OPRD release - Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $378,971 in grants to 31 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation and access, research, oral history, exhibits, and performance projects. Award amounts ranged $1,656 - $20,000.  Funded projects:  Coquille Indian Tribe, in Coos Bay, to develop and fabricate a display for the traditional dugout canoe fragment housed at the South Slough Reserve visitor center.  Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association, in Coos Bay, to conduct a structural analysis of the theatre’s fly loft.  Keepers of Heceta Head Light station, in Lane County, to update interpretive signs at Heceta Head Light station.  University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, in Eugene, to complete a field school at the Applegate House in Douglas County and complete the processing of information and materials.  Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, in Florence, to produce walking tours.  Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, to assess the Indigenous collection in pursuit of NAGPRA compliance.  This competitive grant program is for qualifying organizations, and is offered once per biennium for projects that conserve, develop or interpret Oregon’s heritage. It is a program of the Oregon Heritage Commission. The Commission works to secure, sustain and enhance Oregon’s heritage. The Commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor and nine agency advisors. Members are chosen from state agencies and statewide organizations, and represent diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds.  The Commission is part of Oregon Heritage, a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. To learn more about the Oregon Heritage Grant or the Oregon Heritage Commission, visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri Gill at [email protected] or 503-986-0685.