The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) is excited to announce the community resilience and capacity building grant in the amount of $300,000.
Donor Name: City of Portland
State: Oregon
City: Portland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/01/2022
Grant Size: not-to-exceed $50,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
.The 2022 Community Resilience and Capacity Building Grant is focused on strengthening partnerships with community-based organizations to address the disparate impacts of disasters.
In 2020 and 2021, the City of Portland responded to COVID with a variety of programs intended to support communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic emergency. These efforts demonstrated the value of working with community-based organizations to better serve Portland’s diverse communities. This grant will build on successful elements of the City’s pandemic response to support recovery and resilience-building in Portland, in continued partnership with CBOs.
The grant is focused on strengthening partnerships with community-based organizations to address the disparate impacts of disasters, and aims to:
- Increase disaster resilience in households in Portland that face disparate risks, focusing on resilience in the face of climate-change-induced and/or earthquake risks.
- Strengthen the ability of CBOs to serve their community during an emergency.
Funding Information
A total of $300,000 is available and will be distributed through three pathways:
- Pathway 1: sponsorship of individual programs and events not to exceed $5,000 (total funding available: $40,000).
- Pathway 2: grant award of individual programs not-to-exceed $15,000 (total funding available: $105,000).
- Pathway 3: grant award of individual programs not-to-exceed $50,000 (total funding available of $150,000).
Award timeline
- Pathway 1: Expected start date for expenses is July 11, 2022, and expenses report is due in six months from start date (end by December 31, 2022).
- Pathway 2 and 3: Expected start date for expenses is October 2022, and grants should last 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The Community Resilience and Capacity Building Grant funds are available for applicants that meet the following requirements:
- Applicant organization is a registered nonprofit organization or volunteer-based community organization.
- Applicant organization is based in Portland, OR.
- Applicant organization provides services primarily to communities that face disproportionate risks from disasters, due to geographic location or existing social disparities.
For more information, visit City of Portland.
