<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi Sheri,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Our DDA has a Letter of Intent for a big project in the works.  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thanks for the inspiration!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Brian​</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 4:59 PM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov" target="_blank">Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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 This seems to be a good match for our main street towns in communities with population of 30,000 or less. Awards will range from $5,000 to $100,000. A total of $725,000 is available in three funding categories:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 14, 2017 3:57 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Rural Opportunity Initiative (ROI)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">due by noon on December 20, 2017,</span></strong> this is a change from the original December 1 deadline.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">A detailed overview of the initiative, funding process, the Letter of Intent form, instructions for submitting responses, FAQ, and supporting resources are on our
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<span style="color:black;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Please keep in mind when looking over ROI resources that the examples of eligible activities listed per category of funding are non-exhaustive lists and suggestions
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