Background
The Oregon Constitution specifies that OWEB may fund projects involving the purchase of interests in land from willing sellers for the purpose of maintaining or restoring watersheds and habitat for native fish or wildlife.
Entities able to hold OWEB-funded interests in land, as long as the entity continues to use the land for the purposes specified in the constitution:
- Local, state, and federal agencies
- Tribes
- Not-for-profit land conservation organizations and trusts
- Oregon institutions of higher education
- Independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education or political subdivisions of the state
Program Materials
Applicants are required to use the current version of the land acquisition grant program materials, posted below. For additional information, watch the
recording of the Open Office Hours.