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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT: 11px/1.5 arial, helvetica, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 9px; COLOR: #000000" class=gd_p align=left>March 4, 2013</P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT: 11px/1.5 arial, helvetica, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 9px; COLOR: #000000" class=gd_p align=left><SPAN>The USDA Rural Development Oregon State Office is soliciting concept papers for fiscal year 2013 for the <A style="COLOR: #2910f0" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMzA1LjE2MjE3NjkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDMwNS4xNjIxNzY5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDMwMTc1JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ORrbeg.html">Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program</A>. Specific details and program contacts can be found online for two separate RBEG competitions.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT: 11px/1.5 arial, helvetica, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 9px; COLOR: #000000" class=gd_p align=left>Due to the current budget situation, funding for this year’s competition is not guaranteed. However, with the possibility that there will be some amount of funding available, Oregon is proceeding with our call for concept papers. </P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT: 11px/1.5 arial, helvetica, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 9px; COLOR: #000000" class=gd_p align=left><SPAN>Questions related to the Rural Business Enterprise Grant in <STRONG>Oregon</STRONG> may be directed to a <A style="COLOR: #2910f0" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMzA1LjE2MjE3NjkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDMwNS4xNjIxNzY5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDMwMTc1JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ORbcp.html">local Business and Cooperative Specialist</A>. </SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/">www.oregonheritage.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Oregon Main Street is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.</EM></DIV>
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