PRESS RELEASE: Business Oregon Awards Nearly $90 Million

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 22, 2024

Business Oregon Awards Nearly $90 Million to Support the Seismic Safety of Oregon’s Emergency Service Buildings and Schools

Business Oregon is pleased to announce Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program (SRGP) awards of $26,111,710 to Emergency Service Projects and $55,842,944 to School Projects. The SRGP is an extremely competitive grant program that provides funding for the seismic rehabilitation of critical public buildings, particularly public schools and emergency services facilities in Oregon. This year, Business Oregon received over 100 applications requesting almost $240 million in funding.

Public K‐12 school districts, community colleges, and education service districts are eligible for the grant program. For emergency services facilities, the emphasis is on first responder buildings. This includes hospital buildings with acute inpatient care facilities, fire stations, police stations, sheriff’s offices, 9‐1‐1 centers, and Emergency Operations Centers.​ Eligible activities for a SRGP award include structural improvements (including non-structural); architecture and engineering; and project management.

Below are the grant awardees from the Emergency Service Projects group:

City of Baker City-Baker City Fire Station                                        $2,497,600

City of Bay City-Bay City Fire Station                                                $2,497,513

Christmas Valley RFPD-Christmas Valley Fire Station                 $1,970,860

City of Coos Bay-Eastside Fire Station                                              $1,125,284

Echo Rural Fire Protection District-Echo Fire Station                   $1,873,631

Grant County Sheriff’s Office-Emergency Support Facility           $1,600,261

Hauser Rural Fire Protection District-Hauser Fire Station           $2,219,871

Jefferson Fire District-Fire Station 60                                               $2,499,411

Knappa Fire District-Svensen Sub-Station                                       $1,092,354

Town of Lakeview-Lakeview Fire Station                                          $2,499,420

Nestucca Fural Fire & Rescue-Station 85                                          $2,498,470

City of Pendleton-Fire Station 2                                                          $2,499,795

Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District-Station 23                        $1,237,240

Below are the grant awardees from the School Projects group:

Ashland SD-Ashland HS Science Bldg                                              $2,500,000

Alsea SD-Alsea Gym & Office Addition                                              $2,480,800

Central Point SD-Crater HS Old Gym                                                $2,499,860

Colton SD-Colton HS Classroom Wing                                              $2,499,080

Creswell SD-Creswell HS Academic Bldg.                                         $2,055,520

$2,452,540

For more information on the Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program, please visit www.oregon.gov/biz.