The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board is a state agency that provides grants to help Oregonians take care of local streams, rivers, wetlands, and natural areas. Their mission is to help protect and restore healthy watersheds and natural habitats that support thriving communities and strong economies.
The purpose of the Organization Collaboration grant is to foster new or expanded strategic collaborations aimed at building resilient, sustainable local organizations that achieve ecological outcomes and engage with local communities. The grant supports activities such as evaluating the operational structure of collaborating organizations to improve service delivery or reach under-served communities/geographies, potentially leading to shared staff and services, and merger/consolidations of organizations. The goal is to enhance the impact, resiliency, and sustainability of multiple organizations, with a grant ceiling of $75,000. Applicants are required to participate in a pre-application consultation with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) staff.