Tualatin seeks charitable nonprofits to gift thousands of dollars in grants

The city of Tualatin is looking for charitable nonprofit organizations inside the city to support with a total of $50,000 in grants through its Outside Agency Grant Program. From now until Aug. 30, those organizations that qualify, can receive what historically have been $1,000 to $5,000 grants per organization.

“In the last funding cycle, fourteen agencies received funding, which went towards providing essential health care services to uninsured and underserved individuals, delivering support for basic needs such as meals and hygiene, direct assistance for victims of violence, rental housing assistance, and more,” according to a city news release.

Those eligible organizations should align with the city’s 2030 vision plan. That vision includes striving to be:

An inclusive community that promotes equity, diversity, and access in creating a meaningful quality of life for everyone;A connected, informed, and civically engaged community that embraces our city’s diversity;A thriving and diversified economy that includes living wage jobs, increased tourism, and sustained financial stability for the whole city;Safe, vibrant, and accessible gathering places throughout the city that build and celebrate our whole community;An efficient, accessible, innovative, sustainable, and connected transportation system that effectively and safely meets the needs of our entire community;Safe, desirable, welcoming, and sustainable neighborhoods with housing that is available for all; andAn environmentally active, sustainable, responsible, and forward-thinking community that values and protects our natural resources, inhabitants, and habitat.

Those interested should visit www.t ualatinoregon.gov/citycouncil/outside-agencies-grant-program .