[OMS_MANAGERS] Free 4-Pt Point Refresh Workshop; Local Food Free Webinar; Travel Oregon Grant; USDA Grant

Mon Jun 5 10:37:09 PDT 2017

[cid:image001.png at 01D2DDE6.B0A07CD0]Join us for a special free ½ day workshop on the Main Street Four-Point Refresh, Friday , July 14th , 2017, 8 a.m. to noon, in Pendleton. Our speaker is Kathy La Plante with the National Main Street Center. The refreshed Main Street Approach is a common-sense, strategy driven framework that guides community based revitalization efforts. Building off three-decades of success, this updated model harnesses the social, economic, physical, and cultural assets that set a place apart, and ultimately leads to tangible outcomes that benefit the entire community. While the workshop is free, you must register to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/main-street-four-point-refresh-workshop-tickets-34870982046<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/main-street-four-point-refresh-workshop-tickets-34870982046?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text>

Speaker Bio: Kathy is a Senior Program Officer and Director of Coordinating Program Services at the National Main Street Center. Kathy's expertise at the Center is building organizational capacity, developing promotional programming and strategic planning for communities working to improve their downtowns or neighborhood commercial districts. She has worked in the Main Street field for over 25 years, as a local executive director, the New Hampshire Main Street coordinator and at the National Main Street Center. She works throughout the U.S. providing training for cities of all sizes using the Main Street Approach® to downtown revitalization.

Hotel Accommodations: A room block is reserved at the Oxford Suites, 2400 SW Court Place, Pendleton. You will need to call to get the special rate, 541.276.6000, and let them know you are there for the room block for the Oregon Main Street Network.
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Free Webinar: Local Food: The Secret Ingredient for Vibrant Downtowns - Wed, June 14, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Whether you are a foodie or a farmer, local food is something to embrace. In small towns, the local food movement is doing more than putting meals on plates-it is nourishing economies by keeping farms vital and downtowns alive. Join the Citizens' Institute on Rural Design® for a free hour-long webinar on how farmers' markets and food co-ops are addressing their local community needs while stimulating downtown development. To register for this webinar, click here.
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Travel Oregon Competitive Grants - Draft Guidelines Available; Grants Open in July
The Travel Oregon Competitive Grants Program makes awards available to eligible applicants for projects that contribute to the development and improvement of local communities throughout the state. These projects support Travel Oregon's mission of 'a better life for Oregonians through strong, sustainable local economies.'  To be eligible for funding, projects must be for tourism purposes and demonstrate a direct tie to the mission of Travel Oregon. Download<http://industry.traveloregon.com/content/uploads/2017/04/Small-WCPGuidelinesApril2017DRAFT.pdf> the draft Competitive Small Grants guidelines. Final guidelines will be published before the application opens, July 10, 2017.
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USDA Grants
USDA's Rural Housing Service has set a July 25th deadline for qualified intermediary organizations to apply for Rural Community Development Initiative<https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2017/05/26/usda-seeks-applications-community-development-grants> funding through which they will "provide technical assistance and training to help nonprofit organizations and communities develop their capacity to undertake housing, community facilities or economic development projects."  Applicants must have "capacity-building experience" for the projects in which they will be involved and must provide matching funds "at least equal to" the amount of their grants.  Grants awarded under the competition will range from $50,000 to $500,000 and activities can include "homeownership education, minority business entrepreneurship, strategic community planning or assistance to access alternative funding sources.

USDA's Rural Housing Services has set a July 24th deadline local governments, non-profit organizations & Federally-recognized Tribes to apply for Community Facilities Technical Assistance Grants<https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2017/05/24/usda-seeks-applications-grants-support-development-rural-community> of up to $150,000 each.  Authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill, the grants enable rural communities to hire specialized personnel, pay for feasibility studies, retain consultants to prepare financial assistance applications and identify and plan for long-term community facilities needs and, specifically, to prepare applications for USDA Community Facilities loans & grants.  "Too often, rural community organizations lack the technical expertise they need to access federal dollars," said USDA Secretary Perdue.  The technical assistance promotes "Increased access to federal funding will help build essential community facilities, and will allow rural areas to thrive."

Archived broadcast of HUD's Using the Federal Historic Tax Credit for Affordable Housing<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex3QzLe87bQ&feature=youtu.be&hootPostID=b6ca8693a990830136f31436358068cb> Webinar now available for viewing.

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