<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span>Accreditation Work Group,<br><br>Please note that the application to apply for an OHA VISTA member for 2013-2014 is actually due by 5pm on <b><u>April 26</u></b>, the last email had a misprint. Information about the application below.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am attaching the application to apply for an August 2013-2014 Oregon Health Authority VISTA member. The applications
<u>are due by 5 pm on Friday, April, 26, 2013</u>. We have changed the application due to some program changes, so please review carefully. In addition, the VISTA Assignment Description (VAD) needs to be more detailed and have a stronger tie to the VISTA anti-poverty
mission. I have also attached a document, "How to Write Effective VADs". Please read that document and use as your guide. Finally, I have attached a sample VAD from Marion County that you may also want to review as another resource.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please make sure to mark on the application whether or not you will be able to cost-share: $11, 136 for rural Oregon, or 11, 352 for metro areas for the year. Based on final CNCS approval, we hope to have 13 standard positions which will
cost $ 2,500 (slight increase from last year) for the year and then at least 7 cost-share positions. If your site can cost-share, you will have a stronger chance to be guaranteed a VISTA resource.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I will be out of the office all of this week (April 8-15). However, Alyssa Bostian (<a href="mailto:alyssa.bostian@state.or.us" target="_blank">alyssa.bostian@state.or.us</a>) will be able to answer questions in my absence. Thank you for your interest
in the OHA VISTA Partnership Project, we look forward to another great service year!<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Akiko<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Akiko M. Berkman, MPA, MPH</b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">State Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator/ ESAR-VHP Project Officer<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Health Authority/AmeriCorps*VISTA Partnership Project Director
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<p class="MsoNormal">Health Security, Preparedness and Response Program<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 465B Portland OR 97232<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:%28971%29%20673-1363" value="+19716731363" target="_blank">(971) 673-1363</a> office<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:akiko.berkman@state.or.us" target="_blank">akiko.berkman@state.or.us</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Erin Mowlds, MPH</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Local Accreditation Manager</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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