United Community Partners – Eastern Oregon In Halfway to receive $20K grant

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Monday, May 11th, 2026 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories

HALFWAY — A nonprofit community development organization in Halfway will receive new grant funding, thanks to the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF). United Community Partners – Eastern Oregon (UCP) will receive $20,000 through OCF’s Community Grant Program. The award was announced with their latest round of funding.

UCP reports their mission is to assist individuals and groups in carrying out projects that will be of economic and/or social benefit to our area’s communities.

According to OCF, United Community Partners will “…use the flexible grants where they matter most — on anything from stabilizing staffing, strengthening essential programs or maintaining the infrastructure that allows organizations to serve their communities.”

252 Community Grants were awarded throughout the state, amounting to a record-setting $4.77 million total. Nearly half of the grants went to organizations focused on economic vitality and livability.