[OMS_MANAGERS] Good News to Share
Charlotte Fugate
charfugate at fmtc.com
Tue Oct 20 06:45:15 PDT 2020
Sheri, How do I get a hold of someone from RDI. They asked two years
ago for space to put on this workshop and haven't heard from them
since. Charlotte
On 10/16/2020 11:25 AM, STUART Sheri * OPRD via OMS_MANAGERS wrote:
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> Oh – that is a great idea! I will check in with them and see what we
> can arrange. Might be a good topic at one of our Mornings on Main calls.
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> *From:* Janel Ruehl <jruehl at coic.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 16, 2020 10:10 AM
> *To:* STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>; Oregon Main
> Street program managers <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Good News to Share
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> Hi Sheri,
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> This is great news! Congrats to the RDI team. I wonder if it might be
> possible for them to give a little presentation on this program to the
> Main Street Network? I would love to understand more about their
> program and any outcomes realized after the first round of pilot
> projects! Perhaps a future webinar?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Janel
>
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 9:31 AM STUART Sheri * OPRD via OMS_MANAGERS
> <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov <mailto:oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>>
> wrote:
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> You might recall that Rural Development Initiative (RDI) applied
> for a USDA Rural Community Development Initiative grant to provide
> enhanced Economic Vitality assistance to main street hub
> communities and surrounding areas last year. It was close but the
> project wasn’t funded. RDI moved forward with other funding to
> pilot the workshop series and assistance in two hubs, Stayton and
> Coos Bay which included other communities in their region, this
> year. It was scheduled to kick-off in spring, but due to Covid
> moved to a virtual roll-out in early summer. RDI applied once
> again for the USDA grant which has been awarded (see press release
> below). The hub communities for this round are:
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> * Chiloquin
> * La Grande
> * Milton-Freewater
> * Ontario
> * Stevenson (WA) but will capture our communities in the Gorge area
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> The workshop series will help build the capacity of the local main
> street organizations to undertake economic development activities.
> Each workshop builds on the concepts from the previous session and
> at the end, communities have the tools to formulate their own
> economic enhancement plans.
>
> Hooray for the great partnership with RDI!
>
> Best, Sheri
>
> *From:* USDA Rural Development Oregon
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> *Sent:* Friday, October 16, 2020 8:01 AM
> *To:* STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov
> <mailto:Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>>
> *Subject:* USDA Invests $110,000 to Fuel Economic Recovery in Five
> Rural Oregon and Washington Counties
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> Investment will support business retention and growth in Klamath,
> Malheur, Skamania, Umatilla, and Union counties
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> USDA Invests $110,000 to Fuel Economic Recovery in Five Rural
> Oregon and Washington Counties
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> /Investment will support business retention and growth in
> Klamath, Malheur, Skamania, Umatilla, and Union counties/
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> *PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 16, 2020* — The U.S. Department of
> Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is investing $110,000 to help
> the nonprofit Rural Development Initiatives (RDI)
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> communities, announced State Director John Huffman today.
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> "Rural Development is committed to working with our partners to
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> pandemic," said Huffman. "With this grant, we are supporting a
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> Rural Development Initiatives will use the grant to establish a
> program to build the capacity of community main street
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> business support ecosystem. This technical assistance will give
> them greater resources and support, help them build more
> productive relationships among businesses, and assist communities
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> areas. The program will span multiple states, and the USDA funding
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> Skamania County in Washington State, to provide technical
> assistance to multiple rural communities.
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> Overall, this project will help rural communities in Oregon,
> southern Washington, and southwestern Idaho increase economic
> prosperity and recover from the current economic crisis by
> supporting business retention and growth, increasing the diversity
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> The funding is being provided through USDA's Rural Community
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