GRANT WRITING + RESEARCH

As part of our support to clients, we offer grant research and writing services to secure additional funding that make environmental design, education and community involvement approaches a reality when financing is tight.

Successful grants secured have included funding for: stormwater management and eco roofs, resiliency planning, solar panels for affordable housing and a solar cultural kiosk, architectural feasibility studies to support commercial building owners to pursue mixed use additions above existing buildings, creating design guidelines, development of tools and resources for zero energy building design education, and funding for community center art and building improvements.

Below is a sample of the types of grant projects we have worked on to assist our clients:

• $100,000 ODOE Resiliency Planning Grant for Resilient Civic Campus | City of Yachats
• Grant Research & Recommendations for Stormwater Outreach, Education & Community Engagement | Multnomah County Drainage District (MCDD)
• $5,000 Portland Clean Energy Fund Mini-Grant for Sustainable Southeast Community Coalition to engage BIPOC communities via two events: a green building tour and Peace Day Cultural Celebration 
• $5,000 Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF Mini-Grant for Alejandro Barragan to add solar to a Día de Muertos mobile art gallery 
• $70,000 Solar Installation & Education for Jolene’s First Cousin Affordable Housing (with Guerrilla Development)
• BIPOC Engagement Pop Up Market (with Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association) | Venture Portland
• $20,000 Zero Energy Buildings Communications Toolkit (with New Buildings Institute)
• $2,000 Community Engagement Grant (with Richmond Neighborhood Association for Design Guidelines) | SE Uplift
• $40,000 Eugene Stormwater Management Demonstration Home (with Habitats Inc.) | Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB)