OPEN
Applications are DUE by 5 pm on February 2, 2026.
Invitation to Apply.
Background
Technical Assistance grants support resource assessment and planning, technical design and engineering, and organizational technical assistance that is necessary to carry out restoration and acquisition projects or programs that lead to the development of projects that protect or restore fish and wildlife habitat and/or natural watershed functions to improve water quality and/or stream flow.
Offered: Every Summer and Winter
Opened: September 22, 2025 - Closes: 5 pm, February 2, 2026
Any Tribe, watershed council, soil and water conservation district, not-for-profit corporation, school, Oregon institution of higher education, independent not-for-profit institution of higher education, or political subdivision of this state that is not a state agency. A state agency or federal agency may partner with an eligible entity.
Eligible Projects
Technical Assistance grants include two types of Technical Assistance grants. These types cannot be combined into a single application; a separate grant application must be submitted for each type of project.
Type 1: Technical Design and Engineering
Support the development of project feasibility reports, designs, or engineering materials that directly lead to site-specific restoration or acquisition projects within a specified timeframe.
Type 2: Resource Assessment and Planning
Support the development of information about existing water quality or habitat conditions and processes at an identified scale, and relate those conditions and processes to actions that will directly lead to desired future conditions within a specified timeframe.
Ineligible Projects
- General training for staff or volunteers
- Website development
- General monitoring
- Farm, ranch, and/or forest plans
- Fish screens (designs are allowable)
- Landscape design
- Support for permit processing alone
- Support for site inspections alone
- OWEB watershed assessments
- Equipment or software for general use
- Projects required as a condition of a local, state, or federal permit, order, or enforcement action (e.g. mitigation projects, management projects required by permit from Oregon Department of Agriculture).
Max Request: none
Required Match: 5%
After grant applications are submitted:
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OWEB staff check project eligibility in each application.
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Technical Review Teams (TRT) read applications and may
visit proposed project sites. TRTs
meet to
review and evaluate applications based on criteria described in
administrative rules. They
recommend one of the following for each grant: a) Fund, b) Fund with conditions, c) Do not fund, or d) Defer to staff or the Board with an explanation if there is a policy issue or budget issue that needs to be addressed. Review Teams
prioritize projects recommended for funding based on:
- How well the project meets the criteria established in OAR 695-030-0045.
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OWEB staff summarize TRT comments in evaluations for each project and
recommend projects for funding based the OWEB Board’s spending plan. Evaluations provide feedback to applicants and describes to the OWEB Board and the public the rationale for a funding recommendation. Evaluations and staff recommendations are posted online.
- Grant
awards are made by the
OWEB Board or, if delegated by the Board, by the
OWEB Executive Director.
Starting in 2025, applications are accepted in the Summer and Winter of each year and are submitted entirely through our online system. Information about current grant deadlines can be found on the home page of this website.
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Obtain a login (username and password).
If your organization already has an OGMS login, skip to step 2.
An OGMS login is required to access the online grant application. Only one login per organization is allowed. If no login exists for an organization, please email Leilani Sullivan to request one. Include the following in your email:
- Organization name and address
- Grantee Contact Information: name, title, email address, and phone number for the person who will receive all communication from OWEB and sign any grant agreements.
- Payee Contact Information: name, email address, and phone number for the person who keeps records and submits payment requests and documentation.
- FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number). OWEB may enter into agreements only with legally established entities. OWEB will review potential applicants prior to creating an OGMS login.
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Per federal guidance, all OWEB grantees must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) before receiving a grant agreement. Entities will received a non-proprietary identifier (called the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).) This identifier is assigned by SAM (sam.gov is a free service) and entities must update their registration annually.
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Log in to the
Online Application.
Guidance to help you fill out the application is always available in the top navigation bar of the online application. An application template is also available after you log in and choose "Create a New Application."
Please contact your
Project Manager with questions.