[OMS_MANAGERS] Grant Opportunities

[STUART Sheri * OPRD]

1.       AARP 2018 Community Challenge Grants - due May 16 : AARP invites you to submit applications for quick-action projects that can help YOUR community become more livable. Applications are now being accepted for small grants to improve housing, transportation, public space and other community elements that support great places for all people of all ages. Last year, Port Orford was a recipient of an AARP grant to building benches with planters. For additional info and a link to a short video:
https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/about/info-2017/aarp-community-challenge.html


2.       Diamonds in the Rough - due May 9: DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH grants are to restore or reconstruct the facades of buildings that have been heavily altered over the years. The purpose is to return them to their historic appearance and potentially qualify them for historic register designation (local or national). These grants are part of the SHPO's Preserving Oregon Grant Program for the 2017-19 biennium. Grants may be awarded up to $20,000. These grants are funded in part by the Oregon Cultural Trust. http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/pages/grants.aspx#Diamonds_in_the_Rough_Grant_Program


3.       TGM Education and Outreach Grants - rolling deadline: TGM Education and Outreach services usually consist of workshops, lecture series, conferences and other public forums. These services are provided at no cost to local governments. Workshops are tailored to individual communities and address a variety of transportation and land-use issues, including topics like:    Active Transportation (health impacts of urban design and transportation networks)

*             Community design concepts to support economically vibrant, walkable, and livable neighborhoods and downtowns

*             Complete Street options for making communities more pedestrian-, bicycle-, and transit-friendly

*             Main Street and downtown revitalization

*             Parking management
TGM also sponsors lecture series and conferences to educate the public and specialized audiences about ways to improve transportation options and community livability. If your community would like to arrange for a TGM workshop or other event, please send TGM a short letter (1-2 pages) covering the following points:

*         Describe the specific issue or problem that you want the workshop/lecture to address

*         Provide a brief background statement explaining the context for the proposed workshop/lecture  (The statement might identify recent or imminent planning initiatives, recent problems or new challenges, and geographical areas within the community to receive focus.)

*         Explain what you want the event to accomplish

*         Explain how you plan to promote attendance at the workshop, lecture, or other event

*         Include a letter or resolution from local decision makers -- e.g., planning commission chair, city council, mayor -- showing support for the proposed event

Send your request to Evan Manvel (evan.manvel at state.or.us). While there are no matching funds required for communities wishing to host an event, communities are asked to do the following:

*         Provide a location and food/refreshments for the workshop, lecture series, or conference - preferably in or close to downtown - that can accommodate desired audiences and handle PowerPoint or similar presentations

*         Provide relevant background materials - e.g., local maps, planning documents, etc. - to the TGM consultants.

*         Promote the event by putting notices in local newspapers, distributing flyers and through other means.
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