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Now Accepting Planning Project Applications

• Planning Project applications are due April 16, 2021
• Funding awards must be expended by June 30, 2023
• Pre-application consultations available and encouraged

Now Accepting Construction Project Applications

• Construction Project applications are due June 4, 2021
• Funding awards must be expended by June 30, 2023
• Pre-application consultations available and encouraged

Application details are listed in the How to Apply section of this page.

completion of design/engineering work, regulatory processes, and feasibility documentation that demonstrate a shovel-readiness to construct tide gate(s).

Planning projects must include all study scope elements needed to develop a tide gate project ready for construction including design/engineering, regulatory approvals, feasibility documentation, and impacted landowner coordination.

Up to $1.5 million of program funding is allocated for planning projects.

Eligible Costs

Costs associated with:

• Design and engineering;
• Permitting and regulatory processes;
• Environmental review;
• Landowner coordination;
• Support activities necessary to develop a tide gate construction project; and
• Funding award administrative costs not to exceed $10,000. Examples of administrative costs include preparation and submittal of disbursement request forms, completion of reporting forms as may be required by Business Oregon, and other liaison responsibilities to ensure compliance with funding contract conditions.

Funding and Prioritization

• Grants up to $100,000
• An additional $100,000 of low-interest loan may be awarded with total funding not to exceed $200,000 for a single project.

Planning project applications will be evaluated and may be prioritized based on the following criteria:

• The technical merit of the proposal including the extent to which the approach would address the project need;
• Cost effectiveness including how the costs are aligned with the work necessary to accomplish objectives; and
• The qualifications of those involved with the project.

Additionally, Business Oregon may consider geographic diversity or the prioritization of any proposal intended to protect a community or key infrastructure from flooding in the selection of applications for funding.

result in improvements to a tide gate drainage system intended to ensure land drainage and flood protection including repair or replacement of tide gates, culverts, or other barriers to proper drainage of lands and flood protection. A tide gate drainage system is defined as interconnected tide gates and associated culverts and infrastructure. The project must include all the necessary engineering and design work, evidence of landowner communication, and feasibility documentation stamped and signed by an engineer licensed in the state of Oregon.

At least $1 million of program funding is allocated for construction projects.

Eligible Costs

Direct costs associated with:

• Construction, repair or replacement of tide gates, culverts, or other barriers to land drainage and flood protection associated with a tide gate drainage;
• Activities intended to stabilize drainage channels;
• Construction contingencies for a tide gate construction project;
• Financing costs associated with the department's financing including capitalized interest, issuance and debt service reserve costs, when such costs are incurred in funding a project; and
• Project management and funding award administrative costs not to exceed $10,000. Examples of administrative costs include preparation and submittal of disbursement request forms, completion of reporting forms as may be required by Business Oregon, and other liaison responsibilities to ensure compliance with funding contract conditions.

Funding and Prioritization

• Grants up to $500,000
• An additional $500,000 of low-interest loan may be awarded with total funding not to exceed $1,000,000

Construction projects requesting grant funding of $100,000 or less may receive expedited review and funding.

Match Fund Requirement
Grant funding requests must demonstrate matching funds in the amount of 10% of total project cost. Match sources can include:

• Cash match for program eligible project costs and activities;
• A loan from the fund; or
• In-kind match from the funding recipient or other entity, if the in-kind match is approved by the Business Oregon prior to funding award.

Loan Information

Contact us for details about loan rates, terms, and required loan security.