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<div><b>From: </b>STUART Sheri * OPRD</div>
<div><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, July 9, 2014 4:00 PM</div>
<div><b>To: </b>Oregon Main Street program managers</div>
<div><b>Reply To: </b>Oregon Main Street program managers</div>
<div><b>Subject: </b>[OMS_MANAGERS] FW: HUD sets 8/18 deadline to apply for HOPE VI Main Street Grant</div>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:red">Please Note: This info is being distributed over the Oregon Main Street Listserv.</span></u></b></p>
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</span></span></span></b><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">FY 2014 HOPE VI Main Street Grant Program NOFA – grant deadline August 18, 2014</span></u></b><b><span style="color:#1F497D"></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></b><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Deadline Extended for the Excellence in Downtown Revitalization Awards</span></u></b><b><span style="color:#1F497D"></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></b><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Reminder to Register for the Upcoming Oregon Main Street Workshop “Boost Your Economic Restructuring Efforts”</span></u></b></p>
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</span></span></span><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">FY 2014 HOPE VI Main Street Grant Program.</span></u></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> (Note: this is a federal grant program through Housing and Urban Development) The purpose of the HOPE VI Main Street
Program is to provide grants to small communities to assist in the renovation of an historic or traditional central business district or "Main Street" area by replacing unused commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units. The objectives of the
program are to: Redevelop Main Street areas; Preserve historic or traditional architecture or design features in Main Street areas properties by replacing unused commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units; Enhance economic development efforts
in Main Street areas; and provide affordable housing in Main Street areas.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">HUD is making available through this NOFA $500,000 for HOPE VI Main Street Grant Program. HUD expects to make approximately one (1) FY 2014 award from the funds available under this NOFA. HUD intends
to award one FY2015 grant to applicants from this FY2014 NOFA, provided funds are appropriated by Congress for programs subject to Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. HUD reserves the right to award grant funds in FY2015 to applicants from
this NOFA. The award of FY2015 Main Street funds to FY2014 applicants is contingent upon future congressional action. HUD's intent to award FY2015 funds to FY2014 applicants will be announced separately if such funds become available.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">Deadline Date: August 18, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in; border:none; padding:0in"><span style="color:#1F497D">For additional info:
<a href="http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail/nofa14/hopevims">
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail/nofa14/hopevims</a>
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</span></span></span><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Deadline Extended for the Excellence in Downtown Revitalization Awards –</span></u></b><span style="color:#1F497D">
<b><u>Now due July 24, 2014</u></b>: Don’t miss out on submitting your nominations for the 2014 Excellence in Downtown Revitalization Awards: Oregon Main Street, administered by the State Historic Preservation Office (Oregon Parks and Recreation Department),
invites you to submit nominations for outstanding achievements in comprehensive downtown revitalization efforts (see attached Award RFP). Awards will be presented during a special celebration at the Oregon Main Street Conference, October 1-3, 2014, in McMinnville,
Oregon. </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">Eligibility: All levels of participants in the Oregon Main Street Network (Performing Main Street, Transforming Downtown, Exploring Downtown, and Affiliate) may submit applications. Call 503.986.0679
if you’re not sure whether your community is participating in the Network.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">Project Timeframe: To be eligible, all projects, activities, or events submitted for recognition must have been completed between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Don’t forget to register for the Oregon Main Street Summer Workshop, July 17, 8 a.m.-noon (check-in opens at 7:30 a.m.):</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">
Join us in Klamath Falls for this <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">free</span></strong> 2-Part Workshop to
<u>Boost Your Economic Restructuring Efforts</u> sponsored by Oregon Main Street! The workshop will be at in the banquet room at the Favell Museum, 125 W. Main Street, Klamath Falls (<a href="http://www.favellmuseum.org" target="_blank">http:///www.favellmuseum.org</a>).
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<p style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Registration is requested at</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">:
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<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#333333"><a href="http://eventbrite.com/event/11948838297?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_eventv2&utm_term=eventurl_text" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0F90BA; text-decoration:none">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/oregon-ms-summer-workshop-boost-your-economic-restructuring-efforts-tickets-11948838297</span></a>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Note:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"> The workshop is open to all the communities
participating in the Oregon Main Street Network – staff, volunteers, local government officials, and community members! Attendance at the workshop is required for our Performing Main Street and Transforming Downtown level communities (as well as the Network
Meeting on July 16, 1-5 p.m.). The workshop will help our Exploring Downtown level communities meet your annual workshop attendance requirement if you haven't already attended one of our quarterly workshops this year or will not be attending the conference
in October.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><strong><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"></span></u></strong><strong><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Part I: Rightsizing Big Data:
Finding Numbers that Sell your Downtown: </span></u></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Many businesses collecting ‘big data’ can create internal silos and are unwilling to share their information. This
is a game changer for planners, economic developers, and downtown directors seeking to understand and build attractive markets for stores, restaurants, employment, and homes. This session provides a framework for the practical application of available ‘big
data’ resources for local practitioners regardless of their downtown development role. Learn strategies to find key new data and how to use that information in a way that differentiates and promotes your community.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><strong><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Part II: The Future of Retail Sales:
</span></u></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">From the advent of online shopping and show rooming to shifting American consumerism, retail trade in our communities is fundamentally changing in ways we’re
just now beginning to understand. What does this mean in terms of retail development for your downtown and throughout your community? Does community size really matter? And how do we deal with struggling retail development in the context of these major industry
shifts?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><strong><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Speaker Bio:
</span></u></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Diane Williams joined Business Districts, Inc. (BDI) in 2003 with a unique combination of public and private sector experiences and skills. Diane’s careers in
both sectors encompass three decades of experience in understanding markets and their relationships to strategy development, and over the last fifteen years, their significance in commercial district revitalization and historic preservation economics. Prior
to completing graduate studies in historic preservation, Diane Williams was a Vice President at Citibank in Chicago. She has twenty-one years of banking experience, including thirteen as a commercial banker to the small business market. In her Main Street
work, Diane has served as the Deputy State Coordinator in Illinois, is a graduate of the National Trust Main Street Center’s Certification Institute, and has worked with local and state Main Street programs throughout the U.S.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Hotel Suggestions</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">:
There are a variety of hotel options in Klamath Falls. Two downtown locations include:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">· Maverick Motel,
<a href="tel:541.882.6688" target="_blank">541.882.6688</a>, 1220 Main Street, 1 King - $45; 2 Queen - $55;
<a href="http://www.maverickmotel.com/" target="_blank">www.maverickmotel.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">· Quality Inn,
<a href="tel:541.882.4666" target="_blank">541.882.4666</a>, 100 Main Street, 1 King - $84; 1 Queen - $74;
<a href="http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-klamath_falls-oregon-OR413" target="_blank">
http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-klamath_falls-oregon-OR413</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">If you have questions about the workshop, please contact Sheri Stuart at
<a href="mailto:sheri.stuart@oregon.gov" target="_blank">sheri.stuart@oregon.gov</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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