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.
Offered: Typically, once yearly in summer or fall
Opens: TBA - Closes: TBA
Note: In anticipation of the fall 2026 application cycle,
OWEB is now scheduling preapplication consultations for the month of September 2026.
Please contact
Robin Meacher for more details on how to schedule.
Eligible Applicants
are 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 governments (state and federal agencies are eligible to
hold OWEB-funded property interests, but cannot be applicants)
- Tribes
- Not-for-profit land conservation organizations and trusts
- Oregon institutions of higher education
- Independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education
- Political subdivisions of the state of Oregon
Program Materials
Updated land acquisition grant program materials will be posted by September 1, 2026. Materials posted below are provided for program background only.