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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Oregon Health Authority<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">Funding Announcement<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">Total available: $150,000. Maximum single award: up to $5,000.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Office of Multicultural Health and Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Office of Multicultural Health and Services (OMHS) serves as a leader and catalyst in promoting equitable health and human services for communities of color, immigrants and refugees, Indian tribal governments, and other multicultural groups. The Office works with state and local government and community partners to improve health and human services programs and policies for underrepresented populations in Oregon through culturally specific and culturally competent approaches. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">OMHS will fund <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>up to 30</U></B><U> </U>Small Grants in the amount of up to <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>$5,000 each</U></B> to support and advance this mission.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Who is eligible to apply?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">501(c)(3) organizations, or groups that are fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">For additional information and application please refer to the attached word document. Please feel free to pass this on to your networks.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Vivaldi; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Brush Script MT">Alexis<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=1 face=Calibri>Alexis M. Asihene</FONT> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>Community Engagement Coordinator<BR>Office of Multicultural Health & Services<BR>Department of Human Service/Oregon Health Authority<BR>800 NE Oregon St., Ste 550<BR>Portland, OR 97232<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>Ph: 971.673.1283<BR>Fax: 971.673.1128<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000080 size=1 face=Calibri><FONT color=#000000>Email</FONT>: </FONT><A href="mailto:Alexis.M.Asihene@state.or.us"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><FONT size=1 face=Calibri>Alexis.M.Asihene@state.or.us</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=1 face=Calibri>Web: </FONT><A href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><FONT size=1 face=Calibri>http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1><o:p>Adrienne Paige Mullock, MPH, CHES, RYT<BR>Public Health Educator<BR>Oregon State WIC Program<BR>800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 865<BR>Portland, Oregon 97232-2162<BR>Telephone: (971) 673-0054<BR>Fax: (971) 673-0071<BR>adrienne.p.mullock@state.or.us<BR><BR></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></o:p></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>