Eligibility: Individual farm businesses are not eligible. Applications must come from a nonprofit organization, tribal nation, or a government entity.

Region: Statewide in Oregon

Notes: 5% cash or in-kind match required from non-OWEB sources.

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s (OWEB) Natural and Working Lands (NWL) fund provides financial incentives and technical support to help Tribes, landowners, land managers, and environmental justice communities adopt practices that support natural climate solutions. Incentivizing natural climate solutions is part of Oregon’s comprehensive strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Distributing these funds builds on OWEB’s longstanding commitment to watershed health, while also allowing for greater emphasis on community co-benefits such as air quality improvements from urban reforestation to job creation in under-resourced rural areas.