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

Thu May 28 08:58:11 PDT 2026

Hi Main Streeters!

I'm sorry I will not be able to make the mornings on main call today. HDP
is facilitating a tax workshop for small businesses this morning.
Navigating today's tax landscape is daunting and we are trying to shed some
light and offer tools that can help. Wish I was with y'all.

Harrison

Harrison Butler
Executive Director
Hillsboro Downtown Partnership
The Downtown HIVE
233 SE Washington St
Hillsboro, OR 97123
503-640-6145
www.downtownhillsboro.org

On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 16:54 AMABILE Cam * OPRD <
Cam.AMABILE at oprd.oregon.gov> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> *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
>
>
> *___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________*
>
> Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
>
> schedule: Tuesday – Friday, 7A – 5:30P
>
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/725+Summer+St+NE,+Ste+C+%0D%0A+Salem,+Oregon+97301?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> cell: (971) 720-8998
>
> 725 Summer St NE, Ste C
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/725+Summer+St+NE,+Ste+C+%0D%0A+Salem,+Oregon+97301?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> Salem, Oregon 97301
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/725+Summer+St+NE,+Ste+C+%0D%0A+Salem,+Oregon+97301?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
>
>
> 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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