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The city of Portland has around $25,000 remaining in grant money available to people interested in deconstructing their home.

The grants are offered to promote the salvage of reusable materials and discourage the waste associated with mechanical demolition.

The previous funding period ended Dec. 31. The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has accepted applications for the current funding period since September, and about half the allotted money has already been awarded.

The maximum grant size is $2,500 for full deconstruction, and $500 for partial projects. Applications are limited to houses or duplexes within Portland city limits. People interested in grant money can apply online by visiting .

Though the current funding period doesn’t have an end date set, the money could run out by spring, said Shawn Wood, the city’s construction materials specialist.

BPS has applied for an additional $50,000 for deconstruction grants from the state Department of Environmental Quality. DEQ will announce the grant recipients next month.

As part of a push to address long-standing issues related to housing and homelessness, Mayor Charlie Hales recently proposed and then dropped a plan to charge developers $25,000 for 鈥渙ne-for-one鈥� home demolitions.