[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Roundup

[STUART Sheri * OPRD]

Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant Workshop – Save the Date
We will be offering a virtual application workshop for the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant on Friday, January 14, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., with Kuri Gill, our Grants and Outreach Coordinator. The workshop will cover the application process including tips for success. Registration information will be coming soon. In the meantime, please check out our resources at: https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/grants.aspx

Info Update
NMSC shared that the Revitalizing Small and Local Businesses Act<https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3340?s=1&r=5> was introduced in the Senate last week via a bi-partisan effort between Senator Padilla<https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-wicker-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-revitalize-small-businesses/> (CA) and Senator Wicker<https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2021/12/wicker-padilla-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-help-revitalize-small-businesses> (MS). This legislation would create a new program within EDA to provide support to networks of business district organizations, such as Main Street programs.

Educational Opportunities and Resources
Main Street America Institute Course Calendar and Discount
Registration is open for the Main Street America Institute professional development courses for 2022. If you register for all Advanced Principles courses by January 10, you get one of them free. Grow your Main Street revitalization toolbox and get guidance from experts in the field on topics ranging from sustainable organization to leadership development to quality design. Learn more about courses offered throughout 2022 and register at https://mainstreet.talentlms.com/

National Main Street Center’s Main Street Now Conference: Registration Opening in January
Registration for the 2022 Main Street Now Conference<https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreetnow/now2022> in Richmond, Virginia, will open in January! Held May 16 - 18, the conference will celebrate the community resilience and reinvestment championed by Main Street programs through the COVID-19 pandemic and begin envisioning strategic opportunities to strengthen and expand commercial districts as we emerge into a new economic future. Head to mainstreet.org/now2022<https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreetnow/now2022> for more details on the conference, including registration rates and hotel information.

Smart Growth America’s Equity Summit
Improving racial disparities is a fundamental part of smart growth. But how can smart growth advocates put that truth into practice, and do it better? In January 2021, thousands from across the country joined Smart Growth America’s first Equity Summit and heard compelling speakers inspire them to take action. This Summit is back for a second year with an incredible lineup of inspiring thought leaders and practitioners who will continue explaining why it’s necessary to advance racial equity through smart growth, but this year, the Summit will go more in-depth on how advocates and leaders can do that. Register now to be a part of the Summit on January 11-13, 2022. Learn more<https://bit.ly/3FvK94g>.

Partner Funding Opportunities
T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program
T-Mobile's Hometown Grant program is investing big in small towns by awarding up to 100 towns a year with project funding—up to $50,000 each. Recipients are selected and awarded on a quarterly basis, so towns with populations less than 50,000 are eligible and encouraged to apply. Interested in applying for a future Hometown Grant? Learn more<https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants>.

Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program
The Orton Foundation is inviting resident-driven groups in small cities and towns to apply for $10,000 in startup funding to implement the Community Heart & Soul model. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more<https://www.communityheartandsoul.org/seed-grants/>.


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Sheri Stuart (she, her, hers) |  Oregon Main Street
Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Depart.
Cell: (503) 551-3705
www.oregonmainstreet.org<http://www.oregonmainstreet.org>
725 Summer St NE, Ste C
Salem, Oregon 97301
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