Request: $30,000

We are currently in need of another truck to pull a lowboy and dozer or an angle blade for a dozer. Both costs are about the same and we would decide which was needed the most at the time that finances were in order for the purchase and/or the availability of the needed equipment.

Request: $18,500

Requesting funding for 2 truck radios, and 2 handheld radios, and a 2,000-gallon water tank.

Request: $40,000

We’d like to install a 30K generator to supply power to the building so that our community can gather there during a power outage or disaster.  This would complete the basic installation of the generator–we have the pad and propane tank installed already. The last estimate would be between $38-$40,000.

Request: $19,783

We would like to add a permanent cooling center and clean air shelter, in addition to other resources. The funds requested are to cover a heat pump for the building. We are founded to support children and families in our community, and know there is a need for places for children to exist when it is unsafe to play outside due to air quality, temperature, or UV index.

Request: $126,000*
*or partial award; see full request

The Jefferson Fire District is requesting funding for two ambulance gurneys, a power-load system, and thermal imaging cameras. This equipment is essential to maintaining and enhancing our life-saving capabilities during emergencies and natural disasters.

Request: $30,000

Our headquarters are older and our current heating system is wood heat. Adequate heating and cooling are not something we currently have. This project completes the third phase of our resiliency plan by providing uninterrupted electrical service at our headquarters, ensuring continuous emergency communications and agency operations during power outages and disasters.

Request: $30,000
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The Warner Valley Rural Fire Protection Association is requesting funding to purchase a Caterpillar D5 or D6 high-drive, enclosed-cab bulldozer to increase safety and strengthen wildfire response across more than 1.3 million acres surrounding the communities of Adel and Plush in southeastern Oregon.

Request: $30,000
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Jackson County Community Long Term Recovery Group requests $30,000 in bridge funding to sustain staff and operating expenses that support Rogue Valley Community Organizations Active in Disaster, RV COAD. RV COAD staff support member organizations before disasters by providing training, tools, planning support, partner coordination, and shared resources.

Request: $20,000
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We have leads on used water tenders from other fire districts, and would love to find a new or nearly new vehicle that could be customized to fit our particular need, rugged gravel roads, steep forest roads with little access or egress. Without the Prospect RFPD, the nearest fire response would be 30–45 minutes away, placing the community at even greater risk.

Request: $20,000
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We are requesting funds to purchase a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV, similar to a side-by-side or SxS) and trailer for accessing remote fires within our district. Currently we have several engines that are not capable of getting to these hard to reach places. South East Oregon has some very remote areas with challenging terrain.

Request: $11,730
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Our Summer Work Program for high school youth consists of a team of students who work on natural resource management projects on rural properties. This year’s team will complete wildlife mitigation on seven properties, work on the Powder Basin Watershed Council's (PBWC) beaver habitat restoration project, and record monitoring data for Wallowa Resources on behalf of the USFS.

Request: $42,000

The Vale Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA) is requesting disaster‑resilience funding to purchase and outfit a road grader that will be used to create and maintain fire breaks across rangeland protection area. The region faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons, and the ability to rapidly construct and reinforce fire breaks is one of the most effective tools we have to keep rangeland fires small, protect rural communities, and prevent large‑scale disasters.

Request: $15,000

Upstream Access is requesting immediate emergency funding to respond to the rapidly growing extreme heat crisis impacting disabled community members and older adults across our region. Over the past four weeks alone, they have distributed nearly 100 heat-related emergency kits, and by June 16th, their current supply will be nearly exhausted.

Request: $25,000
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Climate & Wildfire Institute (CWI) and Grassroots Wildland Firefighters (GWF) propose the Wildland Fire Workforce Capacity Analysis Project—a first-of-its-kind effort to assess the wildfire workforce in Oregon and provide necessary data- and expert insight-driven policy recommendations to re-envision its future.

Request: $20,000
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The St. Vincent de Paul St. Matthew Conference is seeking funding to purchase and install a backup generator for the Hertel Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. The Hertel Center serves as a critical community resource, providing food assistance, rent and utility assistance, personal care items, and other essential services to individuals and families experiencing hardship throughout Washington County.

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.