Overview
Partnership technical assistance grants, formerly Development FIPs, support existing partnerships to:
- generate a new or enhance an existing strategic action plan,
- elevate the partnership’s current level of performance, and
- support partnership capacity.
Projects do not have to address one of OWEB’s Board-identified Focused Investment priorities.
Applicants can request a maximum of $150,000. Grants can last up to 3 years.
Eligibility to apply
Must be an existing partnership
Eligible Activities
- Produce a new strategic action plan
- Enhance an existing strategic action plan
- Elevate the partnership’s performance through effective governance
Ineligible Activities
- Conducting new research, monitoring, and/or assessments
- Writing future FIP Implementation grant applications
Purpose
Support existing partnerships with a strategic action plan to support strategic action plan coordination and implementation
Eligibility to apply
*Funds may be used to add Theory of Change and/or Progress Monitoring Framework sections to the existing strategic action plan.
Eligible Activities
- Partnership Coordinator or Chairperson
- Staff time to assist with partnership administrative duties
- Partnership meetings
- Facilitation
- Maintenance of partnership documents (e.g. strategic action plan, governance documents, fundraising plan, outreach/communication plan, etc.)
- Project planning and/or prioritization software
- Completing the Theory of Change and/or Progress Monitoring Framework sections of OWEB’s Strategic Action Plan guidance
Ineligible Activities
- Conducting new research, monitoring, and/or assessments
- Project Implementation
- Writing future FIP Implementation grant applications
Application Timing and Process
2019 Cycle
Consultations: July 22 –September 16, 2019
Application deadline: October 14, 2019
Board action: January 2020
2020 Cycle
Consultations: April 13-July 3, 2020
Application deadline: August 3, 2020
Board action: January 2021
Contact
Courtney Shaff, Interim Business Operations Manager, 503-986-0046