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PDC awards $250K in grants
The Portland Development Commission has awarded $250,000 in Community Livability Grant funds to five different organizations within the Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area.
$101M in ConnectOregon grants awarded
The Oregon Transportation Commission has awarded $101.7 million in lottery-backed state bonds toward 98 transportation projects across the state as part of the ConnectOregon III grant program.
HUD grants $2M for Oregon energy retrofits
Three affordable housing complexes in Oregon next week will receive grants to perform energy retrofits from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to Leland Jones, HUD spokesman.
Grants available for transportation projects
As federal stimulus money runs out, competition for grants is growing. The second phase of the TIGER transportation grant program has generated interest from 25 Oregon agencies and 2,300 agencies nationwide.
PDC awards Community Livability grants
The Portland Development Commission and an evaluation committee comprised of city staff and community members have allotted $320,000 for 11 projects within the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area as part of its Community Livability Grant Program.
Biomass projects in Oregon awarded $3M
Three biomass projects in Oregon have received some of $3 million in federal funds, according to Gov. Ted Kulongoski's office.
Oregon won’t apply for latest high-speed rail grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced $2.1 billion in grants for high-speed rail corridor proposals and $245 million for specific construction projects within those corridors, but ODOT won't apply.
Oregon gets $11.5M in public housing grants
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Thursday the agency is giving 18 regional housing authorities across the state of Oregon a total of $11.5 million. These funds can be used for capital improvements to the public housing stocks of the various housing authorities.
Lents housing plan secures funding
Proud Ground, a Portland-area land trust, has received a $120,000 grant for its Svaboda Court affordable housing development in Portland's Lents neighborhood.
Metro committee gives glimpse of grant winners
Applicants for some of $3.5 million available in Portland-area development grants were recommended by a committee to be awarded or rejected.
Modular housing project a first for Portland
A Lents neighborhood project would be Portland's first use of modular construction in multifamily affordable housing. The Portland Housing Bureau on Tuesday announced a $922,000 grant to the Holgate House project, which will provide nine units in the 9600 block of Southeast Holgate Boulevard.
Grants offer boost to minority community
A grant program designed to help poor people become homeowners could also boost minority-owned and woman-owned contractors. The program is providing $2.1 million to keep the foreclosure crisis from destroying Portland neighborhoods.
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- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
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