[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up: congrats, grant deadlines, conference registration

[STUART Sheri * OPRD]

  1.  Congratulations to Aumsville, Toledo, and Talent! They were all recipients of one of the $25,000 T-Mobile grants. T-Mobile has pledged $25,000 grants each to 25 communities over 5 years. This is the first round of recipients. T-Mobile partnered with Main Street America and Smart Growth America on this program. Here's what the grants will fund in Oregon:

*  Aumsville: Create space for small businesses to use for Saturday Market Days and to support park use with a community gathering space

*  Talent: Revitalize space in Depot Building to help it be a focal point of gathering, collaboration and innovation for decades to come

*  Toledo: Transform rural Toledo's Main Street through business beautifications and murals, leading to a vibrant economically resilient downtown corridor

For more info, see: https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/you-get-a-grant-and-you-get-a-grant-t-mobile-to-bolster-25-small-towns-nationwide



  1.  Upcoming grant deadlines:
     *   Oregon Arts Commission "Arts Build Communities" - Deadline Oct 1: The Arts Build Communities grant program provides $3,000-$7,000 matching support to arts and other community-based organizations for projects that address a local community problem, issue or need through an arts-based solution. Click here for more info<https://www.oregonartscommission.org/grants/arts-build-communities>
     *   National Trust Preservation Funds Grants Now Open - Deadline Oct 1: Click Here<https://forum.savingplaces.org/build/funding/grant-seekers/preservation-funds?utm_medium=email&utm_source=update&utm_campaign=grants> for more info. Grants from National Trust Preservation Funds (NTPF) are intended to encourage preservation at the local level by supporting on-going preservation work and by providing seed money for preservation projects. These grants help stimulate public discussion, enable local groups to gain the technical expertise needed for preservation projects, introduce the public to preservation concepts and techniques, and encourage financial participation by the private sector. A small grant at the right time can go a long way and is often the catalyst that inspires a community to take action on a preservation project. Grants generally start at $2,500 and range up to $5,000. The selection process is very competitive. The review process is generally completed within ten weeks of the application deadline, and applicants are notified via email once the review process is complete.
     *   Independent We Stand's 6th Annual America's Main Streets Contest has started. You can now nominate your favorite Main Street or other small business group to receive $25,000! Click Here<https://mainstreetcontest.com/?mc_cid=698a20a968&mc_eid=87df2caca4> for more info.
     *   Register to win a Main Street Makeover from Rokusek (parent company of Maestro). Click Here<https://www.maestrocm.com/main-street-makeover/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sharpspring&sslid=M7GwMDcyMrO0NDIzBwA&sseid=MzIyNTCxMDE3tgQA&jobid=32a4eb19-25ad-4254-a9d6-ad9071b07033> to register - applications accepted through October 1, 2021. Rokusek is a full-service marketing firm that has a passion for historic downtowns and Main Street. In recognition of all that Main Streets have been through over the past two years, Rokusek is going to give away a Main Street Makeover tailored to your community. Rather than saying "we're giving away a new website, or new brand", they want you to tell them what you need and the impact it will have on your organization.



  1.  Oregon Main Street Conference, October 6-8 -Click Here to register and for more information<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/omsconference.aspx>
Take advantage of the virtual format and our super low group rate of $150 to invite all your board and committee members as well as city partners to attend the conference. Note: Discounted Group Rate Ends on September 30 so make sure to register sooner that later! To take advantage of this special rate, register under the group rate by September 30th and then email Kuri Gill at kuri.gill at oregon.gov<mailto:kuri.gill at oregon.gov> the following info for each attendee by October 1:

Name

Organization (if applicable)

Mailing address

Email address

Phone number

               Thank you to our sponsors!

Platinum: Transportation Growth Management, Indow, and Pacific Power

Gold: Business Oregon

Silver: MIG & Energy Trust


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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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