Focused Investment Partnership (FIP) Grant Program
Forecasted
Focused Investment Partnership (FIP) Grant Program supports Oregon conservation partnerships in carrying out strategic restoration and related projects to achieve measurable ecological outcomes.
Funder: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2028 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5 million per biennium and $15 million over six years per partnership (2026 solicitation caps)
Summary: FIP funds partnership-led conservation initiatives guided by strategic action plans and addressing Oregon’s board-identified ecological priorities.
Key Information: A one-hour virtual pre-application consultation with OWEB is required for eligibility.
Description
The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) uses Focused Investment Partnerships to support high-performing partnerships pursuing conservation initiatives of significance to Oregon. Initiatives must follow a strategic action plan, address a board-identified ecological priority, and work toward clear, measurable ecological outcomes through integrated, results-oriented approaches.
Eligible work plans can include engagement, technical assistance, restoration, monitoring, land acquisition, and water acquisition projects. The board’s priorities cover aquatic habitat for native species, dry-type forest habitat, estuary habitats, oak and prairie habitat, Oregon closed lakes basin wetland habitats, and sagebrush or sage-steppe habitat. Funded initiatives track conservation outputs and progress toward restoration goals.
