Request: $74,993
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An estimated 11,000 acres of standing winter wheat burned, approximately one seventh of the county's annual crop. New seed will prevent that bare ground filling with weeds that become future fire tinder, and the seed must be planted in October. Landowners will plant with their own equipment and fuel, this request is for the seed to replant, and four broadcast spreaders that attach to a side-by-side to seed steep and rocky ground.

Request: $90,200
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Gilliam County is requesting funds to purchase 15 portable, aluminum drinking troughs (1,300 gallons each), and haul water to those troughs placed in emergency grazing pastures through the fall. The SWCD will own the troughs and be able to use them during future emergency situations, the livestock producers will move and place the troughs.

Request: $15,000

Future Prairie, an Oregon 501(c)(3) queer arts nonprofit, is in direct contact with 12 LGBTQIA+ working-class Oregon artists displaced by the current Central/Eastern Oregon wildfires (Gilliam, Wheeler, Wasco, Crook, and Jefferson counties) who need to relocate permanently. They are currently being temporarily sheltered in Portland by Femme Rising, a trans-led dance and jiu-jitsu studio. Funds requested would cover near-term relocation costs—housing deposits, moving/transportation costs, and first month's rent—to help these artists secure permanent housing.

Request: $20,000
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Funding for this position would allow us to dedicate staff time to serving as a Community Coordinator who can connect people with resources, recruit and organize volunteers, pursue grant funding, coordinate collaborative projects, and help communities turn ideas into action. Rather than each community trying to navigate these challenges alone, this position provides regional support that strengthens all of our communities.

Request: $20,000
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Funding for this position would allow us to dedicate staff time to serving as a Community Coordinator who can connect people with resources, recruit and organize volunteers, pursue grant funding, coordinate collaborative projects, and help communities turn ideas into action. Rather than each community trying to navigate these challenges alone, this position provides regional support that strengthens all of our communities.

Request: $10,000
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Gilliam Soil and Water Conservation District is requesting funding to pay the transportation costs needed to deliver donated hay to agricultural producers affected by the 2026 wildfires in Gilliam and Wheeler Counties. Approximately 100 tons of donated hay have been identified or requested; however, transportation remains the primary barrier to getting this resource to affected producers.

Request: $79,295
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Lake Chinook Fire and Rescue is currently operating with outdated radio communications equipment. These outdated radios make interoperability with mutual aid partners extremely difficult. Lake Chinook Fire and Rescue often has catastrophic wildfire requiring extensive mutual aid with local, state and federal partners.