Strategic Implementation Area Grants

Background

Strategic Implementation Areas (SIAs) are agricultural areas in small watersheds strategically selected because of their connection with local water quality. SIA initiatives work with local landowners and managers on targeted projects to improve and exceed water quality requirements for fish, wildlife, and drinking water. These efforts are led by the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s (ODA), Agricultural Water Quality Management Program. OWEB and ODA staff collaborate to provide OWEB funding to SIAs through OWEB’s grant system.

SIA Technical Assistance Grants

Supports engagement, technical assistance, planning, design, and monitoring located within SIA locations. ODA generally identifies SIA locations ahead of each biennium and invites targeted local partners to apply.

Offered every fall for new SIAs identified by ODA.
Opens: (Month) - Closes: (Month)

Note: this is a non-competitive application process and the applicant must be invited through ODA.

Soil and Water Conservation Districts associated with ODA-identified SIAs

Technical Assistance
Planning
Design
Engagement.
Monitoring funding is available by submitting a monitoring proposal after the TA grant is in place with OWEB. Monitoring proposals may be submitted throughout the year

Max Request: $125,000 (as of 2025)

Match Requirement: 5%

Program Guidance
Application Guidance
ODA's "Things to Know"
TA Evaluation Criteria
Engagement Evaluation Criteria
Templates (list and include here)
Forms (list here)

Obtain a login (username and password).
If your organization already has an OGMS login, skip to step 2.

An OGMS login is required to access the online grant application. Only one login per organization is allowed. If no login exists for an organization, please email Leilani Sullivan to request one. Include the following in your email:
Organization name and address
Grantee Contact Information: name, title, email address, and phone number for the person who will receive all communication from OWEB and sign any grant agreements.
Payee Contact Information: name, email address, and phone number of the person who keeps records and submits payment requests and documentation.
FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number). OWEB may enter into agreements only with legally established entities. OWEB will review potential applicants prior to creating an OGMS login.
Per federal guidance, all OWEB grantees must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) before receiving a grant agreement. Entities will receive a non-proprietary identifier (called the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).) This identifier is assigned by SAM (sam.gov is a free service) and entities must update their registration annually.

Log in to the Online Application.
Select the "Strategic Implementation Area" Application. An application Template may be found in the top navigation menu. Additional application guidance is provided through the "i" buttons in the application.

SIA Restoration Grants

Supports restoration within SIA geographies. Applications will be reviewed by an interagency team from OWEB, ODA, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).

Offered every fall.
Opens: September - Closes: December

SIA Lead organizations who received an OWEB SIA TA grant from 2017 through the present.
Other organizations can apply if the SIA Lead organizations emails OWEB and ODA granting permission for the other entity to apply for the SIA restoration funds.

Projects must demonstrate a clear watershed benefit to aquatic species, wildlife, or watershed health and be one of the eligible project types outlined in the Program Guidance.
Priority will be given to projects intended to restore or protect agricultural water quality.

Max Request: $20,000

Match Requirement: 25%

Program Guidance

Application Guidance (Small Grants)

Climate Evaluation Criteria

Templates (list and include here)
Forms (list and include here)

Obtain a login (username and password).
If your organization already has an OGMS login, skip to step 2.

An OGMS login is required to access the online grant application. Only one login per organization is allowed. If no login exists for an organization, please email Leilani Sullivan to request one. Include the following in your email:
Organization name and address
Grantee Contact Information: name, title, email address, and phone number for the person who will receive all communication from OWEB and sign any grant agreements.
Payee Contact Information: name, email address, and phone number of the person who keeps records and submits payment requests and documentation.
FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number). OWEB may enter into agreements only with legally established entities. OWEB will review potential applicants prior to creating an OGMS login.
Per federal guidance, all OWEB grantees must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) before receiving a grant agreement. Entities will receive a non-proprietary identifier (called the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).) This identifier is assigned by SAM (sam.gov is a free service) and entities must update their registration annually.

Log in to the Online Application.
Select the "Small Grants" Application. An application Template may be found in the top navigation menu. Additional application guidance is provided through the "i" buttons in the application.

Contact

For questions about SIA-TA Grants, contact Audrey Hatch, Conservation Outcomes Coordinator, at 971-345-7002.
For questions about SIA-Restoration Grants, contact Heidi Hartman, Federal Programs Specialist, at 971-7074-0226.

Administrative Rules

SIA-TA Grants: TA Evaluation Criteria 695-030-0045 and Engagement Evaluation Criteria: 695-015-0070
SIA-Restoration Grants: this grant program is based on OWEB Small Grant Rules OAR 695-035-0050

Resources

GoBig (Guidance on Budgeting In Grants)
ODA SIA webpage
Statewide SIA Overview
SIA Interactive Map