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Thirty-Five Oregon Schools and Emergency Services Buildings will Undergo Seismic Retrofits and Improvements through State Grant Program
Salem, OR — The buildings Oregon communities will depend on in the face of a seismic disaster will be stronger and improved with a new round of seismic rehabilitation grants from Business Oregon. The state agency announced 35 grants totaling $74,478,834 this week in the sixth round of funding from the program.
The Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program is a state of Oregon competitive grant program that provides funding for the seismic rehabilitation of critical public buildings, particularly public schools and emergency services facilities. It is one of the infrastructure programs Business Oregon administers to help develop livable and prosperous communities, in addition to the agency’s business development work.
With this round, now 252 schools and 108 emergency services buildings have been awarded $456,732,427 in funding for improvements since the program’s first awards in 2009. The program was created by the Oregon Legislature in 2005, and transferred to Business Oregon in 2014.
Public K-12 school districts, community colleges, and education service districts are eligible for the grant program. For emergency services facilities, the emphasis is on first-responder buildings. This includes: hospital buildings with acute inpatient care facilities, fire stations, police stations, sheriff's offices, 911 centers, and Emergency Operations Centers.
The current round of projects awarded include:
School Buildings
| Organization |
Project |
Award |
| Ashland School District |
Ashland HS Humanities Bldg. |
$2,438,880 |
| Astoria School District |
Astoria Middle School |
$1,794,093 |
| Baker School District |
Baker Middle School Gym |
$2,365,785 |
| Butte Falls School District |
Butte Falls Elementary |
$2,497,645 |
| Cascade School District |
Cascade Junior High Original Bldg. |
$2,139,400 |
| Central Point School District |
Crater High School Gym |
$2,452,715 |
| Central Point School District |
Hanby Middle School Bldg. A |
$2,488,920 |
| Creswell School District |
Creslane Elementary School |
$2,405,790 |
| Dallas School District |
LaCreole Middle School Gym |
$2,046,735 |
| Dayville School District |
Dayville Gym |
$2,037,663 |
| Eagle Point School District |
Eagle Point HS Classrooms |
$2,490,020 |
| Lane Education Service District |
Westmoreland Phase 1 |
$2,378,365 |
| Lane Community College |
Building 19 |
$2,500,000 |
| Lebanon Community School District |
Lebanon HS Gym |
$2,474,249 |
| Lincoln County School District |
Oceanlake Elementary |
$2,499,090 |
| Marcola School District |
Mohawk HS |
$2,495,485 |
| Medford School District |
Central Medford HS Gym |
$2,499,070 |
| Monument School District |
Elementary School & Gym |
$2,454,215 |
| North Wasco School District |
The Dalles HS Gym |
$2,276,980 |
| Oakridge School District |
Oakridge HS Gym & Auditorium |
$2,499,708 |
| Perrydale School District |
Perrydale Gym & Cafeteria |
$2,342,562 |
| Portland Public Schools |
Lent School |
$2,500,000 |
| Reynolds School District |
Reynolds High School |
$2,500,000 |
| Riddle School District |
Riddle High School |
$2,499,070 |
| Roseburg Public Schools |
John C. Fremont MS Gym |
$2,499,980 |
| Scio School District |
Scio Middle School Gym |
$1,547,940 |
| Wallowa School District |
Wallowa School Gym |
$2,287,425 |
| Yamhill Carlton School District |
High School Original Gym |
$1,485,380 |
| no data |
Total |
$64,897,165 |
Emergency Services Buildings
| Organization |
Project |
Award |
| Chiloquin Fire and Rescue |
Fire Station 1 |
$863,860 |
| City of Jacksonville |
Jacksonville Fire Station |
$1,346,620 |
| Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance Dist. |
Fire Station 21 |
$1,478,205 |
| Klamath County Rural Fire Protection Dist. |
Fire Station 4 |
$1,260,420 |
| Parkdale Rural Fire Protection District |
Parkdale Station |
$1,438,991 |
| Sheridan Fire District |
Sheridan Fire Station |
$2,092,758 |
| City of Myrtle Point |
Myrtle Point Fire Station |
$1,100,815 |
| no data |
Total |
$9,581,669 |
Media Contact: Nathan Buehler // 503-689-3559
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