The Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $381,262 in grants to 33 organizations throughout the state, including two with local ties.
Benton County was awarded $7,170 to complete projects related to Fort Hoskins, which is located about 12 miles northwest of Philomath. The money will be used to complete plans for a festival celebration, update interpretive signage and to repair the chimney at the Commander’s House.
The grant requires an $8,830 match. Benton County was awarded the full amount that it had requested.
The Oregon State Grange in Salem received a $20,000 grant to preserve, digitize and make publicly available the organization’s historic documents. Philomath resident Jay Sexton serves as the Oregon State Grange president.
The grange was awarded the full amount it requested and the grant requires a $25,000 match. Oregon State Grange was one of eight organizations statewide to receive the maximum grant amount.
The Oregon Heritage Commission competitive grant program is for qualifying organizations and is offered once per biennium for projects that conserve, develop or interpret Oregon’s heritage.