Submitted Projects

Awarded Projects

Green Energy & Sustainability

Total Submitted: $27,018,044

Received as of 8/14/09: $2,922,348

Army Corps of Engineers in-kind contribution

$615,000 in-kind to Bureau of Environmental Services

• Awarded by the Army Corps of Engineers
• To include the Lower Willamette River Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study in their budget. This study is important to the ecosystem restoration of the Lower Willamette habitat which is home to several listed endangered species
• Contact: Kim Cox, Bureau of Environmental Services

Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the U.S

$286,201 to Police Bureau

• Request submitted to US Department of Justice
• This grant would allow us to retain or re-hire one drug prosecutor who will be available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to assist us in preparing applications for search warrants, legal advice regarding investigations, arrests and the prosecution of targeted offenders
• Contact: Mark Kruger, Police Bureau

Fire Station Construction Grant Program

Amount TBD to Fire Bureau

• Submitted to Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
• Funds used to build new or modify existing fire stations to enhance response capabilities and protect communities from fire-related hazards. Unsafe or uninhabitable structures will be replaced to expand fire protection coverage & meet increased service demand in compliance with National Fire Protection Association standards.
• Application Date: July 10, 2009
• Award Date: TBD

Solar Market Transformation

$400,000 to Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (City will match the award amount)

• Submitted to US Department of Energy
• Funding to support system installations
• Application Date: July 30, 2009
• Award Date: End of October 2009

State Energy Program

$1,690,948 to Office of Management & Finance, Portland Bureau of Transportation, Water Bureau, Parks Bureau

• Submitted to US Department of Energy
• Projects and requests for full or partial funding:
  • City Hall: Variable Frequency Drives $15,000
  • Portland Building: Energy Management System $175,000
  • Portland Building: lighting fixtures $100,000
  • PBOT: 4 Smart Park Garages lighting fixtures $170,000
  • PBOT: SW 3rd & Alder garage retail HVAC $48,000
  • Water Bureau: Vernon Water Tower generator $30,000
  • Water Bureau: Solar Project $500,000
  • PBOT: LED traffic and pedestrian signals $500,000
  • Parks Bureau: St. Johns Tennis Center lighting $77,948
  • Product demonstration: 10 micro wind turbines $75,000
• Application submitted August 10, 2009

State Energy Program

$1 million to Portland Development Commission on behalf of Portland State University

• Submitted to US Department of Energy
• SEP project proposal would expand PSU’s district energy system (expansion service and add a chiller well). It has received favorable review and is invited to submit detailed information by the same August 10 deadline.

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) - Portland Innovation Quadrant

• Funding for 3 projects to support development of quadrant linking PSU, OHSU, OUS Life Science Collaborative, OMSI, and PCC:
  • SW Moody infrastructure improvement
  • SE Water Avenue realignment
  • SW 4th Avenue streetcar realignment
• Application submitted September 15, 2009

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) - Port of Portland, Terminal 4

• Funding for marine and transportation infrastructure projects:
  • Lombard/Burgard improvements
  • Cathedral Park
  • Marcom property development
  • Pier 1 site improvements
  • Automated railroad crossing
  • Berth 405 dock removal
• Application submitted September 15, 2009

Oregon Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund

$1,300,000 combination grant and loan to Water Bureau

• On May 15, Water Bureau received word that the bureau has been awarded funds for replacing submersible pump/motors assemblies with higher efficiency pump/motor assemblies for seven production wells at the Columbia South Shore Wellfield
• Construction to begin no later than Feb. 16, 2010 and be complete no later than Feb. 16, 2011
• The project cost is $1,545,000 and Water Bureau is providing the remaining $245,000
• Awarded is a combination of a $650,000 grant and a $650,000 20 year loan at 3% interest
• Contact: Greg Drechsler, Water Bureau

Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program

$1,622,348 to Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

• Submitted to Environmental Protection Agency
• Anticipated Use of Funds:
  • Purchase and install verified emission reduction technologies (e.g. exhaust filters) on the City of Portland’s, City of Salem’s and Multnomah County’s municipal diesel fleet.
  • Purchase and install fuel operated heaters (a verified idle reduction technology) on Portland and the Multnomah County’s diesel fleet.
  • Pilot clean diesel contracting requirements on a number of upcoming publicly funded construction projects, using funding to purchase and install verified emission reduction technologies on the contractor owned, leased, or rented off-road construction equipment used in pilot projects.
• Contact: Michele Crim, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Transportation Electrification

Amount To Be Determined to Portland Bureau of Transportation, PGE is lead partner

• Submitted to US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• The Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (ETEC) in partnership with Nissan North America submitted a $101,250,000 application on May 15, 2009 to develop the infrastructure to support 1,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in five US cities. Funds can be used for training to support BEVs, BEV purchases and/or charging station installation
• PBOT is told that Portland is one of the five rollout cities in this proposal with PGE as the utility partner

Related press:

Portland Lands Major Upgrade to Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Reuters)

Portland is strategically pursuing federal stimulus dollars to create sustainable jobs and invest in renewable energy sources and innovative green development. By seeking to leverage federal funds for the following projects, Portland is working to maximize our local investment in 21st century solutions to energy issues and enhance future prospects for all Oregonians. Each of these projects is distinctive and transformative.

City Council strongly supports all of these projects as each will create new jobs, build additional long-term capacity in our communities, and support sustainable, nationally replicable development.

In collaboration with the State of Oregon, Portland has sought to move some of these projects forward through the Oregon Way process.

Fiber Optic Broadband Neighborhood Pilot

Fund an open access fiber-to-the-home (FTTP) broadband pilot program in North/Northeast Portland:  Small Business Support Network, Digital Inclusion, Telehealth: Changing the Way People Age in Place, Education for All, and Safe Neighborhoods

• Identified Funding Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Technology Opportunities Program; potential private investor cost share is $10 million providing the 20% match
• Estimate of total project cost:   $50 million
• Applicant:  Office of Cable Communications and Franchise Management
• Proposed Rules: Unfortunately, the definition of “underserved” published in the June 09 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) guidelines appears to preclude Portland and other cities from applying for these funds currently.  The City is looking forward to the possibility of applying for future funds if the eligibility criteria changes.
• Application Deadline for Future Rounds:  To be determined
• Contact:  Mary Beth Henry, Office of Cable Communications and Franchise Management

Portland Community Fiber Network Project

Oregon Sustainability Center                                               

Construction of a “living building” on the campus of Portland State University, utilizing advanced, green building materials that will recycle all water, waste and produce electricity on site, leaving no carbon footprint. The project will allow the study of how building materials perform, how these materials can be improved over time and will study adherence to prescribed behavioral requirements of residents designed to maximize building efficiencies.

• Potential Funding Sources: US Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation grants (to be determined); US Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Construction of Research Facilities (Letter of Intent submitted June 25, 2009)
• Estimate of Total Project Cost:  $100 million
• Application Partner:  Oregon University System
• Application Deadlines:
  • Letter of intent - June 25, 2009
  • US Dept of Energy, District Energy - July 14, 2009
  • US Dept of Energy, Geothermal Technologies Program: Ground Source Heat Pumps - August 6, 2009
• Contact:  Todd Juhasz, Portland Development Commission

Oregon Way submittal

High Speed Rail:  Union Station Multi-Modal Hub

$11,349,756 to Oregon Department of Transporation - Rail Division, Portland Development Commission is sub-recipient

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• Funding Sources:  US Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, High-Speed/Intercity Rail
• Rehabilitate historic Union Station in this multi-modal hub supporting high-speed rail service from Eugene, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia
• Building Rehabilitation-final design/construction:  $7,252,474
• Building Rehabilitation-Preliminary Engineering & NEPA Documentation: $4,097,282
• Desired Application Partner:  Oregon Department of Transportation, Rail Division
• Application Deadline: August 24, 2009
• Contact: Sarah Harpole, Portland Development Commission

High-Speed Rail Oregon Way submittal

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) - N/NE Bikeway Network

$38,400,000 to Metro, Portland Bureau of Transportation is sub-recipient

• Submitted to US Department of Transportation
• Project goal is to implement 54 miles of planned bikeways in a moderate density urban area with 100,000 residents.
• Application submitted September 15, 2009

Prevention and Wellness - Communities Putting Prevention to Work

Amount to be determined, to Multnomah County, Portland Bureau of Transportation is sub-recipient

• Submitted to Centers for Disease Control
• Federal initiative addresses obesity, physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use/exposure with the long-term goal of improving community health.
• Eligible measures include promoting use of public transit, promoting bicycling and walking, signage for neighborhood destinations in walkable/mixed-use areas and signage for public transportation, bike lanes, & bike boulevards.
• Letter of intent due October 30, 2009
• Application deadline: December 1, 2009

Page updated: 10/7/09