Oregon Community Recovery Grant Program
The Oregon Community Recovery Fund is rapidly deploying resources to nonprofits that support Oregon residents and families who are most affected by the emerging health, economic, and social impacts of COVID-19.
Working with a network of community advisors, we are continually monitoring and evaluating our communities’ needs. As the crisis evolves, funding priorities may also shift over time.
At this time, OCF is prioritizing funding to support organizations that are responding to the immediate needs of Oregon communities facing the most disproportionate health, social and economic impacts of this pandemic. These communities include:
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Communities of color (Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander)
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Rural communities
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Other vulnerable communities
Statewide needs far surpass our available resources. We are doing our best to respond in a timely fashion, understanding that we will not be able to grant many of the requests.
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Questions about applying to the Oregon Community Recovery Grant Program:
At this time, OCF is prioritizing funding to support organizations that are responding to the immediate needs of Oregon communities facing the most disproportionate health, social and economic impacts of this pandemic. These communities include:
- Communities of color (Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander)
- Rural communities
- Other vulnerable communities
The virus and its associated cancellations and closures are exacerbating the impacts of social and economic inequities faced by underserved and marginalized communities. Risk is also heightened in certain individuals due to age and health status as well as a person’s ability to practice social distancing. Due to this, we will also prioritize applications that address needs specific to vulnerable populations that are disproportionately impacted by this pandemic. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Frontline essential workers
- Immigrants, refugees and undocumented persons
- Individuals that are homeless
- Individuals with underlying health conditions
- LGBTQ+
- Low-income
- Persons with disabilities
- Seniors
- Unemployed/Loss of income
- Veterans
- Women
- Children
In addition to those communities most vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19, OCF will prioritize applications that address the following needs:
- Basic needs: Services and immediate assistance that keeps people housed, fed, healthy and safe. Including, but not limited to, rental assistance, emergency shelter, hygiene services and food assistance.
- Jobs and economy: Services that help create and connect people to jobs.
- Childcare: Strategies for creating early childhood and school-aged childcare for young children and families including, but not limited to, retaining and increasing childcare, parenting supports, and child abuse prevention and alleviation.
- Social and emotional needs: Services for mental health, child abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse and other social/emotional issues exacerbated by the crisis.
- School closures: Strategies for addressing learning loss (distance learning, instructional supports, etc.), ancillary services provided by schools (health, mental health, nutrition), and post-secondary issues.
- Health/care: Culturally specific outreach, education and information for vulnerable populations; community-based adaptations to meet demand for health care services (mobile care, telehealth, etc.)
Flexible resources are available from a cohort of participating funders to support the arts and culture community who have been adversely impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19. Please see additional guidelines for the Oregon Arts & Culture Recovery Program.
OCF established the Oregon Small Business Stabilization Fund to support nonprofits in Oregon that provide loans or grants to small businesses particularly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. Please see additional guidelines for the Oregon Small Business Stabilization Fund.
501(c)(3) organizations and government entities are eligible to apply. Additionally, 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) organizations may work with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor to submit an application. Applicants must submit formal paperwork confirming the fiscal sponsor relationship.
We integrate equity throughout all three recovery grant programs. The funding priorities described above are specific to the Oregon Community Recovery Fund.
All COVID-19 grantmaking program use the same application. There is no need to apply more than once. OCF staff will ensure the application is shared with appropriate program(s).
OCF staff are working diligently to create responsive strategies in collaboration with stakeholders across Oregon. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to respond to all questions about funding or accept requests for individual meetings at this time. Please submit an application that best describes your current needs and OCF staff will reach out for more information as needed.
All organizations based in or doing work in Oregon are eligible to apply. In addition, we will currently review applications from organizations in Clark County, WA.
Given the overwhelming number of requests, we do not anticipate granting awards of more than $100,000 out of this fund, and most grant awards likely will be under $50,000.
Yes! We are engaging a network of community advisors who provide culturally and regionally-specific input on a community’s unique needs and guidance on which organizations are best positioned to address those needs. Advisors include external community leaders and partners, many of whom are members of our extensive volunteer network. In addition to engaging advisors, OCF community engagement staff conduct outreach to nonprofits across the state to increase widespread knowledge of and participation in this fund.
Applying does not guarantee that your organization will receive a distribution from the Oregon Community Recovery Fund.
We will review applications on an ongoing basis and make decisions and distributions based on availability of funds and the critical needs we identify.
Apply for what makes the most sense to you and consolidate requests where possible.
We anticipate a significant number of applications for this program. Please submit only one application for your organization.
We will close the fund as the resources are depleted. At this time, we have not set a closing date, though it is likely that grantmaking from this fund will wrap up over the summer 2020.
Having received a different grant from OCF does not preclude an organization from applying for, and receiving, a grant from the OCRF.
Email us at grants@oregoncf.org and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.
We see you, we hear you and we know the generosity of Oregonians can make an impact.
Application Details
Applicants should expect to provide basic organization information (organization name, contact information, EIN, mission/general description of services, etc), as well as provide responses to the following questions:
- What is the unanticipated need that your organization is facing as a result of the COVID-19 crisis? (max 1,500 characters)
- What type of funding are you seeking to address through this grant? Examples may include programmatic support due to an uptick in demand for your organization’s services or general operating emergency funds due to cancellation of major events/sources of revenue. (max 500 characters)
- How much are you requesting? How will this amount assist your organization in meeting the need you outlined above? (max 500 characters)
- Does your organization primarily serve disproportionately impacted communities (including communities of color, low-income, rural/geographically isolated, LGBTQ+, individuals with disabilities, refugees, immigrants, or other vulnerable or historically underserved populations)? If YES, please explain and include how your staff and leadership represent and involve those populations in your decision-making processes. If NO, please state that you serve the general population.
- What is your financial outlook for the next 30-90 days and what additional resources, if any, do you have to support your needs (cash reserves, endowment, loans, federal/state relief funds, etc.)?
- What is the impact to your clients and/or community if this financial need is not met?
- What is your organization’s total operating budget for the current year (prior to any COVID-19 impacts)?
*Please note that OCF staff may reach out to you for more information about your responses to the above questions.
Nondiscrimination Policy
The foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ability/disability, age, status as a veteran, national origin or any other protected class. Applicants for COVID-19 Response Grants must hold similar standards in the provision of services.
Questions? Contact us at grants@oregoncf.org