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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>2. National Preservation Funds grant program - deadline Feb. 3</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #232323; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri>3. National Endowment for the Arts Releases Funding Guidelines for Our Town program</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #232323; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>The Cultural Trust enriches the lives of all Oregonians by increasing access to culture across the state, supporting programs that fuel our economy, inspire our children, and make Oregon a great place to live, work and play. These activities would not be possible without a unique private-public partnership that allows a generous tax credit ($500 for individuals, $1,000 for couples filing jointly, and $2,500 for corporations). <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>In the ten years between 2003 and 2013, the Trust provided 12.7 million dollars in grant funding to Oregon’s 1,300 cultural groups, which helped fuel the economy by attracting visitors and employing residents; inspired over 500,000 young Oregonians through cultural programs; and engaged people through outreach projects in communities across the state. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>The Oregon Legislature recently reauthorized the Trust tax credit until 2020, enabling donors to give to any of Oregon’s cultural non-profits and match that gift to the trust. </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.culturaltrust.org/tool-kits"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Calibri>Download information to help you communicate about the trust</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>. Remind donors they can double support for heritage by matching their gift to your organization with a gift to the Trust – and claiming the tax credit. Include Trust donor solicitation inserts with your end-of-year fund raising materials – and don’t forget to add a Trust bookmark in your thank you letters. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>The Trust grows when your organization grows. </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.culturaltrust.org/"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Calibri>Spread the word</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri><STRONG><U>2. National Preservation Funds grant program - deadline Feb. 3</U></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Are you working on a preservation project and need seed money to help kick-start your planning efforts? Is your organization undertaking a new educational effort aimed at engaging new audiences in preservation? If the answer to either question is yes, you may be eligible for funding from the National Trust Preservation Funds grant program.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Grants from the <A href="http://my.preservationnation.org/site/R?i=hMMWY30fQ6dKgDX_pjPAZA"><SPAN style="COLOR: #00689f">National Trust Preservation Funds</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for planning and education projects. These grants help stimulate public discussion, enable local groups to gain the technical expertise needed for particular projects, introduce the public to preservation concepts and techniques, and encourage financial participation by the private and public sectors. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Grants range up to $5,000 and require a dollar-for-dollar match. Full eligibility requirements and grant guidelines, along with a link to our application, can be found at <A href="http://my.preservationnation.org/site/R?i=UZyip7RkfoLXrraeTpqIog"><SPAN style="COLOR: #00689f">http://www.preservationnation.org/funding.</SPAN></A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face=Calibri>Applications are now being accepted for our <B>February 3, 2014</B> deadline. Not ready to apply just yet? Don’t worry. The program has three deadlines throughout the year. If you have any questions please contact the grants office at </FONT><A href="mailto:grants@savingplaces.org"><SPAN style="COLOR: #00689f"><FONT face=Calibri>grants@savingplaces.org.</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=Calibri> or 202-588-6277. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><U>3. </U></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #232323; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>National Endowment for the Arts Releases Funding Guidelines for Our Town program</U> - </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #232323; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Now available on the National Endowment for the Arts website are the <A href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMDIzLjI0NDIxMDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTAyMy4yNDQyMTA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3ODMzMTM4JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyeUBtYXJrZXRla2luYy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcnlAbWFya2V0ZWtpbmMuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&116&&&http://arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town"><SPAN style="COLOR: #1d5782">guidelines and application materials</SPAN></A> for Our Town, the agency's primary creative placemaking grants program. Pending availability of funding, grants will range from $25,000 to $200,000. Our Town will invest in creative and innovative projects in which communities, together with arts and/or design organizations and artists, seek to: improve their quality of life; encourage greater creative activity; foster stronger community identity and a sense of place; and revitalize economic development. <A href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMDIzLjI0NDIxMDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTAyMy4yNDQyMTA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3ODMzMTM4JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyeUBtYXJrZXRla2luYy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcnlAbWFya2V0ZWtpbmMuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&117&&&http://arts.gov/news/2013/national-endowment-arts-releases-funding-guidelines-our-town"><SPAN style="COLOR: #1d5782">Click here</SPAN></A> to learn more about the types of arts engagement, cultural planning, and design activities will be considered. A <A href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMDIzLjI0NDIxMDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTAyMy4yNDQyMTA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3ODMzMTM4JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyeUBtYXJrZXRla2luYy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcnlAbWFya2V0ZWtpbmMuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&118&&&http://arts.gov/event/2013/fy-2014-our-town-grant-guidelines-workshop-webinar"><SPAN style="COLOR: #1d5782">webinar</SPAN></A> will be held on November 4 2013, 2:00pm EST to provide more information. <A href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMDIzLjI0NDIxMDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTAyMy4yNDQyMTA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3ODMzMTM4JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyeUBtYXJrZXRla2luYy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcnlAbWFya2V0ZWtpbmMuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&119&&&http://arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/our-town-frequently-asked-questions"><SPAN style="COLOR: #1d5782">Click here</SPAN></A> for Q&A’s about Our Town. E-mail any inquiries to <A href="mailto:OT@arts.gov"><SPAN style="COLOR: #1d5782">OT@arts.gov</SPAN></A>... Deadline: Jan. 13, 2014 at 11:59 PM ET </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV>Sheri Stuart, Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Oregon Main Street</DIV>
<DIV>725 Summer St., Suite C</DIV>
<DIV>Salem, OR 97301</DIV>
<DIV>503.986.0679</DIV>
<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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