[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-Up | December 9, 2025

[AMABILE Cam * OPRD]

Happy Tuesday Main Street Managers!
This week's Round-Up includes lots of opportunities to fund various projects, some community engagement strategies, and opportunities to learn and grow in the new year. Hope you find something useful!
What's inside:

  *   OMS Updates: Third Thursdays: Proxi, Reporting Reminder, Annual Calendar
  *   Funding Opportunities: National Association of Realtors, Oregon Community Foundation, America 250th, Catalyst Design Grant, Amex Small Business, AARP Community Challenge
  *   Community Engagement Opportunities: Community Visioning Session Guidebook from Georgia Main Street, Community Engagement Workbook from CO Main Street
  *   Learning Opportunities: Retail Trends for '26, Board Development Courses, Neighbors First: Finding Common Ground Podcast

OMS Updates:
Third Thursdays MoM Call | Proxi<https://www.proxi.co/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22383962126&gbraid=0AAAAABxI3DD7eS-MNCFfUpcsGelifqSw2&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylImHzY8U333i98bilOz3xJ63X8O6gNefgoK-oNEBVxUZpyR9aMrhkaAt6vEALw_wcB>
Chelsey Roney from Proxi will join us to chat about their online mapping tools & placemaking services. Access Link: Mornings on Main Link<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83792327319?pwd=5dDiLoBqsGk2eTUEKWDI1demY1aqM6.1>, Password: 760959

Reporting Reminder | OMS Manager's Portal Access<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/oh/pages/omsnetworkportal.aspx>
Annual reports for Connected Communities are due December 31st, 2025. Fourth quarter quarterly reports for Accredited, Designated, and Affiliated communities are due January 10th, 2026. If you are overdue on any reports, please have them submitted no later than January 10th, 2026 to meet your agreement requirements for 2025.

Annual Calendar for 2026 | Access Link<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/2026%20Main%20Street%20Annual%20Calendar.pdf>
Get these dates on your calendar for 2026, please!

Community Engagement Opportunities:
Community Visioning Guide from Georgia Main Street | Access<https://georgiamainstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Community-Visioning-Session-Guide-FINAL_Small_for_web.pdf>
A practical guide with questions to facilitate a community visioning process.

Colorado Main Street Community Engagement Workbook | See Attachment
A 3 page community engagement workbook from Colorado Main Street as a place to start to work with your community.

Funding Opportunities:
New this week! National Association of Realtors Placemaking Grant | Access Link<https://realtorparty.realtor/community-development/placemaking>
Next round opens January 2026. Placemaking Grants fund state and local REALTOR(r) association-led projects that create new, outdoor public gathering spaces and destinations in a community on unused or underused sites.

Oregon Community Foundation Grants (Opens December 2) | Access Link<https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/community-grant-program?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter>
Spring grant cycle is right around the corner. Register for the OCF Info session from 3pm-4pm on December 11, 2025.

250th Grants | Access Link<https://www.oregon250.org/america-250-oregon-grant/>
Both Oregon 250th Grants and National Endowment for the Humanities grants to celebrate the 250th are available.

Catalyst Design Grant, Salazar Architect - Deadline January 13, 2026 | Access Link<https://www.salazarch.com/pro-bono>
This program makes a gift of up to $15,000 in pro bono design services to an organization that owns a property and is looking at options for adding, revitalizing, or completing adaptive re-use to housing, or community-serving commercial spaces. Salazar will work with the organization to develop a series of design recommendations through the lens of our three Design Labs - Community Design, Wellbeing Design, and Sustainable Design.

Amex Shop Small Grant Program (Opens Nov 29) | Access Link<https://mainstreet.org/about/partner-collaborations/amex-shop-small-grant-program?utm_campaign=28821628-Amex%20Shop%20Small%20Grant&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_DgPTFlzSlGibTCfIF3Duv441fpEkkL6HCTmxRMJb546Pg08jxuwdMjuxaMiHzdZiVz0BC3x3gl0cvjJzH3OMDYTKU5pYXbVupSNWyQSHqIinRb9o&_hsmi=389573989&utm_content=389573989&utm_source=hs_email>
To help small businesses grow, innovate, and support their local communities, American Express is teaming up with Main Street America this Small Business Saturday(r) to launch the Amex Shop Small Grants Program. The Program will provide an initial $5 million to fund 250 grants of $20,000 each to eligible small business owners across the U.S.

AARP Community Challenge Grants Upcoming (January 2026) | Access Link<https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/coming-soon-aarp-community-challenge.html?CMP=EMC-DSM-NLC-OTH-LC-2006103-2245502-9710132-NA-10292025-LivableCommunities-f3-challenge-CTA-ALL-Community-&encparam=ETn%2b5BhSuJsooZogjFm2UhHdmdTUXvw46ooCk9YEm%2fw%3d>
AARP's annual "quick-action" grant program funds local projects that help make communities more livable for people of all ages. Applications due in March of 2026.

Learning Opportunities:
READ |

  *   Retail Works: 5 Design Trends That Will Shape Retail in 2026<https://mail.retailworksinc.com/e3t/Ctc/I9+113/d2VdlD04/VWKLLF5_1WK-F9bvBg-27fBW24t7JB5GR6s4N5ZDtS-5nR3bW5BWr2F6lZ3phW8jPVsQ86KKFPW3S-z5G5Xd_64Vrjc5024tw93W28_R611Rd5ZWVMPGQV99ZJdvVYN-vS44gPZDW8cFl0H27Gjs0W91gv-j76WjxqW3q-jYB1392nSW4DS2Hb5-lkclW8vGBF733PdZkW84c18g5Z-yjwW3ByR5Z35wVH5W5H5MVm6jsLpdW3X0cKF4Q25C1W4wqzHY87tCqDW6t27xT1Gcfx5W55K70k1LFN4gW1Vdg0v8P2DhMW1S03Kg3TDmwmDjs3MbCT9PW34V0_s3vQpn2VmDDcr59XQXHW9cmFn47WT7Y4VrKk0z5yw2Z1W8vFRLn7--MJ2W2TsKWm3bjBGwW7GdN1-61ddfyW7jTKG75Ydcb-W3JzqMr6bdTMzW4zv2cd1ZtP4fW92qR9l2RFClkW3DXQdq7318SGVX1t_28YZtnyf3l7h_g04>

DO |

  *   MSA: Strong Boards for Sustainable Leadership Course<https://d5ghn804.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/Y+113/d5gHn804/VWMYw114Zz-TW8G5Rj-3R-RVWW6L2xF55GRBNCN15bQY63m2nnW95jsWP6lZ3nbW5pDb1N2nFxc2W8jR9Tk7ghpsDN6mlMWs15NbNW5fGrlG5LDsBwN29_sKqvPl2MW8z3VlR6_1x0wW37vlpZ5Cm6-cW1pRJrb5gBjYkW8Swcpc1-m-3sW8sc5xL3pCL8wVbn3f25bpWjcW65DMHl6vm2g3W6dYtw62JF997W1xL6lX6fmMg_VdPmvS4s7V-4W2VN4LW6cVR9QW7vKLFd1LjQSfW7MLxWf1wJDxFW7S2Xwl3_1H86W2XHKp46mSWXnW9kz2479kZzYMW54887m6Tz1r8W4bLn792Myg-bV36gh02R_xGfW4ZqNCn1hM7ZDN3tSjsmNCgKpW5Gpd9P6d9G-BW6KfxKC8zF-gdW73ZcBw30ll1dV-3jFJ7F5wsqf1HwDxd04> ($100 members/$150 nonmembers)
  *   Nonprofit Leadership Lab: How to Build the Nonprofit Board of Your Dreams<https://nonprofitleadershiplab.com/free/fixmyboard/?kfl_ln=nonprofits-are-messy-podcast&_gl=1*7pgiqt*_gcl_au*MTgyMTI1Nzc4OS4xNzY1MzA0NjM1*_ga*MTQxOTg1MTk5NC4xNzY1MzA0NjMz*_ga_XKE57DQWNN*czE3NjUzMDkzMzIkbzIkZzEkdDE3NjUzMTAwMDkkajU5JGwwJGgw> (Free)

LISTEN |

  *   Nonprofits Are Messy: Neighbors First: Finding Common Ground<https://joangarry.com/podcast/find-common-ground-neighbors-garret-cathcart/>

Cheers,
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Cam Amabile, CIT & CIG<https://www.interpnet.com/NAI/interp/Certification/Certification/nai/_certification/Certification_Program_Page.aspx?hkey=238a449c-b3c6-4a93-9ebb-ebaeaef7e29a> (she, her, hers) |  Technical Resources Coordinator
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