Program Contact
Dana Lucero - Dana.Lucero@oregonmetro.gov (Send Email)

Financial Contact
Mary Anderson - mary.anderson@oregonmetro.gov (Send Email)

Who can apply
Community Placemaking grants support community-driven initiatives, and partnerships are key to a competitive proposal. Given that, anyone meeting the following conditions can apply:

• Community-based organizations with nonprofit status.
• Community groups or individuals without nonprofit status must partner with a fiscal sponsor, such as a state certified, federally approved 501(c) nonprofit or a public agency. That fiscal sponsor must have must have a federal employer tax ID number and capacity to contract with Metro. Learn more about a fiscal sponsor’s role in the application handbook beginning on page 6.
• Public agencies must have community partners involved in the implementation of the project and a plan to involve the broader public.
• (New) If you are a past recipient of a Community Placemaking grant and your project was exclusively an event (spanning a single or multiple days), you may not reapply the year following your award.

Minimum grant requirements

• Projects must be located within the Urban Growth Boundary.
• Projects must be completed by Fall 2021.
• Projects must be clearly achievable given proposed resources and personnel.
• Projects proposed in public spaces must have a clear plan to gain support and appropriate permits from the local jurisdiction.
• Teams implementing the project will be responsible for carrying insurance coverage and for the proper use, accounting and reporting of grant funds. Metro reports all grant distributions to the IRS.

Placemaking: People’s connections to each other and to places they care about are strengthened.
- Addresses a community challenge or opportunity
- Prompts people to interact with each other
- Uses art as a tool to bring people together or influence their community
- Helps people feel a stronger connection to the place(s) where the project happens
- Strengthens the things that make a place unique or valued

Equity: People of color and members of historically marginalized communities have power and resources to influence their neighborhoods and communities.
- Directly benefits people of color or members of other historically marginalized communities
- Led by or actively supported by communities of color or other historically marginalized communities
- Strengthens cultural and community assets
- Provides opportunities for expression of culture
Partnerships: People’s efforts are maximized because they work in partnership with each other and with Metro.
- Involves partnerships that bring different or new groups together
- Encourages collaboration among community partners
- Engages the public in the planning for and participating in the project's implementation
- Enhances regional efforts where Metro is actively engaged
Leadership: People participate in projects and decisions that affect them.
- Gives opportunities to emerging leaders
- Builds individual and organizational capacity for civic engagement