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Wyden, Merkley: More than $1.2 Million to Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal for Service during 2020 Riverside Fire

January 27, 2022

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Oregon will receive $1.23 million in federal reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for emergency protective measures in extreme fire conditions and hazardous debris removal from the Riverside Fire that ripped through Clackamas County in September

Wyden, Merkley Welcome Three AmeriCorps Civilian Community Corps Teams to Oregon

January 20, 2022

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week welcomed three AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) teams working to maintain and recover Oregon’s natural treasures. “AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers do an incredible service building communities back after disaster and keeping green spaces healthy,” Wyden said. “These programs in Eugene,

Wyden, Merkley: More than $2.4 Million to Oregon for Service during 2020 South Obenchain & Almeda Fires

January 19, 2022

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Oregon will receive $2.48 million in federal reimbursement for fire response and hazardous debris removal from the South Obenchain and Almeda fires that tore through southern Oregon in 2020. “Southern Oregon has made incredible progress recovering

Wyden, Merkley: More than $3.6 Million for Fire Suppression Efforts during White River Fire

January 11, 2022

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that more than $3.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) will go toward recovery from the White River Fire that burned in the Mt. Hood National Forest in August 2020. “The White River Fire demonstrated

Merkley, Wyden Announce Reimbursement of More Than $1.5 Million in Federal Funds for Oregon National Guard’s Wildfire Response

January 10, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced $1,560,777.06 in federal funds to cover the deployment of the Oregon National Guard (ORNG) in response to the catastrophic wildfires Oregon experienced in 2020. These funds, allocated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management

Wyden, Merkley: More than $8.2 Million to Oregon for Rural Development Projects

January 4, 2022

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon will receive more than $8.2 million in grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program. “These investments lay critical foundations in our rural communities so Oregonians can continue to live, work,

Merkley, Wyden Announce $20 Million Federal Grant to Support Oregon’s Roads and Highway Recovery from Devastating 2020 Wildfires

December 23, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a $20 million grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) heading to Oregon to assist in the roads and highway recovery efforts from 2020’s massively destructive wildfires. “The effects of the devastating fire season in 2020 are

Merkley, Wyden Announce $500,000 in Build Back Better Regional Challenge Funds for Mass Timber

December 22, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Ron Wyden today announced $500,000 in Economic Development Administration (EDA) funds to research and develop further opportunities for mass timber development in Oregon, through the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge program. These funds will be administered by the

Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $22 Million in Federal Grants Headed to Oregon to Assist in Roads and Highway Recovery Efforts from Severe Storms and Flooding

December 22, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced $21.7 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to assist in recovery efforts from severe storms and flooding that devastated many roads, highways, and communities throughout Oregon in 2020 and 2021. “From the February

Merkley, Wyden, Bentz Announce $10 Million in Additional Funding for Klamath Drought Relief

December 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congressman Cliff Bentz, today announced that $10 million in additional federal funding is headed to the Klamath Basin to help with drought relief and resiliency. This funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation adds to the $33