August 17, 2022
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Environmental Grants Awarded
New grants to
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community
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The Portland City Coun-
cil
unanimously
approved
$100,000 for the Bureau of
Environmental Services Com-
munity Watershed Stewardship
Program (CWSP) to provide
grants to nine community proj-
ects that restore the natural en-
vironment and create positive
change in their neighborhoods.
Now in its 27th year, the En-
vironmental Services program
has supported more than 330
community projects that build
rain gardens, turn paved areas
into natural spaces, and restore
green spaces while providing
education and professional de-
velopment opportunities for
participants. It is operated by
the City of Portland’s Bureau
of Environmental Services in
partnership with Portland State
University’s (PSU) Indigenous
Nations Studies Department.
Each year, these partnerships
produce an outpouring of en-
ergy from volunteers who dig
in to support these community
led initiatives.
“As Portlanders, we love to
come together as a community
in support of our green spac-
es,” said Commissioner Mingus
Students from Sitton Elementary School participate in a CWSP-
funded planting of native shrubs
Mapps. “The Community Wa-
tershed Stewardship Program
brings leadership from under-
served communities to promote
stewardship and watershed
health that has lasting impact.”
To find out more about the
Community Watershed Stew-
ardship Program and other En-
vironmental Services grants and
incentives, visit the information
page at www.portland.gov/bes/
grants-incentives/communi-
ty-watershed-stewardship-grants
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Oregon Foundation Issues $8.7
Million in Community Grants
Community
donors help to
meet recovery
needs
The Oregon Community Foun-
dation (OCF) announced it is
awarding over $8.7 million in new
community grants. Grants are be-
ing issued to organizations serv-
ing disproportionately impacted
communities in Oregon, includ-
ing communities of color and un-
der-resourced rural communities.
The awards will benefit communi-
ties and neighbors living in all 36
Oregon counties.
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