Business Oregon Awards $3 Million to County Fair Operators to Relieve Pandemic-Related Revenue Losses
JUNE 25, 2024
Business Oregon announces $3 million in grant funding awarded to 34 County Fair
Operators in Oregon that experienced significant revenue losses due to statewide
shutdowns per health mandates that affected Oregon during the COVID-19
pandemic.
In the 2023 legislative session per HB 3410 Section 9 and 10, Business Oregon was
allocated $3 million to provide this grant assistance. This funding is only eligible to
be used for the significant loss of earned revenue or the sale of goods and services
including admission/ticketing, charges for services, rentals, permits and fees,
merchandise, food and beverages, and contracted services and performances
experienced by County Fair Operators. County Fair Operators is defined as a county
fair board, fair association, or fair district that operates a county fair.
The grant amounts awarded were determined equally based off the number of
eligible applicants. The awards ranged from approximately $30,000 – $94,000 each,
depending on how much revenue each county lost.
Below is the list of awarded County Fair Operators.
- County of Baker; Baker County Fair Board
- Benton County Fair Board
- Clackamas County Fair and Event Center
- Clatsop County Fair Board
- Columbia County Fair Board
- Coos County Fair Board
- Crook County Fair Board
- Curry County Fair Board
- Deschutes County Fair Board
- Douglas County Fair Board
- Grant County Fair Board
- Harney County Fair Board
- Jackson County Fair Board; Agency of Jackson County
- Jefferson County Fair Board
- Josephine County Fair Board
- Klamath County Fair Board
- Lake County Fair Board
- Lane County Fair Board
- Lincoln County Fair Board
- Linn County Fair Board
- Malheur County Fair Board
- Marion County Fair Board
- Morrow County Fair Board
- Friends of the Multnomah County Fair, Inc.
- Polk County Fair Board
- Tillamook County Fair Board
- Umatilla County Fair Board
- Union County Fair Board
- Wallowa County Fair Board
- Wasco County Fair Board
- Washington County Fair Board
- Wheeler County Fair Board
- Yamhill County Fair Board
- Oregon State Fair Council dba: Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center
Visit www.oregon.gov/biz to learn more about the County Fairgrounds Operational
Support program.
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