Applications Now Being Accepted!
See How to Apply section below
Application deadline: Monday, October 13 at 5:00 pm
What the Community Green Infrastructure Program Funds
The Community Green Infrastructure Program (CGI) supports projects that bring green infrastructure into Oregon communities. This includes:
- Planting or building green infrastructure that benefits people and ecosystems
- Growing and supplying native plants and seeds
- Creating green infrastructure master plans
Green infrastructure consists of nature-based systems that increase community resilience by managing stormwater, reducing heat, restoring landscapes, and providing a wide array of other benefits. Examples of green infrastructure include trees, rain gardens, bioswales, and green roofs.
Types of Projects and Grant Amounts
There are four grant categories:
What Makes a Strong Application?
Projects that:
- Plant large, low-maintenance, drought and storm-resistant trees
- Use native and pollinator-friendly plants
- Add new green infrastructure in areas that don’t have it
- Plant trees near schools, affordable housing, senior housing, or manufactured dwelling parks
- Help implement a city’s plan to increase urban tree canopy cover
- Are publicly accessible, such as in public open space or along public streets
For this round of funding, the majority, or likely all, of the funds will go to projects that will help the CGI Program meet the required fund allocations. See the "Fund Allocation Areas" drop-down section.
Applications in the Native Seed Bank and Native Plant Nursery category will only be accepted if the project or grantee is located in a Green Infrastructure Improvement Zone. Please contact CGI program staff if you have questions about this eligibility requirement.
Applications in the Green Infrastructure Master Plan category will only be accepted if the plan is for an area that is entirely in a Green Infrastructure Improvement Zone. Because of the complexity of determining if a proposed plan is in this zone, applicants are required to have a pre-application meeting with CGI staff.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Consultation Form
If you will be applying for a grant for a Community Green Infrastructure Project or for a Green Infrastructure Development Project, you must fill out the
Consultation Form. This form records consultation on developing your application with local governments, electric and water utilities, and (for some projects) the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Start working on this form as early as possible. You must give local governments and electric and water utilities at least 30 days to respond.
How to Apply
- Read all the requirements and guidance in the Call for Applications.
- (Optional) Watch the Information Session Video.
- Schedule the required pre-application meeting if you are applying in the Green Infrastructure Master Plan category.
- (Optional) Attend drop-in office hours (Wednesdays at 1:00 pm) or schedule a private pre-application meeting with CGI staff.
- Register with WebGrants, the online application portal.
- DLCD is sharing the application platform with the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). You will see ODF’s logo on the application website. If you have already registered with WebGrants, you do not need to register again.
- Once your registration is approved, you will receive two emails from WebGrants, one with your user name and one with a temporary password. Log into WebGrants and update your password.
- Use the Microsoft Word Application Template to help you prepare your application prior to entering it online.
- In WebGrants, to access the Community Green Infrastructure application form, click “Funding Opportunities” and then “DLCD Community Green Infrastructure Grant."
ORS 197.471 requires the Community Green Infrastructure Program to award grants to satisfy three separate allocations, listed below. If a project counts toward one (or more) allocation it may be more likely to be selected. Proposed projects that do not fit within any of the allocations are still eligible but may be less likely to be selected. Note that for this funding round, the Native Seed Banks and Native Plant Nurseries category and the Green Infrastructure Master Plans category must be in Green Infrastructure Improvement Zones.
- Planning or developing green infrastructure economic development projects: at least 30 percent.
- Entities or projects located in green infrastructure improvement zones: at least 40 percent.
- Entities or projects in tribal, rural, remote, or coastal communities: at least 30 percent.
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Rural and Remote communities: Communities outside of Oregon’s metropolitan and micropolitan regions.
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Coastal communities: Coastal communities are those that are in
Oregon’s coastal zone, as defined by the
Oregon Coastal Management Program. The Oregon coastal zone includes the state's coastal watersheds and extends seaward three nautical miles and inland to the crest of the coast range, with a few exceptions:
- Along the Umpqua River, where it extends upstream to Scottsburg; Along the Rogue River, where it extends upstream to Agness; and
- In the Columbia River Basin, where it extends upstream to the downstream end of Puget Island.
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Tribal communities: Communities on the reservation and trust land of a federally recognized tribe in Oregon.
Access maps of the fund allocation areas here.
Award Announcement - February 2025
The CGI program is awarding approximately $3.6 million to twenty-three projects across Oregon. The full list of awardees is available here.
Legislative Reports
Report to the Legislature – 2024
Advisory Committee
DLCD has appointed members to an
Advisory Committee on Community Green Infrastructure Investment to advise on the implementation of the Community Green Infrastructure Grant program and make biennial reports to the legislature on the program.