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<h1 align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Register by August 11 for an Oregon ReConnect Broadband Workshop </span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<h2 align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt;text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">August 28 in Independence | August 29 in Madras</span></em><o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
You are invited to join us for an <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNzExLjc5MzQxMzEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNzExLjc5MzQxMzEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzEyMjczOCZlbWFpbGlkPXRpbS5vY29ubmVsbEB3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPXRpbS5vY29ubmVsbEB3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/OR-USDA-BroadbandWorkshop-08.28-29.2019.pdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0E21EB">Oregon ReConnect Broadband Workshop</span></a> to learn about the planning process and resources available to help expand broadband infrastructure in your rural community. These are free events and open to the public, but space is
limited. <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Participants must register by Sunday,</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 11.</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">These one-day workshops, designed to inform and engage civic leaders, businesses, and community champions, will feature industry experts and provide:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A discussion of cutting-edge broadband applications that will reshape our communities and help drive rural prosperity;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">An overview of relevant USDA Rural Development grant and loan programs; and</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">An interactive session to support local teams as they evaluate and develop local broadband projects.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Oregon ReConnect Broadband Workshop in Independence</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">When</span></em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">: Wednesday, August 28, 2019<br>
8:30 am — 3:30 pm<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Where</span></em>: Independence Event Center<br>
555 S Main Street<br>
Independence, OR 97351<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Register</span></em>: <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNzExLjc5MzQxMzEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNzExLjc5MzQxMzEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzEyMjczOCZlbWFpbGlkPXRpbS5vY29ubmVsbEB3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPXRpbS5vY29ubmVsbEB3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&https://broadband-workshop1.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E21EB">https://broadband-workshop1.eventbrite.com </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Oregon ReConnect Broadband Workshop in Madras</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">When: </span></em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Thursday, August 29, 2019<br>
8:30 am — 3:30 pm<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Where: </span></em> Central Oregon Community College<br>
1170 E Ashwood Road<br>
Madras, OR 97741<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Register:</span></em> <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNzExLjc5MzQxMzEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNzExLjc5MzQxMzEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzEyMjczOCZlbWFpbGlkPXRpbS5vY29ubmVsbEB3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPXRpbS5vY29ubmVsbEB3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&https://broadband-workshop2.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E21EB">https://broadband-workshop2.eventbrite.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">For questions, contact Erin McDuff with USDA Rural Development at (503) 414-3304 or
<a href="mailto:erin.mcduff@usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0E21EB">erin.mcduff@usda.gov</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">About USDA's Telecommunications Programs</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="m6697370662699167161gdp" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0A0000">USDA offers a variety of loan and grant programs to finance the construction and expansion of broadband networks serving
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