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<p class="MsoNormal">On July 25 from 11:00a to 12:00p (PDT) there will be a free webinar, “Rural Development 101: Funding Opportunities from the USDA”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This webinar will feature representatives from three USDA agencies who will share information about how to access funding opportunities geared to rural areas. The three USDA agencies highlighted will be: Rural Housing Service, which administers
the Community Facilities Program that funds critical infrastructure in rural areas; Rural Business service, which administers multiple loan and grant programs that finance renewable energy and small business ventures in rural areas; and Rural Utilities Service
(RUS), which administers loan and grant programs that finance rural electric, telecommunications and broadband infrastructure.
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There will be opportunity for Q&A, so if you have questions that you would like to direct to the speakers in advance, you may email them to
<a href="mailto:KHanson@ntia.doc.gov">KHanson@ntia.doc.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can register here: <a href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/401845826">
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/401845826</a> If you have additional questions, please follow-up with
<a href="mailto:KHanson@ntia.doc.gov">KHanson@ntia.doc.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Darci<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 </span><span style="color:#002060"><a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">darci.hanning@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"> <br>
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<b>Ask me about Plinkit! <a href="http://www.plinkit.org/" title="blocked::http://www.plinkit.org/">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.plinkit.org/</span></a> <a href="http://oregon.plinkit.org/" title="blocked::http://oregon.plinkit.org/">
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