[OMS_MANAGERS] Oregon Main Street Round-Up | December 17, 2025

[AMABILE Cam * OPRD]

Hello Main Street Managers,

Can you believe that this is one of our last Round-Ups of 2025? That being said, it's full of things that you need to look at and consider for the beginning of the year including required reports, surveys, and calendar dates to be aware of. Please at least read through the OMS updates section. Please have a happy holidays and a wonderful new year if we don't hear from you until after then!

What's inside:

  *   OMS Updates: Third Thursdays: Proxi, Reporting Reminder, OMS Salary & Budget Survey, OMS Board Institute, OMS Holiday Schedule
  *   Funding Opportunities: National Association of Realtors, Oregon Community Foundation, America 250th, Catalyst Design Grant, Amex Small Business, AARP Community Challenge
  *   Community Highlights: Oregon's T-Mobile Grant Winners
  *   Learning Opportunities: Oregon DOJ Resources - Sanctuary State Law Resources, Nonprofit Governance
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.

OMS Salary & Budget Survey | Access Survey Here<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026OMSBudgetSurvey>
If you are an Accredited, Designated, and Affiliated Main Street organization please complete the annual OMS Salary & Budget Survey. The deadline for this survey is the same as the quarterly reporting deadline of January 10th, 2026.

Board Institute 101 | January 21,20 26, 8:30 - 10:00 am | Registration<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J9p4gP2JQxyHkaip0hoAFg>  OMS Board Institute is for board members who are new to Main Street or current board members who would like a refresher! You are also welcome to share the link with board member candidates. Registration is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Also, encourage any board or potential board members to register even if they can't attend. They will get a link to the webinar and will have a 2-week window to watch. In this session, we cover:

  *   Overview of the nationally recognized Main Street Approach(tm),
  *   Introduction to the Oregon Main Street Network, and
  *   Grounding in the legal duties of board members and typical roles and responsibilities.

OMS Holiday Schedule & MOM Calendar
Due to the holiday schedule and internal trainings at Oregon Heritage, MOM will not occur again until January 22nd. Communities are welcome to host their own in the interim and share that information over the listserv. Also, Oregon Main Street staffing will be limited from December 18th through early January with both team members taking time off throughout the holidays. Please know we will respond to email as we are available and in the office.

Community Highlights:
Oregon Communities Win T-Mobile Grants | T-Mobile Announcement<https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobile-marks-20m-in-hometown-grants-reaching-450-communities>
Congratulations to the communities of Jefferson and The Dalles for being recipients of the T-mobile Hometown grants this round.

Funding Opportunities:
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 (Open Now) | 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: ORDOJ Edition
Community Toolkit for Sanctuary State Law | Access Link<https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/sanctuary-promise/community-toolkit/>

  *   If you missed Mornings on Main at the beginning of the month, this website holds much of the information and resources that were covered by the DOJ folks who joined us.
  *   This video covers the content that we received during the MOM call if you'd like to watch: DOJ Sanctuary State Law<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkQEzC5zwKY>

Nonprofit Management | Access Link<https://www.doj.state.or.us/charitable-activities/>

  *   Whether it's filing your annual reports, figuring out what's legal and what's not, legal board roles and responsibilities this is the website at DOJ to bookmark.


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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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
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