Application period: Continuous
  • Grant award decision dates: Continuous
  • Grant sizes: Typical awards range from $50,000 - $125,000
  • Basic criteria: View basic criteria.
  • Past awards: City of Lowell Downtown Master Plan Implementation and Form-based Code, City of Monmouth Code Evaluation and Update, City of Madras Housing and Downtown Parking Code Update
  • Contact: Nicole Cross — nicole.cross@dlcd.oregon.gov | (971) 446-0334





Transportation and Growth Management | Planning Grants

  • Who can apply: Cities; counties; tribal governments; councils of government on behalf of a city or county; special districts, such as transportation districts, metropolitan planning organizations, ports, mass transit districts, parks and recreation districts, and metropolitan service districts.
  • Description: TGM Planning grants are for planning work leading to local policy decisions: Transportation System Planning to develop transportation plans and measures that implement statewide policies and plans; increase opportunities for walking, biking, and transit; or reduce reliance on the state highway for local travel needs. Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning to encourage livable, affordable, and accessible communities for all ages and incomes; promote compact, mixed-use, walkable development to increase walking, biking, and transit; or support physical, social, and economic needs.
  • Application period: May-July
  • Grant award decision dates: September
  • Grant sizes: Typical awards range from $125,000 - $350,000
  • Basic criteria:  View basic criteria.
  • Past awards: View past awards
  • Contact: Bill Holmstrom — bill.holmstrom@dlcd.oregon.gov | (971) 375-5975


Periodic Review Grants

In the past this grant program awarded communities with funds to complete tasks associated with their periodic review work program. However, with a reduction of funding in the department's technical assistance grant program in 2009, the department and commission have not required any local governments to initiate a periodic review program since then. The department encourages local governments to voluntarily initiate periodic review and will work with those local governments to provide resources to help with those efforts if funds are available. Contact a DLCD Regional Representative for details about initiating a periodic review program and schedule/deadlines.