FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Clackamas County Office of Tourism 2025-2026 Strategic Investment Program is open and accepting applications. This program provides funding for the development of new or existing tourism-related, visitor facing projects and experiences within Clackamas County.

$500,000 is available during this cycle for eligible projects.

• The maximum request that will be considered is $500,000.
• The minimum request that will be considered is $25,000.
• No matching funds are required, but additional consideration is given for projects that have a 10% or greater documented cash match.

The submission deadline for completed applications is December 4, 2025 at 5pm PT. 

Eligible applicants include:

• Non-profit organizations (with evidence of IRS tax-exempt status and current registration with the Oregon Corporation Division.)
• Federally recognized tribal governments
• Cities, counties and special districts
• State and federal agencies

Projects must support at least one of Tourism’s five-year strategic priorities. Strategic Priorities and examples of eligible projects include:

Building Value

• Rebuilding campgrounds or day-use areas destroyed by wildfires
• Adding additional parking spaces to a popular trailhead

Thriving Economy

• Installation of infrastructure that allows water trail users or cyclists to secure craft/bicycles and equipment while they explore local communities
• Community wayfinding to help direct visitors from an attraction to a downtown area

Environment         

• Completion of a multi-modal path that links to existing trails so visitors have non-motorized access to multiple communities and points of interest
• Installation of EV charging stations at a popular point of interest

Access and Inclusion

• Adding ADA accessibility improvements to campgrounds, sites or amenities
• Creation of an exhibit at a local museum that highlights the experiences and contributions of under-represented groups

Flow

• Making improvements to a boat ramp or landing located along a water trail that creates dedicated loading/unloading areas for non-motorized watercraft that will alleviate conflicts with motorized-water craft users
• Projects that support congestion mitigation

October 22, 2025 | 9am-10am: Informational Webinar (Click to view)

October 27, 2025: Application Portal Opens

November 5, 2025 | 12pm-1pm: Informational Webinar 

December 4, 2025 | 5pm: Application Portal Closes

Week of February 16, 2026: Decision Notifications Sent

February 25, 2026 | 1pm-2pm: Grantee Orientation

Mid-April 2026 | Initial Distribution of Award Funds (50%) * Dependent on a grantees submission of required funding documents

The Application Portal for the FY2025-26 Strategic Investment Program can be accessed here. 

New users will need to create an organization account and set up a user profile in order to access the application.

If you previously created a profile but can't remember your password enter the email address you used to set up your profile into the signing window and follow the "Forgot Password" prompts. 

If your organization has an account in the system but the individual who created it is no longer with your organization email funding@mthoodterritory.com and request that a new user be added to your account.

• Program Guidelines: Click to download 
• Application Questions: Click to download
• FAQ Sheet: Click to download
• Budget Form: Click to download 
• Letter Of Partnership Template: Click to download
• Informational Webinar Recording: Click to view
• PowerPoint presentation from Informational Webinars: Click to download
• 2025 Grant Award Media Release: Click to view
• 2024 Grant Award Media Release: Click to view

If you have questions about the Strategic Investment Program or experience difficulty creating or logging on to your user profile, contact funding@mthoodterritory.com. 

If you would like to be added to our Funding Opportunities distribution list, please sign up here. 

Event sponsorships are available for visitor-facing events held within Clackamas County that demonstrate broad positive economic impact for the community in which they take place.

Priority will be given to new events, where plans exist to grow/enhance existing events and/or organizers intend to promote their event to more diverse and audiences outside the region.

Sponsorships from $500 to $1,500 can be awarded. The level of sponsorship offered will be based on considerations that include:

      - length of event (single or multiple consecutive days or event season/series)
      - duration of event (number of hours)
      - attendance size
      - scale/scope of promotion
      - open to the general public
      - likelihood of drawing out-of-area attendees
      - alignment with Tourism’s Strategic Priorities

Event sponsorships are only available to event organizers. Organizations are eligible to receive one (1) event sponsorship per calendar year quarter. Funds awarded are not a guarantee of future funding for the same event.

Requests for sponsorships will be considered no more than six (6) months in advance of event. Requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to event start date. Sponsorships will be offered while funding is available.

Request Process:

Complete an on-line Request Form.

Requests will be reviewed and replied to within two (2) weeks. If approved, requestors will need to submit a County Vendor Packet with an IRS W-9 Form if one is not already on file.

If you have questions about Event Sponsorships please email Funding@mthoodterritory.com. (please set Subject Line to "Event Sponsorship Inquiry")

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:   

LOGOS FOR EVENT SPONSORSHIPS/GRANT AWARDS

Instructions

Use either of these logos for event sponsorship recognition or project funding acknowledgment materials/communications where Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory/Clackamas County Tourism provided financial support. The logo is available for use in White and Green. The preference is to always use the white logo over a photo or solid color background. If placed on white please use the color logo.