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State Community Resilience Coalition (SCRC) Grant Program


The State Community Resilience Coalition (SCRC) Grant Program is a new state-funded grant program. Funding was provided by the Oregon State Legislature during the 2023 biennium to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to establish this program. The purpose of the grant program is to support Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COADs) that are active in emergency preparedness, response, or recovery efforts within their community.


Application Link: 

https://emergencymanagement.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9AjRi8x7oaPNQA6

Application Deadline: 

Wednesday, April 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM

SCRC Grant Program Interested Applicant Information Session: 

Friday, April 11, 2025 from 12:00 PM-2:00 PM.

Teams Meeting Link

OR

Dial in by phone: +1 503-446-4951

Phone conference ID: 436 909 632# 


For specific SCRC Grant Program questions, contact:


Quinn Butler, State Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL)
Oregon Department of Emergency Management
971-388-4743
quinn.butler@oem.oregon.gov


For accounting questions, contact Grant.Accounting@OEM.oregon.gov. Be sure to include the grant or grant number you are referring to in your subject line.


Required Document to Apply

Supporting Documents Needed (As Applicable):

  • Examples of past organization response activities
  • Examples of recent organization emergency preparedness or resilience activities
  • Examples of organization disaster recovery activities
  • Signed letters of support from a city, county, or Tribal emergency manager
  • Signed letters of support from individual member organizations

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Qualified applicants include any community organization active in disaster, as defined in ORS 401.123. This consists of any “cooperative organization comprising representatives of nonprofit, governmental, business and faith-based entities that works ​within a local community to prepare for, build resilience against and recover from emergencies by performing functions including any of the following: ​

  1. Providing local coordination of federal or state support 
  1. Serving as a primary local disaster recovery organization 
  1. Assessing local needs following a disaster and determining locally informed plans for action 
  1. Facilitating communication with local communities, including vulnerable populations 
  1. Leveraging philanthropic and other private funding and coordinating with philanthropic entities 
  1. Facilitating disaster case management, including providing a central hub for allocating resources for unmet needs 
  1. Providing emergency-related services and support to the local community. 

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is responsible for identifying existing community organizations active in disaster in Oregon and determining whether they meet the eligibility criteria described in this section. Any existing COAD, Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster (VOAD), or Long-Term Recovery Group that performs as part of its core mission, any one or more of the functions in the list above may be eligible to apply. The primary work (greater than 80 percent) of the Qualified Applicant must be in emergency preparedness, response, or recovery to be eligible to apply for these grant funds. ​​

State Community Resilience Coalition Grant funds must be used by the grant recipient to perform any one of the functions that help the community organization active in disaster (COAD) perform functions pursuant to ORS 401.123. These functions include: 

  1. Providing local coordination of federal or state support 
  1. Serving as a primary local disaster recovery organization 
  1. Assessing local needs following a disaster and determining locally informed plans for action 
  1. Facilitating communication with local communities, including vulnerable populations 
  1. Leveraging philanthropic and other private funding and coordinating with philanthropic entities 
  1. Facilitating disaster case management, including providing a central hub for allocating resources for unmet needs 
  1. Providing emergency-related services and support to the local community

Eligible expenses, for example, could include funding for a position to help the COAD facilitate communication within the community and expand its network (function “d" in the list above). In this example, grant funds could also be used to help cover outreach activities and associated costs such as travel and staff training in support of this function. 

Additionally, administrative costs—not to exceed fifteen percent of the overall grant award—are considered eligible expenses.  

The eligible expen​ses must be used by the grant recipient to support at least one of the functions listed above within the locality in which it operates. The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) maintains ultimate authority on whether the work proposed by the grant recipient is an eligible expense or not. The grant agreement between OEM and the grant recipient will describe the permissible purposes of the grant. The grant recipient is encouraged to check with OEM whether the proposed work is within one of the functions listed in this section to ensure it is an eligible expense.  

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Funding for this grant program is limited to the current state biennium, ending June 30, 2025. A total of $74,805 is available to support COADs with expanding and strengthening their networks and building their capabilities to help communities prepare for, build resilience against and recover from emergencies. The maximum grant award is $24,935. Final award amounts may vary based on the number of Qualified Applicants, the Qualified Applicant's demonstrated needs, and the strength of the application. The selection committee reserves the right to adjust award amounts to maximize the impact of this grant across the applicant pool. These funds are immediately available in full for selected grant recipients.