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<div><font color="#1F497D">Dear Partners – </font></div>
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<div><font color="#1F497D">I am pleased to let you know that the annual <b>Transportation and Growth Management</b><b> (TGM)</b><b> grant program</b> has released its annual <b>request for proposals</b>, and has asked us to help spread the word. As a reminder,
many jurisdictions (cities, counties, tribes) seek these funds when they need to start the process of updating a comprehensive plan, transportation plan, pedestrian plan or other type of community plan. (TGM funds often pay for the consulting teams that typically
lead a fairly involved process of scoping issues, reviewing data, conducting public engagement, and drafting the plan.)</font></div>
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<div><font color="#1F497D"><b>Importantly for public health, o</b><b>nce again this year, TGM is </b><b>supporting our statewide efforts to bring health into conversations about land use and transportation planning. They are awarding up to 10 </b><b>bonus </b><b>points
(out of 100) for innovation, and </b><b>specifically</b><b> </b><b>call out </b><b>the example of engaging </b><b>public health</b><b>!</b><b> </b><b>Please s</b><b>ee the application materials below. </b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#1F497D">I recommend that you reach out to your local community planning and development contacts and see if they are planning to submit – and if appropriate, determine how you can play a role to inform their work, so that we can make healthy
options in reach for all.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#1F497D">Here is the announcement. Thanks and best of luck! Please contact your liaison if you would like to discuss this further. </font></div>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font face="Georgia" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">We wanted to let you know that the 2016 TGM grant application materials are now available. We emailed them to all who sent in pre-applications
and are starting to publicize them more broadly. The application materials are posted on our website: <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/pages/grants.aspx"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/pages/grants.aspx</u></font></a>, along with
example applications from previous cycles and other resources.</span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font face="Georgia" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">We would appreciate if you could help us spread the word. </span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font face="Georgia" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">As a reminder, TGM planning grants are awarded on an annual basis. There are two categories of grants: Transportation System Planning,
and Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning. Eligible applicants include cities, counties, councils of government on behalf of a city or county, and tribal governments. Certain special districts are eligible, such as transportation districts, metropolitan
planning organizations, ports, mass transit districts, park and recreation districts, and metropolitan service districts. School districts may be eligible as part of a joint application with a local government for an otherwise eligible project. Eligible applicants
may join together to propose a project, such as a multi-county TSP or multi-city or city-county corridor plan. Grantees must provide a match of 12% or more of the total project cost, in the form of cash, staff time, monetized volunteer time, and direct project
expenses.</span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Applications will be due June 10<font size="1"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><sup>th</sup></span></font> and TGM will announce
the grant awards in August, after our August Advisory Committee meeting. </span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Thanks so much for your help with this!</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:3pt;"><font face="Arial"><b>Heather Gramp, MPH</b></font></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:3pt;"><font face="Arial"><i>Policy Specialist</i></font></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:3pt;"><font face="Arial">Public Health Division</font></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:3pt;"><a href="mailto:heather.gramp@state.or.us"><font face="Arial" color="blue"><u>heather.gramp@state.or.us</u></font></a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><font face="Arial">971-673-0630</font></div>
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