Baker City Downtown seeks Letters of Intent for 2025 Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant
By Garrett Christensen on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER CITY – (Release from Baker City Downtown) Baker City Downtown is soliciting project letters of intent (LOI) for the 2025 Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant funded by Oregon Main Street, State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. BCD is seeking projects that rehabilitate historic structures in our downtown district. Projects should directly lead to new businesses, commercial opportunities, or investments happening downtown. Successful projects will be in a state of readiness or can quickly proceed to construction once the grant is awarded.
The purpose of the OMSRG grant program is to: acquire, rehabilitate, or construct buildings on properties in designated downtown areas statewide; and facilitate community revitalization that will lead to private investment, job creation or retention, establishing or expanding viable businesses, or creating a stronger tax base.
LOIs will be accepted by BCD from January 13 – February 14, 2025, for review by the BCD Grants Committee. The Grants Committee will score each project, perform site visits at the top scoring projects, then make their grant application selection by February 21, 2025. Once selected, the BCD Executive Director will work with the selected project manager to complete the grant application by March 13, 2025. The state will then review all applications and make their final award notifications in May 2025.
Important Upcoming Dates
- January 13 at 9a: BCD begins accepting LOIs
BCD is launching the search for rehabilitation projects downtown. If you have a project you would like to submit a letter of intent for, go to the Grant Opportunities page on our website for more information.
- February 14 at 12p: Deadline to submit LOIs
BCD will conclude the search for rehabilitation projects at noon on Friday, February 14, 2025. LOIs must be submitted in one pdf file to bakercitydowntown@gmail.com. Late, incomplete, or ineligible projects will not be accepted for review.
- February 17-21: Grant Committee meets
The Grant Committee will meet this week to score eligible project LOIs. Site visits will be conducted at the top scoring projects, and the final selection will be notified by Friday, February 21.
- February 24-March 13: Grant Application work
The selected grant project manager will work with BCD Executive Director to complete the full grant application.
- March 13 at midnight: Grant Application due
The full grant application for the selected grant project must be submitted by midnight.
Baker City Downtown is a local, 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to preserve and enhance the vitality and character of our community through the beautification, promotion, and development of downtown Baker City. BCD is affiliated with Oregon Main Street and follows the Main Street America 4-Point Approach to community revitalization. BCD accomplishes its mission through various events, projects, activities, and grants. The 2025 OMSRG is a significant way in which BCD fulfills its mission to our community.
Baker City Downtown is incredibly excited to launch the search for our 2025 OMSRG project applicant, rehabilitating historic downtown structures for the benefit of the entire community.
Ariel M. Reker
Executive Director
(541) 283 – 6963
director@bakercitydowntown.com
bakercitydowntown.com/grant-opportunities
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See the Grant Solicitation Guide below:
