Grants
Metro is proud to provide funds for local projects that help create livable communities. Find information about Metro grant opportunities for topics of particular interest to you.
Build capacity for your organization to serve North Portland neighborhoods
Apply now for Metro's North Portland community enhancement grants. Learn more
In our region, there is no shortage of innovative and compelling ideas to help make this a great place to live, work and play. Metro is proud to inspire real change by awarding grants to support hundreds of improvement projects – large and small – around the region.
Where does Metro get the money?
In some cases, Metro collects a surcharge on regional solid waste services and redistributes it through competitive application processes. Community groups use Metro grant awards to enhance neighborhoods and restore nature in the urban area.
Metro is also a pass-through grantmaker, managing the flow of all federal transportation planning funds into our region and allocating funds for priority projects. Metro also distributes millions of dollars from the region's natural areas bond measure to innovative projects that enhance nature in urban areas.
metro grant opportunities
Community enhancement grants
Opportunities to receive grants for projects that benefit North and Northwest Portland, Oregon City and Forest Grove...More
Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants
Metro is now accepting grant applications for capital projects that re-green and re-nature neighborhoods...More
Nature in Neighborhoods restoration and enhancement grants
Connecting people to their watershed through hands-on restoration activities and environmental education...More
Community planning and development grants
This grant program provides cities and counties with the planning resources necessary to prepare land for development and achieve the shared goals of the 2040 Growth Concept...More
Regional Travel Options grants
Grant funds are available to nonprofit organizations and government agencies for projects that reduce drive alone auto trips and improve air quality...More
Regional flexible funding for local transportation priorities
Every two years, Metro selects transportation projects and programs to receive approximately $60 million in federal funding. Metro is now seeking public comment on how to allocate 2010-2013 flexible funds in the region...More
Related documents
- Metro grants brochure 118K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 30, 2010
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Other available grants
Regional Travel Options grants
Learn about grants available to reduce the number of people driving alone, improve air quality and address community health issues. Learn more
From vision to action
Field trips to a working farm yield results
The Sauvie Island Center used grant funds to develop lessons that hundreds of North Portland schoolchildren learned in the fields at Sauvie Island Center about food, farming and the land. Fresh as leafy greens, crisp as carrots, and tasty as a turnip or radish, the lessons come to life in a take-home recipe book.
Boots on the ground
Wise water and waste manager earns "big gulp" from efforts
An industrial manufacturer in Northwest Portland proves that economic vitality does not have to come at the expense of ecosystem health. Using grant funds to install nature-friendly designs, Owens Corning decreases average water use by 25 percent - that's 400 gallons of fresh water per production hour!