[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up: Heritage Conference, Grant Opportunities, and more

Thu Mar 7 14:53:16 PST 2024

Washington Main Street is now accepting session proposals for the Places Conference, set to take place in Walla Walla on October 16-18. Our Oregon Main Street folks are invited to submit session ideas and to attend the conference.  They are interested in session ideas related to preservation of intangible heritage, fostering social connection and healthy communities, adapting historic neighborhoods, and a variety of evergreen topics. Everyone is invited to submit their ideas for hosting presentations, panels, and discussions for this exciting learning event. Visit their website to learn more about the PLACES Conference, review this year's guiding questions, and submit your ideas<https://preservewa.org/news-events/trust-events/revitalizewa/places-call-for-speakers/>. Session proposals are due by March 28.
Oregon Heritage Conference: Make Space, April 17-20, 2024, Forest Grove. LAST WEEK! Early Bird Rate for 2024 Oregon Heritage Conference ends March 13: There is just one week left to get the best rate possible to attend the 2024 Oregon Heritage Conference. Early Bird registration will end March 13 at which point registration costs will go up.
Get conference details and registration information here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx>.
We are looking forward to being all in one place together to:

  *   Enjoy a lively exploration of word histories, linguistic differences, and bias toward non-mainstream dialects with Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett from A Way with Words<https://www.waywordradio.org/podcasts>.
  *   Celebrate with the Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards!
  *   Build understanding with Matika Wilbur and Project 562<https://www.project562.com/blog>
And spreading out throughout Forest Grove and the surrounding area to help you develop ways to Make Space in the work you do through 20 sessions, 6 topical networking meet ups, 5 workshops, 2 demonstrations, 6 tours, and a celebration of amazing heritage preservation work across the state.
Plus, enjoy a historic Oregon town and be sure to take breaks to shop and eat!
Grant Opportunities
The Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant program is accepting applications until March 19: The program funds preservation projects for historic sites, including architectural and engineering services and physical building preservation through subgrants to communities determined rural by the US Bureau of the Census. Click Here<https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservationfund/paul-bruhn-historic-revitalization-grants-program.htm> for more info.

T-Mobile Hometown Grants: The application for the T-Mobile Hometown Grant is open now through March 31, 2024. This five-year initiative awards 25 grants per quarter to small towns and rural communities with populations less than 50,000. Learn more ><https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants>

Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation - Grant priorities in service to or address education, mentorship, arts, creativity, health, and well-being in Oregon and Washington State. We also recognize the need for emergency support pertaining to climate and other natural disasters, and consequently reserve funds to support those needs when they arise. Click Here<https://www.marielamfrom.org/programs> for more information.

An Accessibility-First Approach in Downtown Ruston
In 2010, the city of Ruston, Louisiana, made a commitment to center accessibility in their downtown design. They worked with local partners, like the Louisiana School for the Blind, to make important streetscape upgrades that help people of all abilities navigate the downtown. Amy Stegall, Main Street Director at Ruston Main Street, shared the community engagement and design strategies they used to complete these streetscape improvement projects. Learn how they used an accessibility-first approach to transform the downtown core and the Monroe Street Corridor. Read here ><https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2024/03/05/main-spotlight-an-accessibility-first-approach-in?mc_cid=657e3df97f>

New Season of Main Street Business Insights
Main Street America has released three more episodes of the Main Street Business Insights podcast featuring stories and insights from small business owners and professionals.

  *   Episode 4 features Jennifer Jones, co-owner of Good Times Coal Fired Pizza and Pub in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, who spoke about her experience owning a downtown business in a new community.
  *   Episode 5 features Bobby Boone, founder and Chief Strategist of &Access, who spoke about how retail can be a key economic development driver and ways small businesses add social capital to communities.
  *   Episode 6 features Tiffany Fixter, owner of Brewability, an inclusive craft brewery and pizzeria that employs adults with disabilities based in Englewood, Colorado.
Learn more and listen here ><https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreetbusinessinsightspodcast>

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Sheri Stuart (she, her, hers) |  Oregon Main Street Coordinator
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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Desk:  (503)986-0679 cell: (503)551-3705
725 Summer St NE, Ste C
Salem, Oregon 97301

Visit our website<http://www.oregonheritage.org/>, Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage>, Visit our Blog<http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/>, Join the Oregon Heritage News e-news<https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/Heritage> Check our LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/oregon-parks-and-recreation-department/>.

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