Submit a Pre-Application
The pre-application form will ask you to briefly describe your project and how it meets the program selection criteria. Find more information on eligible projects and the selection criteria. You will also need to identify the fiscal agent for your project and the property owner. Please discuss your project with them. Letters of support from the property owner and fiscal agent are required with the full application.
Submit the completed pre-application.
- By mail: Call the Grant Coordinator for instructions.
- By email: Email completed applications to the Grant Coordinator.
Upon receiving your pre-application, the Grant Coordinator will notify you that your submission is under review.
Submit a Full Application
Once the Grant Coordinator notifies you that your pre-application has been approved, begin completing the full application.
The application deadline is 5 p.m. on November 4, 2025.
Please review and follow the steps below:
1. Review, download, or complete documents
You will complete and submit the full application in WebGrants, but it may be helpful to review and fill out the application beforehand.
The Budget Timeline Worksheet is a required document that will need to be uploaded as part of your application.
2. Prepare additional application information and materials
To submit the full application, you will need to upload the following materials:
- Map: A map with the project site clearly marked. You may submit more than one map. Portlandmaps.com is a useful reference.
- Catchment Area: A map indicating the runoff-generating area that will be managed by your project.
- Photos: Include two or three photos of your project area.
- Site Plan: Include a drawing, diagram, or map that describes the proposed improvements, such as the location of the stormwater facilities, and shows how the water will get there.
- Project Timeline: Complete and include the Project Timeline Worksheet (see above).
- Budget Narrative: Please include a narrative that describes items in each budget category. This can be a Word document with headings for each budget category: Staff/Professional Services, Construction Services, Materials, Supplies, etc.,
- Letters of Support: All projects require a letter of support from:
- The fiscal agent: This is someone within your organization or a partner organization who can handle the money and insurance.
- The property owner(s): To determine the property owner of a parcel of land, look up the parcel at portlandmaps.com.
- For schools, parks, and right-of-way projects: If your project is at a Portland public school, in a Portland park, or in the right-of-way, you will need additional letter(s) of support from representative(s) of that organization.
- Portland Public School projects require letters of support from both the school principal and the school district's point of contact. Contact Aaron Presberg, Portland Public Schools, (503) 916-3279, apresberg@pps.net. For projects at other schools please ask the Grant Coordinator for the district point of contact.
- For projects located in a Portland Parks & Recreation park or natural area, contact Maija Spencer, (503) 823-5593, Maija.Spencer@portlandoregon.gov at least three to four weeks in advance of submitting your application.
- For transportation-related stormwater and landscaping projects in the right-of-way such as landscape (or planting) strips, green streets, and traffic circles or triangles, contact Colleen Mitchell, 503-865-6589, Colleen.Mitchell@portlandoregon.gov.
- Additional letters of support are recommended, if applicable.
- Partners contributing substantial or critical resources to your project.
- Technical experts indicating that your project is feasible (particularly relevant for green streets and ecoroofs).
3. Submit application
Submit your complete application via WebGrants.
Registering for WebGrants
If you need support registering, have general WebGrants questions, or need technical assistance beyond what is provided in the guidance below, please reach out to webgrants@portlandoregon.gov.
WebGrants Instructions for Percent for Green
- After you have signed into your WebGrants account, click on Funding Opportunities.
- In the Funding Opportunities tab, select the program you are applying to: Percent for Green.
- Select Start New Application.
- Enter your Application Title. This can be your project name
- The Primary Contact field will automatically default to the user currently logged in.
- Note: If others in your organization also need access to this application, they must be added as additional contacts. Only users associated with the application will be able to view or edit it.
- Click Save Form Information to save the general information page.
- The Organization Selection field will automatically default to the one you are currently affiliated with. Once completed, click Save Form Information to continue.
- Note: If you are associated with multiple organizations, make sure to select the correct one—only the selected organization will have access to this application.
- Optional: You may choose to share this application with additional contacts.
- To appear in the Additional Applicants box, contacts must be registered in WebGrants and be associated with your organization.
- Only contacts who meet these criteria will be available for selection. You will be able to add them to the application once they appear in the list.
- Click Save Form Information.
- The application and the budget are two separate documents. Select the one you wish to start first.
- You now ready to start the Percent for Green application. Please read and complete all required questions.
- After you have read and completed all required questions click any of the Save Form buttons to save your progress.
- All completed section of the form must be Mark as Complete prior to application submission.
- To submit your completed application, click Submit Application. A green checkmark next to each form indicates that it is complete and ready for submission.
- Note: You can make changes to your application before submission. To do so, click on the name of the form you wish to edit, then select Edit Form. After making your changes, be sure to click Save Form and then Mark as Complete.
- A please confirm message will appear. Click Submit to confirm and proceed with your application submission. Your application has been successfully submitted. Please note that no further changes can be made.