Back at it for another biennium

Funding Continued for 2025-2027 through the Oregon Legislature

Program partners, community members, and people employed through Oregon Conservation Corps funded programs have been anxiously watching the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session to see if Oregon Conservation Corps would receive state funding again. We are happy to announce that Oregon Conservation Corps will be receiving $5 million dollars through the Legislature’s “Christmas Tree Bill” HB 5006. While the bill is yet to be signed by Governor Kotek, we don’t expect any delay from her or her office.

three crew members sit on the open bed gate of a truck that is stacked with cut wood

Crew members from AntFarm Youth Services and LeafCutter

Grantee Program Partners for 2025-2027 include:

  • Alternative Youth Services (planning grant); Coos county
  • AntFarm Youth Services and LeafCutter; Wasco and Clackamas counties
  • Burns Paiute Tribe; Jefferson county
  • Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and Heart of Oregon Corps; Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties
  • Community Services Consortium; Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk counties
  • Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians; Douglas county
  • Eastern Oregon Workforce Investment Board; Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties
  • Integral Youth Services; Klamath county
  • Lake County School District; Lake county
  • Lomakatsi Restoration Project; Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties
  • Northwest Youth Corps; Jackson and Josephine counties
  • Phoenix School of Roseburg; Douglas county
  • Wallowa Resources, Wallowa county

Counties listed were those included in each organization’s application. In many cases, Oregon Conservation Corps grant dollars only go to support a portion of the work that these outstanding partners are doing throughout the state. Their impact goes beyond Oregon Conservation Corps specific employment and treatments. Congratulations to all of those receiving another round of funding!