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ODFW Fish Screening and Passage Grant Program

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) is now accepting online grant applications for Small Grant Team Contacts.

Program Overview

The Small Grant Team Contact grant offering provides up to $20,000 in grant funding for the administration of one Small Grant Team in each of the 28 OWEB Small Grant Areas around the state. This grant funding supports outreach efforts to engage new Small Grant Team members and potential applicants for program funding. Grant funding also supports facilitation of application review processes as Small Grant Teams accept, review, and recommend or deny funding of applications for Small Grant projects.

Additional information about the program, including program guidance and a recorded webinar, can be found on OWEB’s Small Grant Program webpage.

Applications are due by 5:00 pm on September 15, 2025

Applications must be submitted using OWEB's online grant application.

Eligible applicants for Small Grant Team Contact grants include not-for-profit organizations, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Tribes, Watershed Councils, political subdivisions of the state that are not state agencies, schools, community colleges, Oregon state institutions of higher education, and independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education.

Staff Contact

If you have questions, please contact Theresa DeBardelaben, Small Grant Program Coordinator, at Theresa.M.DeBardelaben@oweb.oregon.gov or (971) 701-3175.

Please visit OWEB’s website for more information about this and other grant offerings.

Thank you for your interest in watershed restoration and protection!

  • ODFW’s Fish Passage Program has limited funds for fish passage projects. To request assistance with a fish passage project, please contact your regional field coordinator.

Fish Screening Cost-Share Program

Water users may apply for cost share funding and/or a tax credit to assist with the installation of fish screening devices, by-pass devices, and fish ways.  Water users may include:  individual users, irrigation districts, state agencies, municipal suppliers, commercial industries, watershed councils, Soil and Water Conservation Districts and others.  There are a few project types that are ineligible for this program and they include: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) projects operated solely for hydropower generation, projects associated with a water right issued since January 1. 1996, and projects with a Federal agency listed as the applicant.

Water users interested in more information on the cost-share program or to apply for cost share assistance are encouraged to contact the screens coordinator for their area.

To request assistance with a fish passage project, please contact your regional field coordinator.

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