Funding

Aging tide gates and associated drainage infrastructure is a growing challenge in Oregon as much of this infrastructure has exceeded its design life and is at risk of failure. To protect communities and key infrastructure, grant and loan funding is available for the repair and replacement of tide gates, culverts, and associated drainage system infrastructure.

• Tide Gate Project Planning and Construction Grant and Loan Program.
  Business Oregon has funding available for tide gate project planning and construction. Planning project awards are intended to result in shovel-ready projects with all permitting/regulatory, engineering, landowner coordination, and feasibility documentation completed through the study scope. Additionally, tide gate construction projects that demonstrate shovel-readiness may be awarded funding.
• OWEB Technical Assistance Grants
  Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) Technical Assistance Grants are available to fund the development of technical designs or the development of an implementation plan for tide gate upgrade projects.
• OWEB Restoration Grants
  OWEB Restoration Grants are available to fund projects that work toward achieving restoration priorities. This includes projects that result in fish passage improvement, habitat restoration, structure removal, modification, or installation, and other benefits that tide gate upgrade projects provide.
• ODFW Fish Screening and Passage Grant Program
  ODFW’s Fish Passage Program has limited funds for fish passage projects, including tide gates.
• National Coastal Resilience Fund
  The National Coastal Resilient Fund (NCRF) restores, increases, and strengthens natural infrastructure to project coastal communities while also enhancing habitats for fish and wildlife.
• Coastal Wetland Grants
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program (NCWCGP) was established to acquire, restore, and enhance wetlands in coastal states through competitive matching grants to state agencies. The primary goal of the NCWCGP is the long‐term conservation of coastal wetland ecosystems. Only legislatively approved state agencies may submit applications to the NCWCGP. Since 2013, OWEB has been an approved agency. OWEB serves as the official grantee of the federal award and makes the federal funds available to local conservation and restoration partners through sub-grants. All sub-grants are subject to the Rules and guidelines of OWEB’s grant programs.