ODVA Accepting Proposals for Veteran Services Grant Program
The Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs is now accepting proposals for a new round of Veteran Services Grant funding. According to the ODVA, the 2025 Legislature approved over $970,000 to fund organizations aimed at expanding outreach and services available to veterans throughout Oregon’s rural, urban and Tribal communities. The Veteran Services Grant Program awards grants up to $250,000 to organizations through a competitive grant process. Organizations eligible to apply for this grant include Tribal, regional or local governments, Oregon quasi-public agencies, Oregon intergovernmental entities formed under Oregon Revised Statute 190, and private nonprofit 501(c)(3), 501 (c)(19) or 501(c)(23) tax exempt organizations with at least a one-year operational history.
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Wet Weather Assists ODF Firefighters in Continued Kelsey Peak Fire Fight
Firefighters continued to build line Monday on the Kelsey Peak Fire, located on Bureau of Land Management land approximately 15 miles west of Glendale. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, their Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 1 was assigned to the incident, as well as the ODF Southwest Oregon District and BLM Medford District. Changes in the weather were felt in the late afternoon, with cooler temperatures, showers, and thunderstorms over the fire and across southern Oregon. While the rain is helpful in naturally slowing fire growth, it won’t extinguish it. Firefighters are capitalizing on the decreased fire activity and pushing forward in their work. Rain and thunderstorms remain in the forecast in the coming days, creating the potential for new lightning-caused fire starts.
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Oregon Community Foundation Invests $120,000 in Disaster Readiness and Recovery
Five years after the Labor Day fires devastated parts of Oregon, 11 nonprofits are receiving new funding to help recovery and preparedness efforts. According to the Oregon Community Foundation, today, they have announced $120,000 in new grants from its Disaster Readiness and Response Fund will support the seven Oregon counties affected by the fires: Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Linn and Marion. The fund was created in response to the 2020 wildfires, providing rapid-response grants for immediate recovery and supporting preparedness programs. An earlier fund to support wildfire recovery after the 2020 fires distributed $10.8 million over several years.
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