ORS 401.123: Support for community organizations active in disaster.

(1) As used in this section, “community organization active in disaster” means a cooperative organization comprising representatives of nonprofit, governmental, business and faith-based entities that works within a local community to prepare for, build resilience against and recover from emergencies by performing functions including any of the following:

      (a) Providing local coordination of federal or state support;

      (b) Serving as a primary local disaster recovery organization;

      (c) Assessing local needs following disaster and determining locally informed plans for action;

      (d) Facilitating communication with local communities, including vulnerable populations;

      (e) Leveraging philanthropic and other private funding and coordinating with philanthropic entities;

      (f) Facilitating disaster case management, including providing a central hub for allocating resources for unmet needs; and

      (g) Providing emergency-related services and supports to the local community.

      (2) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall identify existing community organizations active in disaster in Oregon and provide grants for their support. The department shall execute grant agreements with grant recipients obligating recipients to use grant moneys for purposes specified by the department. The department shall determine the permissible purposes for a grant under this section based on the needs of the community organization active in disaster and the locality in which it operates.

      (3) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this section.