Oregon DEQ is working with Start Consulting to ensure that the Materials Management Grant Program is equitable and just. As part of the process, Start Consulting is conducting listening sessions with past (funded and unfunded) and future program grant applicants and other interested parties.

The Listening Sessions will help understand and identify:

• Barriers and opportunities that exist for applicants

• The application process from the applicant/interested party perspective

• Challenges and opportunities in grant implementation and reporting

• Gaps that need to be addressed

• How applicants are engaging with issues of equity and inclusion

• Which voices are still not being heard or included

• How to simplify the application process

 

Register below to attend one of the three 1.5-hour sessions opportunities to engage with other past and future applicants and DEQ staff. Your input and insights will help guide the next steps for an equitable grant program. One attendee will be randomly selected at each session to receive a $75 gift card. Registrants must be present to be eligible.