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County hears midyear updates from five special‑project grantees, including water, forest restoration, mentoring and shelter expansions
Summary
Five recipients of the county’s FY26 special project grants presented midyear updates: Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative ($15,000), Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project ($10,000), Friends of the Children ($12,500; reported funding gap), Newberry Regional Partnership ($5,000), and Shepherd's House Ministry ($15,000; leveraged $3M FHLB grant).
At a midyear report Jan. 14 the Board of County Commissioners received updates from five organizations funded through the county’s FY26 special project grant program. Presenters summarized progress, outcomes to date and near‑term needs.
Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative (Deschutes River Conservancy) — Lisa Seals and Alex Ahrens described a multi‑stakeholder basin planning process now in phase 5, said the group has restored close to 350 cubic feet per second of streamflow across projects and noted recent transfers that will provide roughly 28,000 acre‑feet to North Unit Irrigation District during the irrigation season; the…
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