OAR 695-040-0120
Board Action on Eligible Applications

(1)

The Board may fund grants to watershed councils or a group of councils.

(2)

The Board shall take action on eligible applications for Council Capacity Grants in accordance with guidance adopted by the Board and made available to the public on the OWEB website and in Board meeting materials.

(3)

Individual Council Capacity Grant funding levels are within the Board’s discretion based on consideration of:

(a)

A watershed council’s merit evaluation;

(b)

The Board’s determination, if any, under 695-040-0120 (Board Action on Eligible Applications)(3)(d); and

(c)

Available funding.

(d)

Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b) and (c), the Board may award an individual Council Capacity Grant for a larger geographic area when the Board determines that such action will likely increase collaboration and resource sharing, inter-watershed coordination, and will likely foster organizational resilience and watershed restoration outcomes at a larger landscape scale. The Board’s determination shall be made in accordance with guidance adopted and periodically reviewed by the Board and made available to the public on the OWEB website and in Board meeting materials. Such an award by the Board may include a reduction in the number of individual Council Capacity Grants within the larger geographic area and a reduction in funding levels for individual watershed councils within the larger geographic area.

Source: Rule 695-040-0120 — Board Action on Eligible Applications, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=695-040-0120 (accessed May 26, 2025).

May 26, 2025

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