Deadline: 1-Mar-21
The Portland General Electric Tucannon (PGE) River Wind Farm Habitat Project Fund (Fund) was established in 2015 through a Memorandum of Agreement between Columbia County, Washington, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Blue Mountain Community Foundation (BMCF) and Portland General Electric (PGE).
The Fund is a grant program that supports individual and multi-partner habitat conservation, restoration, monitoring, management, and enhancement projects for the benefit of wildlife, natural habitats, and the residents of Columbia County, Washington. Projects must benefit both the public at large and wildlife.
Project can be on public or private land and must be located within Columbia County. Projects will support local, regional, and/or state-wide objectives for native habitat conservation and management to support local wildlife species.
Funding Information
- In 2021 the grant budget is estimated to be up to $20,000 although additional funds would be considered for projects with significant natural resource benefit.
- Requests for multi-year grants of up to 3 years will also be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants:
- Eligible applicants for habitat fund grants may be public or private natural resource organizations, either nonprofit organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a government unit or public agency.
- Natural resource organizations principal missions are conservation, wildlife preservation and/or preservation, habitat improvement.
- Projects are charitable in that they meet the criteria of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Types of Grants:
- Habitat fund grants must support projects located in Columbia County.
- Eligible projects will benefit wildlife, native habitat, and the residents of Columbia County.
- Projects should support stewardship of important wildlife areas including riparian, wetland, upland, grassland, shrub/steppe, and forest habitats.
Grant Exclusions
- The Fund does not consider requests for capital facility projects or for capital equipment items.
- Grant funds cannot be used to assist in the construction of buildings of any kind nor can they be used to purchase trucks, ATVs, snowmobiles, trailers, computers, etc.
- Grant funds may not be used for political or business lobbying organizations or campaigns, fund-raising campaigns, dinners, banquets, etc.
- Please note that grant funds may only be used for the direct cost of a habitat project, indirect project overhead expenses are not eligible for reimbursement.
For more information, visit https://www.bluemountainfoundation.org/grants/grantinfo/