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<p>Sheri, How do I get a hold of someone from RDI. They asked two
years ago for space to put on this workshop and haven't heard from
them since. Charlotte<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/16/2020 11:25 AM, STUART Sheri *
OPRD via OMS_MANAGERS wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oh – that is a great idea! I will check in
with them and see what we can arrange. Might be a good topic
at one of our Mornings on Main calls.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Janel Ruehl
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jruehl@coic.org"><jruehl@coic.org></a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 16, 2020 10:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> STUART Sheri * OPRD
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov"><Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov></a>; Oregon Main Street program
managers <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov"><oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Good News to Share<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Sheri, <o:p></o:p></p>
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This is great news! Congrats to the RDI team. I wonder if
it might be possible for them to give a little
presentation on this program to the Main Street Network? I
would love to understand more about their program and any
outcomes realized after the first round of pilot projects!
Perhaps a future webinar?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Janel <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 9:31 AM STUART
Sheri * OPRD via OMS_MANAGERS <<a
href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov"
moz-do-not-send="true">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">You
might recall that Rural Development Initiative (RDI)
applied for a USDA Rural Community Development
Initiative grant to provide enhanced Economic Vitality
assistance to main street hub communities and
surrounding areas last year. It was close but the
project wasn’t funded. RDI moved forward with other
funding to pilot the workshop series and assistance in
two hubs, Stayton and Coos Bay which included other
communities in their region, this year. It was
scheduled to kick-off in spring, but due to Covid
moved to a virtual roll-out in early summer. RDI
applied once again for the USDA grant which has been
awarded (see press release below). The hub communities
for this round are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="gmail-m5841359919956795969msolistparagraph"
style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Chiloquin<o:p></o:p></li>
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La Grande<o:p></o:p></li>
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Milton-Freewater<o:p></o:p></li>
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Ontario<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="gmail-m5841359919956795969msolistparagraph"
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Stevenson (WA) but will capture our communities in
the Gorge area<o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The
workshop series will help build the capacity of the
local main street organizations to undertake economic
development activities. Each workshop builds on the
concepts from the previous session and at the end,
communities have the tools to formulate their own
economic enhancement plans.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hooray
for the great partnership with RDI!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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Sheri<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>From:</b>
USDA Rural Development Oregon <<a
href="mailto:ruraldevelopment@public.govdelivery.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">ruraldevelopment@public.govdelivery.com</a>>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 16, 2020 8:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> STUART Sheri * OPRD <<a
href="mailto:Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> USDA Invests $110,000 to Fuel
Economic Recovery in Five Rural Oregon and
Washington Counties<o:p></o:p></p>
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in Klamath, Malheur, Skamania, Umatilla, and
Union counties
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<h1
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align="center"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#16254B">USDA
Invests
$110,000 to
Fuel Economic
Recovery in
Five Rural
Oregon and
Washington
Counties</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<h2
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align="center"><em><span
style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#295A8F">Investment
will support
business
retention and
growth in
Klamath,
Malheur,
Skamania,
Umatilla, and
Union counties</span></em><o:p></o:p></h2>
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Ore., Oct. 16,
2020</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> — The
U.S.
Department of
Agriculture
(USDA) Rural
Development is
investing
$110,000 to
help the
nonprofit
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<span
style="color:#005CC1">Rural
Development
Initiatives
(RDI)</span></a>
fuel the
economic
recovery in
rural Oregon
and Washington
communities,
announced
State Director
John Huffman
today.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">"Rural
Development is
committed to
working with
our partners
to help rural
areas recover
from the
economic
downturn
spurred by the
pandemic,"
said Huffman.
"With this
grant, we are
supporting a
local
nonprofit's
efforts to
increase
economic
vitality in
the rural
Pacific
Northwest."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rural
Development
Initiatives
will use the
grant to
establish a
program to
build the
capacity of
community main
street
organizations
and equip them
to serve key
functions in
the local
business
support
ecosystem.
This technical
assistance
will give them
greater
resources and
support, help
them build
more
productive
relationships
among
businesses,
and assist
communities
with
implementing
economic
vitality
initiatives in
their downtown
areas. The
program will
span multiple
states, and
the USDA
funding will
be used to
enable five
main street
hubs based in
Klamath,
Malheur,
Umatilla, and
Union counties
in Oregon, as
well as
Skamania
County in
Washington
State, to
provide
technical
assistance to
multiple rural
communities.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Overall,
this project
will help
rural
communities in
Oregon,
southern
Washington,
and
southwestern
Idaho increase
economic
prosperity and
recover from
the current
economic
crisis by
supporting
business
retention and
growth,
increasing the
diversity of
businesses,
and
strengthening
business
clusters.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The
funding is
being provided
through USDA's
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contingent
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recipient
meeting the
terms of the
grant
agreement.
Additional
funding is
being provided
by the Ford
Family
Foundation in
the amount of
$50,000 and by
Pacific Power
in the amount
of $60,000.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Rural
Community
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Initiative
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public bodies,
nonprofits,
federally-recognized
Tribes, and
qualified
for-profit
organizations
support
housing,
community
facility, and
economic
development
projects in
rural areas
with a
population of
50,000 or
less. One
application
window is
typically
announced each
year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Rural
Development
provides loans
and grants to
expand
economic
opportunities
and create
jobs in rural
areas. This
assistance
supports
infrastructure
improvements;
business
development;
housing,
community
facilities
such as
schools,
public safety,
and health
care
facilities;
and high-speed
internet
access in
rural areas.
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