In the 2023 legislative session, Business Oregon was directed to develop and administer a repayable award program under House Bill 2058 to provide financial assistance to eligible employers to mitigate costs associated with Agricultural Overtime Law requirements.

This report covers fiscal years 2023-2024.

For more information, please visit https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/ag_overtime_repayable/Pages/default.aspx

This page was created to attach miscellaneous Enterprise Zone (EZ) programmatic information not directly related other components of the program. Documents uploaded here include reports received by Business Oregon from local governments in fulfillment of ORS 276A.256(6).

For more information on Enterprise Zones, please visit
https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/enterprisezones
From this page, you can also access Transparency Reporting links for Parts A-D of the program.

To access information pertaining long-term rural Enterprise Zones, please visit
https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/enterprisezones/Long-TermRuralEnterpriseZone/Pages/default.aspx

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funds, awarded to communities by the Oregon Legislature through HB 5006 (Section 196) and HB 5202 (Section 417), are federal funds provided to the state by the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program.

This report list projects awarded in Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

For more information, please visit https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/ARPA_Infrastructure_Projects/Pages/default.aspx

Loans from the Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund (EDLF) for Fiscal Years 2016-2024 under ORS 285B.740. The fund provides direct loans to help start-ups, micro-enterprises, and small businesses expand or become established in Oregon.

For more information visit https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/EDLF/Pages/default.aspx

Loans in Fiscal Years 2016-2024 made from the Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program under ORS 285A.430. For more information visit https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/AggieBond/Pages/default.aspx

With coordination and approval from the Governor’s office, Business Oregon makes strategic loans and forgivable loans from the Strategic Reserve Fund. These targeted investments in Fiscal Years 2016-2024 are made to specific projects that create jobs, provide actionable research, or build regional capacity for future growth.

Projects awarded as part of the Emerging Opportunity Fund (EOF) and the Small Business Sustainability Fund (SBSF) as included here as well.

For more information, visit https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/SRF/Pages/default.aspx

Loans from the Oregon Business Development Fund (OBDF) for Fiscal Years 2016-2024 under ORS 285B.200. This a revolving loan fund providing fixed-rate financing for land, buildings, equipment, machinery, and permanent working capital.

For more information visit https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/OBDF/Pages/default.aspx