Linked below for downloading is the 2005-2007 Benton, Linn, Lincoln, and Lane Regional Investment Board Application for funding from the Regional and Rural Investment Program. The BL3 Regional Investment Board is soliciting applications for proposals to create or retain jobs in the four County region. The BL3 RIB has established an open solicitation process for applications that meet certain basic criteria. The RIB’s economic development professional partners are available to work with interested parties to submit an application briefly describing their proposal.

The Bl3 RIB wants to support projects that create jobs through the appropriate use of RIB funds balanced with the use of other funds. The BL3 RIB wants proposals that will create or retain at least one job for every $3000 of RIB funds requested, and that include a mix of funding from the RIB and other sources that result in five dollars ($5) of matching funds for every one dollar ($1) of RIB investment.

All applications submitted will be forwarded to the BL3 RIB Projects Committee. The Projects Committee will review the applications. Applications that the Project Committee determines warrant full review because they meet the RIB criteria listed here, are ready to proceed, and meet performance measures established by the BL3 RIB, will be recommended to the full BL3 RIB. No application will finally be approved and no project will be funded until it has been approved by the RIB and the County Commissioners of the four participating Counties have agreed with the RIB decision.

Please return applications to Drew Foster at dfoster@ocwcog.org  or at Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments, 1400 Queen Av. SE, Suite 205A, Albany, OR 97321. We encourage you to submit applications electronically. For questions, contact Drew (541) 924-8458 or Milo Mecham at Lane Council of Governments, (541) 682-4023 or mmecham@lcog.org .

A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to describe in more detail the BL3 RIB criteria and to address questions about the application is available. Check the FAQ page to see if your question can be answered there. We will be posting some of the common questions we receive on that page.