Grants
OCF grants are as varied as our state. Apply for grants below, explore our giving or go to grantee information for advised funds or designated funds.
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Northwest Neighborhoods Parks & Recreation Fund
APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Grants for the capital development and renovation of parks and recreation facilities in Northwest Portland.
Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Small Arts & Culture Grants
APPLICATION WINDOW: AUGUST 30 - OCTOBER 11, 2021
OCF will invest $350,000 annually to support small community-driven arts and culture organizations.
Arts & Culture
2021 Community Grants Program
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The 2021 Community Grant program is offering an interim year of funding that offers flexible types of support, with prioritized support for communities most disproportionately.
Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature
Better Nursing Home Care Fund
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW WILL BE IN FALL 2022.
Improving care for nursing home residents in Oregon.
Health and Well-being
Black Student Success Community Network Grants
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
A collaborative network of organizations focused on the success of Black students throughout Oregon.
Education
The BottleDrop Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER ANNUALLY
The BottleDrop Fund partners with the Gray Family Foundation to increase grantmaking in the area of environmental education.
Education, Land and Nature
Chintimini Fund
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Supporting programs for high-potential students at schools and other community organizations in Douglas, Benton, Lane, Linn, Tillamook and Lincoln counties.
Education
D.E. & Jane Clark Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 1 - JULY 15 ANNUALLY
Supporting the general operations of nonprofits in Baker County and the town of North Powder.
Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature
Creative Heights
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2022
Providing opportunities for artists and culture bearers to stretch their creative capacity, share new works and test new ideas.
Arts & Culture
Douglas Community Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER 1 - JANUARY 15 ANNUALLY
Supporting medical and other needs in Douglas County.
Education, Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing
Early Childhood Summer Support Grants
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Summer 2021 Early Childhood Support Grant Program is a one-time grant program, funded by the State of Oregon, to support community-based birth to 5 parent child interactive programs offered through public a
Education, Health and Well-being
Eastern Oregon Border Board Community Improvement Planning Grant
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
For complete community improvement planning such as master plans, transportation, airports, parks
Economic and Community Vitality
Eastern Oregon Border Board Education and Workforce Training Grant
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
For Eastern Oregon local educational service providers, supporting programs, equipment, or facility upgrades for workforce training that conforms with identified industry standards.
Education, Economic and Community Vitality
Eastern Oregon Border Board Ready Workforce Mobilization Grant
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
For businesses, non-profit organizations, local governments and education service providers located in the region. Nonprofits and for-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
Eastern Oregon Border Board Scott Fairley Memorial Edge Grant
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Grants to enhance economic vitality and opportunity by way of innovative and creative solutions in the Border Region.
Economic and Community Vitality
Edna E. Harrell Community Children's Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER 1 - JANUARY 15 ANNUALLY
Supporting organizations and programs that improve the lives of underserved youth in Baker County and the North Powder area.
Education, Health and Well-being
DACA, Immigrant and Refugee Fund
A coordinated and collaborative funding approach to address immigration and refugee issues in Oregon.
Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing
Fields Artist Fellowship
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Fields Artist Fellowship supports artists to advance their careers and explore creative responses to the "opportunity gap."
Arts & Culture
GO Kids
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The GO Kids initiative is offering funding to organizations that work with children and families to overcome Oregon’s opportunity gap within the regional priorities outlined in the GO Kids Regional RFPs.
The Gold Beach Community Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS OCTOBER 1 AND APRIL 1 ANNUALLY
The Gold Beach Community Fund provides financial support for projects, activities and services with an aim of enhancing Central Curry County for citizens and visitors.
Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Land and Nature
Gray Family Foundation Environmental Education
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Supporting programs that stimulate or promote environmental education in K-12 environments and increase outdoor experiences for youth.
Education, Land and Nature
Gray Family Foundation Camp Maintenance
APPLICATION WINDOW: NOVEMBER-SEPTEMBER
Supporting ongoing maintenance of outdoor school camp facilities.
Education, Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Gray Family Foundation Geography Education
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Supporting Oregon’s formal and informal teachers, schools, districts, and communities to stimulate and promote the integration of geographic concepts and ideas into K-12 curriculum and instruction.
Education, Community Engagement, Land and Nature
Gray Family Foundation Outdoor School
APPLICATION DEADLINES: 1/15, 4/1, 7/1 AND 10/1
Seeks to increase the capacity of schools and outdoor school providers to deliver high-quality outdoor school experiences to all Oregon fifth- or sixth-grade students.
Education, Land and Nature
Health Systems Access to Care Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS BY INVITATION ONLY
Supporting community-supported clinics in the combined service areas of Oregon and SW Washington.
Health and Well-being
K-12 Summer Learning Grant Program
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Grants to support summer programs that focus on in-person or hybrid activities that support learning that occurs outside the classroom.
Education, Health and Well-being
Latino Partnership Program Funding
ONGOING APPLICATIONS
Collaborating with Latino leaders and organizations around the state to engage with Oregon’s fastest-growing community.
Education, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement
LIFE Center Fund
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Grants to provide food, clothing, household items, prescription and hygiene assistance, and school supplies to people in critical need in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland.
Health and Well-being
Lilja Family Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 1 - JULY 15 ANNUALLY
Grants and scholarships supporting communities in South Douglas County.
Education, Arts & Culture, Community Engagement
Nike Community Impact Fund Program
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Benefiting communities where Nike employees live, work and play.
Education, Health and Well-being, Community Engagement
Oregon Arts and Culture Recovery Program
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Oregon Arts and Culture Recovery Program provides flexible resources to support the arts and culture community who have been affected by
Arts & Culture
Oregon Historic Trails Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JULY 1 - AUGUST 31
Supporting interpretive, educational and economic projects that preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources of Oregon’s historic trails.
Education, Community Engagement, Land and Nature
Oregon Natural Resources Education Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 1/1 - 3/1
Supports natural resource education programs in private and public high schools.
Land and Nature
Oregon Parks Foundation Fund
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2022
This fund supports the acquisition, preservation and restoration of Oregon's native landscape, as well as environmental, recreational and educational improvements to public parks throughout Oregon.
Education, Land and Nature
PTM Foundation
Funding projects that get out the Native vote, inspire Native people to run for student government, Tribal or public office, and help prepare Native people to advocate for issues of concern to Native people
Community Engagement
Reed and Carolee Walker Fund
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER 10, 2021 - FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Grants to support programs for people in poverty, especially children, in Jackson County.
Education, Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing
The Ben Serafin Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 1 - JULY 15 ANNUALLY
Annual scholarships and grants for recipients in Douglas County, primarily in the community of Glide.
Education, Economic and Community Vitality
Student Success: Out-of-School Initiative
Bolstering middle school attendance and academic success among Oregon’s students of color, rural students and low-income students.
Education
Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant Program
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Provides flexible funding, with prioritized support for organizations that serve entrepreneurs who are women, people of color, living in rural communities, or working in under-resourced sectors
Economic and Community Vitality
Trail Blazers Foundation Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: MARCH 1 - APRIL 30, 2022
Giving grants to nonprofits throughout Oregon and southwest Washington to support underserved youth and their families across three focus areas.
Education, Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Van Evera Bailey Fellowship
PROPOSALS INVITED ANNUALLY
Fellowships to advance the professional development of mid-career architects and encourage greater contributions to their profession and community.
Arts & Culture
Whipple Foundation Fund
APPLICATION WINDOWS: 6/1 - 7/15 AND 12/1 - 1/15
Funding efforts to improve, facilitate and enhance lifelong learning for the citizens of Douglas County.