[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-Up | May 20, 2026

Wed May 20 16:54:34 PDT 2026

Hello Main Streeters,

Weee’re back! Apologies for a hiatus in the weekly Round-Ups, but we’re back – with a ton of important grant information to consider. Also! Don’t forget, Mornings on Main Third Thursdays is tomorrow/today (May 21st) with Joy talking about Tax Incentives. It’s not one to miss. 😊

OMS Round Up | May 20th, 2026
What’s Inside:

  *   OMS Updates: May “Third Thursday”, Future Third Thursdays, Network Meeting Reminder, Reporting Review
  *   Community Highlights: Beaverton’s Trinket Trail
  *   Funding Opportunities: Oregon Community Foundation x 2, USDA Rural Business Grants, Kinsman Foundation, Metro Community Placemaking, Roundhouse Technical Assistance
  *   Learning Opportunties: RAPID decision making

OMS Updates
Mornings on Main | Third Thursdays
Federal & State Historic Preservation Tax Incentives | Tomorrow May 21, 2026
Joy Sears, Restoration Specialist with Oregon Heritage’s State Historic Preservation Office will share information about the tax incentives available for preservation work. Access Link: Mornings on Main Link<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83792327319?pwd=5dDiLoBqsGk2eTUEKWDI1demY1aqM6.1>, Password: 760959

Upcoming Third Thursdays |
June: c3 vs. c6 | You asked, we answered. Jim White from Nonprofit Association of Oregon will join us to have a conversation about the benefits and pitfalls of registering as 501(c)3 vs. 501(c)6 organizations and process best-practices for both.

July: Healthy Organizations | Clare Blaylock, former Main Street supporter, independent consultant, and current executive director of the Architectural Heritage Center will join us to talk about developing healthy board culture, avoiding executive director burnout, and so much more.

Network Meeting Reminder | June 22nd – 23rd, St. Helens
Reminder for Accredited, Designated, and Affiliated communities – attendance is required at the Network Meeting in St. Helens. Please register by June 12th in order to receive a lunch provided.

How to Reporting Review | Access Link<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83177633856?pwd=QektcY5q96damudua9wcpdijJa3PmL.1>
If you’re new to reporting, need a refresher, or have an oddball question that requires one-on-one support feel free to join in on the reporting review with Cam on June 4th, from 11am to 12pm.

Community Highlights |
Beaverton’s Trinket Trail | Access Link<https://downtownbeaverton.org/meet-beverly-the-beaver/>
Beaverton Downtown Association started a ‘take a trinket, leave a trinket’ trail in their local businesses and other spots around downtown (see attachments) as a part of the Worldwide Sidewalk Joy<https://worldwidesidewalkjoy.com/> project. Developed for $60 per box, Kirsten & team assembled beaver-themed trinket boxes to place in businesses around downtown and created a map for folks to join in the hunt. For more information contact Kirstenagard at gmail.com.

Funding Opportunities:
Rural Business Development Grant Program (USDA) | Access Link<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rd.usda.gov%2Fprograms-services%2Fbusiness-programs%2Frural-business-development-grants/1/0100019e3b5b3e61-bcc40661-206c-4f6a-b995-5e3255e77f72-000000/_Y-Pn2DskjtP841f0tGrnHhQG07-sK-emmZ57rtusSk=452>
A competitive grant program with two categories including business opportunity grants, and business enterprise grants. This program provides funding for business and community initiatives that promote economic growth and job creation. Eligible applicants can include rural cooperatives, state government agencies, towns, and communities, nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher learning, and federally recognized Tribes. Individuals and for-profit businesses or organizations are not eligible to apply. Two separate due dates of June 15th and June 30th.

Oregon Community Foundation – Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant | Access Link<https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/thriving-entrepreneurs-grant-program>
Due June 16th, 2026. 501c(3) eligibility. Entrepreneurs have big ideas and creative ways to solve problems. Still, they often need help developing their business plans, creating go-to-market strategies, recruiting talented teams or board members, and raising money. We know entrepreneurs who are women, people of color, or live in under-resourced rural communities struggle more than others to grow and scale their companies. The Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant provides an open, responsive grantmaking opportunity that offers organizations flexible funding, with prioritized support for those organizations that serve entrepreneurs who are women, people of color, living in under-resourced rural communities, or working in under-resourced sectors such as consumer products. Funding is not available for individuals; OCF makes grants to eligible organizations only.

Oregon Community Foundation  - Community Grants Program | Access Link<https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/community-grant-program>
Community Grants provides funding for organizations addressing the most pressing needs in communities throughout Oregon. For the 2026 Fall Community Grants Cycle, we are funding new or expanding programs and projects, capacity building, and small capital (under $500k). For more information, please check out our Program Guidelines below.

Kinsman Foundation – Historic Preservation | Access Link<https://kinsmanfoundation.org/historic-preservation/>
Kinsman foundation supports historic preservation work and arts/culture support.

Start Prepping – Metro Community Placemaking Grant | Opens August
Are you within Metro’s Urban Growth Boundary<https://gis.oregonmetro.gov/boundary-lookup-tools/ugb-address-lookup>? The Metro Community Placemaking grant supports community-led, equity-focused, arts & culture-based efforts. For information on applying & preparing applications ahead of the August opening, check here.<https://www.oregonmetro.gov/grants/community-placemaking-grants#who-can-apply>

Don’t Forget – Roundhouse Technical Assistance Grant | Access Link<https://roundhousefoundation.org/grant-stories/technical-assistance-grant-tag/>
Pay for staff to attend conferences/trainings, hire consultants for strategic plan, succession plan, or fundraising plan, or purchase highly specialized equipment/software. This small grant opportunity is open to Culture & Heritage organizations as a pilot.

Learning Opportunities |
RAPID Decision Making | Access Link<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0GJKgL8CpE>
Feel like you never get to the decision-making part of a process because you’re stuck in discussion? Think about identifying all the appropriate players and roles in this RAPID decision-making team to fully outline a project beforehand.

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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
schedule: Tuesday – Friday, 7A – 5:30P
cell: (971) 720-8998
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/> or LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/oregon-parks-and-recreation-department/>, Join the Oregon Heritage News e-news<https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/Heritage>.

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