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Planning, Infrastructure, and Economic Revitalization (PIER) Program

 

The Planning, Infrastructure, and Economic Revitalization (PIER) program provides financial support to the eight counties most affected by the 2020 Labor Day Disasters. Administered by Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), PIER supports communities as they recover from the 2020 disasters by addressing unmet recovery needs, rebuilding infrastructure, and supporting economic revitalization.

All PIER funding has been awarded to selected projects. The program is not currently accepting new projects.

Explore PIER-Funded Projects

Explore the PIER Projects Information Board to learn more about projects selected for the program. The board provides information about project budgets, status, progress photos, and financial allocations, allowing the public to track the progress and use of funds for each PIER project.

Types of PIER Projects

PIER supports projects focused on three areas: planning, infrastructure, and economic revitalization.

Planning projects support community, mitigation, and resilience planning, including:

  • Assessing housing needs and developing housing recovery plans.
  • Conducting hazard mitigation planning.
  • Preparing economic revitalization strategies.
  • Creating infrastructure improvement plans.
  • Valuating environmental effects and sustainability.
  • Conducting feasibility studies for public facility projects.
  • Implementing community engagement and outreach initiatives.

Infrastructure projects support public facilities and infrastructure typically provided by government and open to or used by the general public, including:

  • Repairing, replacing, or relocating damaged public facilities.
  • Rebuilding or constructing new public facilities or i​mprovements, such as water and wastewater facilities, emergency communication systems, and drainage improvements.
  • Addressing specific current or projected hazards.
  • Providing a match for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance or the Hazard ​Mitigation Grant Program.

Economic revitaliza​tion projects provide recovery assistance to businesses through grants or low-interest loans. These projects were meant to:

  • Promote economic recovery.
  • Improve long-term economic resilience.
  • Address the needs of vulnerable populations.
  • Support economic recovery in disaster-affected areas.
  • Respond to urgent community needs.
  • Support long-term economic development.
  • Attract, retain, and restore local businesses.

How PIER Projects Were Selected

PIER provides Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds from HUD to nonprofits, schools, local governments, and other qualified entities to support projects addressing unmet planning, economic revitalization, and critical infrastructure needs.

Regional selection committees recommended projects to OHCS based on the specific needs and priorities of their counties and communities. OHCS allocated funds based on a HUD-approved needs assessment for the eight counties most affected by the 2020 Labor Day Disasters.

To learn more about how projects were selected, see the Regional Selection Committees page.

All PIER project funding has been awarded.