(KLZA)-- The Falls City Council approved a resolution authorizing the submission of a letter of intent to apply for a 2026 Civic and Community Center Financing Fund grant in an amount of $375,000 when they met January 5th.

 If approved, the grant wold require a minimum cash match of $375,000. To date, $265,000 has been generated towards the goal with $200,000 of that total from the Stalder Foundation. The remaining matching funds will be raised by the Falls City Creative District. The action by the Council does not commit any City cash funds to the project.

The grant application is in partnership with the Falls City Creative District.

The intent is to create a Falls City Amphitheater Park in the 1500 block of Stone Street in downtown Falls City with an estimated total project cost of $875,000.

The proposed project would include a permanent stage, festival lawn, public art installations, enhanced streetscaping and year-round public restrooms.