The Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant supports downtown revitalization efforts in communities participating in the Oregon Main Street Network.
Donor Name: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the program is to;
- Acquire, rehabilitate, and construct buildings on properties in designated downtown areas statewide; and
- Facilitate community revitalization that will lead to private investment, job creation or retention, establishing or expanding viable businesses, or creating a stronger tax base.
Funding Information
Grant funds may be awarded for amounts up to $400,000.
Eligible Projects
- Rehabilitation/Restoration of properties. This can include, but is not limited to:
- Façade improvements (front, rear, side)
- Upper floor interior rehabilitation
- Structural repairs/improvements
- Code compliance
- First floor interior rehab
- Energy efficiency (window repair, insulation, awnings, etc.)
- Single specific phase of a large rehab. The project must have a specific defined focus and clearly identifiable scope of work including start/end dates and milestones for completion.
- Compatible new construction including building additions and new buildings with first floor commercial space and upper floor(s) commercial or residential space. Razing of an existing structure to allow for new construction will not be considered an eligible use of funds or as match.
- Rehabilitation/Restoration of multiple properties committed to a mutually agreed upon improvement. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Improvements to the facades (front or rear) of a highly visible group or block of buildings
- Installation of an elevator and common hallway linking several buildings
- Handicapped accessibility improvements serving multiple buildings/storefronts like a common ramp or lift
- Fire sprinkling of multiple properties with a central master control room
- Energy efficiency/sustainability upgrades like green roofs for multiple buildings, geo-thermal well fields, etc.
- Upper floor rehabilitation of a number of spaces for residential uses.
- Acquisition of properties within the designated district if a development plan is in place that meets the grant criteria.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant Eligibility:
- Must be organizations that participate in the Oregon Main Street Network. Oregon Main Street is the entity administered by the State Historic Preservation Officer designated under ORS 358.565 to provide assistance, training, and technical services to communities in Oregon desiring to strengthen, preserve, and revitalize their historic downtown commercial districts as defined in ORS 390.262(1)(b). The organization must remain active in the Oregon Main Street Network at some level for the entire life of the grant. Awards will be made to the applicant Main Street organization for disbursements to locally designated grant beneficiaries if the applicant is not the beneficiary of the grant.
- Must demonstrate the past or prospective capacity to work with project leaders in designated local communities or downtown Main Street districts.
- Must have the ability to receive and expend grant funds and manage all fiscal responsibilities.
- Property Eligibility:
- Must be within a designated Main Street district boundary and in the primary focus area of the local downtown or neighborhood revitalization effort. A map defining the primary focus area must be submitted by the Oregon Main Street Network member organization to, and approved by, Oregon Main Street prior to submitting a grant application.
- If applicant is not the owner, a signed agreement between the Oregon Main Street Network member organization and the property owner is required with the application. A letter of support from the property owners of neighboring buildings and businesses will make a stronger application.
For more information, visit OPRD.
