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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">MAKE IT SNAP-PY<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Enjoy shopping at farmers markets? Of course you do. The vegetables are farm-fresh, you can pick-up some recipes for combinations you’ve never tried and maybe you’ll even
get up the gumption to start your own garden. And, most importantly, it’s a place where the community you call home gathers. Ask anybody who’s been to a farmers market once and they’ll almost certainly tell you they’re going again – and again and again.
Even folks with limited incomes. Which is why between now and June 18<sup>th</sup> USDA’s Food & Nutrition Service is seeking applications to award 25 markets across the country Farmers Market Support grants of up to $250,000 to make sure they’re SNAPS-ready
– i.e., can accommodate families who receive Food Stamps under the SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – when they come, like you, to the market for fresh & healthy food. So, next time you’re at your market, why not ask its manager whether it
knows about the USDA funding opportunity and whether your market is going to apply. It's good for the families, good for the market and good for the community where you live. For more, visit FNS-SNAP-FMSSG-15 at
</span><a href="http://www.grants.gov/search-grants.html?agencies%3DUSDA%7CDepartment%20of%20Agriculture"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">grants.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pre-Disaster Mitigation Funds Now Available from FEMA<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FEMA has set August 28<sup>th</sup> as the deadline to apply for $30 million – including $250,000 set asides for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
and Territories and $5 million for Federally-recognized Tribes – in Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants. The funding provides “resources to assist states, tribal governments, territories and local communities in their efforts to implement a sustained pre-disaster
natural hazard mitigation program.” Funds are provided both for mitigation management and implementation. Applications must be filed through FEMA’s Mitigation eGrants System. FEMA expects to award up to 100 grants. For more,
</span><a href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1432847398289-878c470e718239eedcaadc8d52ea1823/PDMFactSheetFY2015.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">visit</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FEMA helps communities stay dry<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FEMA also has set August 28<sup>th</sup> for local governments & Tribes to apply for some 150 Flood Mitigation Grants for both planning and implementation
totaling $150 million. The grants provide “resources to assist states, tribal governments, territories and local communities in their efforts to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insurable under the National
Flood Insurance Program.” Applications need to be submitted via FEMA’s Mitigation eGrants System. For more,
</span><a href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1432847398289-878c470e718239eedcaadc8d52ea1823/FMAFactSheetFY2015.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">visit</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sheri Stuart, Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Main Street<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NOTE: My email address has changed!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">503-986-0679<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">725 Summer St NE, Ste C<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/ - Blog<o:p></o:p></p>
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