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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Sheri,</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Attached is our report. Thanks.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">George<br>

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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on behalf of STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov><br>

<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 13, 2017 4:59 PM<br>

<b>To:</b> 'oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us'<br>

<b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Rural Opportunity Initiative (ROI)</font>

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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Just a reminder the deadline to submit your letter of intent for the new Rural Opportunity Initiative through Business Oregon is next week, December 20<sup>th</sup>.

 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:</span></p>

<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Concept – the starting point to building broader community support</span></p>

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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Scale – scaling up to make a major investment in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 14, 2017 3:57 PM<br>

<b>Subject:</b> Rural Opportunity Initiative (ROI)</span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black">Completed Letter of Intent forms are now

<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.</span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black">A detailed overview of the initiative, funding process, the Letter of Intent form, instructions for submitting responses, FAQ, and supporting resources are on

 our <a id="x_ct4_0" href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdevelopment.oregon4biz.com%2Facton%2Fct%2F14786%2Fs-019a-1711%2FBct%2Fq-004c%2Fl-0007%3A27ce%2Fct2_0%2F1%3Fsid%3DTV2%253AhBgHdvuRY&data=02%7C01%7C%7C17693a90da384c0bf2a108d5428df762%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636488099857934523&sdata=OfB7TEQkkzdQvKt1ANVET4FpkUmbeZCWNro%2BS4J2TF0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">

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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black">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

 only. Please align your activities with the overall community goals for how best to strengthen and support entrepreneurs and entrepreneurism.</span></p>

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