[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-Up | January 6, 2026

Tue Jan 6 11:58:18 PST 2026

Happy New Year Main Street leaders!
We hope you're having a great first week of 2026, and our Round-Up for the week hopes to help keep that schedule on track. There are important schedule reminders and updates for January for the OMS program, as well as lots of deadlines for grants coming up in the next few weeks. This is one to pay attention to!
What's inside:

  *   OMS Updates: January MOM Schedule, New ED/Staff Orientation, OMS Board Institute, OMS Reporting & Salary/Budget Survey
  *   Funding Opportunities: National Association of Realtors, Oregon Community Foundation, America 250th, Catalyst Design Grant, Amex Small Business, AARP Community Challenge
  *   Community Highlights: Headlight Herald Features OMS Conference Feedback, Indy Walk of Hearts Promotion
  *   Learning Opportunities: MSA Academy

OMS Updates:
January MoM Call Schedule |
January 8th:  Rebecca Hollenbeck graciously volunteered to host the call this week as both Sheri and Cam will be at Oregon Heritage All-Staff meeting. Here's the Zoom link Rebecca set up specifically for this week:
Topic: OMS MOM Meeting
Time: Jan 8, 2026 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/89278984711?pwd=puuTBqUAaqyQZ0T5RoTmlLsvdwHUT8.1

Meeting ID: 892 7898 4711
Passcode: 5r1EAR

Join instructions
https://us05web.zoom.us/meetings/89278984711/invitations?signature=EDa2Iu5fi1LuYCZhi-oLsXseG7C5fgzKTMKnCs89CeI

January 15th: There will be no MOM call this week, due to the OMS Network Meeting.

January 22nd: We'll be back on our normal schedule for Mornings on Main starting on this date. However, since we skipped Third-Thursday we'll have a guest presenter joining us from Main Street America. Tasha Sams, Education Director at MSA will join us to talk about the new and improved Academy on MSA's website. With free and paid courses, there's resources available for every member. Access Link: Mornings on Main Link<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83792327319?pwd=5dDiLoBqsGk2eTUEKWDI1demY1aqM6.1>, Password: 760959

OMS New ED/Staff Orientation Opportunity | January 13, 1 to 4 pm, Zoom platform
New executive directors, staff, or board members are welcome to attend a last-minute orientation that was scheduled for this week. Join Sheri to orient your new staff or board members. Please email Sheri directly if you plan on attending: sheri.stuart at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:sheri.stuart at oprd.oregon.gov>.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82619941473?pwd=MVpSKx1CNoarirgdR589mbvMGVLAWZ.1
Meeting ID: 826 1994 1473        Passcode: 663864

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.

Reporting Reminder | OMS Manager's Portal Access<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/oh/pages/omsnetworkportal.aspx>
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.

Community Highlights:
Headlight Herald Features OMS Conference | Access Link<https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/community/chamber-chatter-driving-downtown-vibrancy-through-new-connections/article_636b91ec-79d7-4f52-b5d3-0c0fca73cfbf.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share>
Tillamook Chamber of Commerce's Membership & Community Partnerships manager Meg Angier is featured in a local news outlet sharing the benefits of attending the OMS Conference.

Independence Walk of Hearts | See attachment.
Looking for some inspiration, check out IDA's promotion materials for their annual Valentine's fundraiser.

Funding Opportunities:
National Association of Realtors Placemaking Grant (Closes - Oct 15) | 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 (Closes - January 13) | 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 (Closes - March 1, 2026) | 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 (Closes - 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 (Closes - January 16th) | 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 (Opens - 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:
MSA Academy Resources for Organizational Health | Access Link<https://academy.mainstreet.org/learning>
New learning resources on managing and maintaining your Main Street organization are available through the new MSA Academy website. Check it out and ask Tasha Sams any questions you may have on January 22nd!

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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