Request: $25,000
Application Materials

Immediate seed purchase for nearly 1,300 miles of wildfire suppression dozer lines across Wheeler County from the Rowe Creek Complex, Shingle Fire, and multiple smaller incidents ignited July 15th and still burning as of 08/04/2026. USDA has programs for disaster recovery; however, funding for those programs will not be available for application until the next federal fiscal year (November) and actions won't be funded until spring of 2027.

Request: $20,000

We are in need of financial support for the Wheeler County Search & Rescue team. Most of this team are volunteers and people are using their own vehicles, dozers and money for gas, food and water to fight this latest fire. They work 24/7 for weeks at a time and they are exhausted.

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: $10,000
Application Materials

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: $27,000
Application Materials

We want to supply box fan filters to improve air quality for smoke impacted people. We are working with local red cross organizations, fire districts, county emergency managers. We are the local trusted technical expertise and can provide education on building these fans.

Request: $45,000

Wheeler County had an unprecedented wildfire season in 2024, like many other areas. A total of approximately 147,675ac burned (~14%) amongst 7 separate mega-fire incidents, not including the smaller fires responded solely by local volunteers. Funding through this proposal will be used for the high-priority need of purchasing forty Bendix King (BK) Radios to be immediately used across fire response agencies in Wheeler County.