<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi Sheri, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">When digging into Shop Small to get ahead of communication out to our local businesses, I'm realizing that they haven't opened the sign up yet. Are the spots all full or have they not opened things up?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Trying to make sure our email out to businesses is as clear as possible to avoid any confusion. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks so much, <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Nicole Felty</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Vice President</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Board of Directors<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 12:42 PM STUART Sheri * OPRD <<a href="mailto:Sheri.STUART@oprd.oregon.gov">Sheri.STUART@oprd.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg4212017953587647347">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)">Mornings on Main</span></b>: We are back to our weekly schedule beginning this week!<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Time: Oct 12, 2023 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)">Main Street America’s Grow with Google Digital Coaches</span></b><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)">
</span>have hosted a series of virtual workshops for small business owners. The final live workshop in the series, "Top 10 Google Tools to Grow Your Business," is coming up on Tuesday, November 14 at 5 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT. To learn more about the Grow with
Google Digital Coaches program, <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/growwithgoogle" title="https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/growwithgoogle" target="_blank">
please visit the program webpage here.</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(237,125,49);background:white">Oregon Humanites:
</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white">This year, Oregon Humanities will award up to $25,000 in funding to enable rural and rural-serving Oregon libraries to create and host events in their own communities. The grant opens for applications on
November 6. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black;background:white">Events should reflect the 2024 theme: Fear and Belonging. Grantees are welcome to interpret this theme and develop topics that are relevant to their communities. Public, volunteer,
community college, and tribal libraries and library branches that are located in (or adjacent to and serving) rural or frontier zip codes are eligible. For more information, </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(237,125,49);background:white"><a href="https://www.oregonhumanities.org/programs/grants/mini-grant-rural-libraries/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Grants%20Item%20from%20October%2023%20enews&utm_content=Grants%20Item%20from%20October%2023%20enews+CID_f7723b3c2d2fb80117da75a7a502311b&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=visit" target="_blank">visit
their website</a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(237,125,49);background:white">T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(237,125,49);background:white">:
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black;background:white">Calling all small towns with populations fewer than 50,000! The new application period for the <a href="https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=5fb517b554&e=b22a72ae8a" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">T-Mobile
Hometown Grant</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">program</span></b></a> is open now through Tuesday, January 2 at 11:49 p.m. CT. Brought to you in partnership with Main Street America and Smart Growth America, the T-Mobile
Hometown Grant program provides grants of up to $50,000 to help build stronger, more prosperous small towns and rural communities! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;background:white"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(237,125,49)">OMS Board Institute</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">: We have two remaining sessions of the introductory Board Institute for new board members or for current board members who would
like a refresher. In this session, we cover: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4212017953587647347MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt">the Oregon Main Street Network, and
<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4212017953587647347MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt">an overview of board roles and responsibilities.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:red">(new date): </span><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodeigpjspEtdyRPMPKbh2Da1v7tLmzeYb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodeigpjspEtdyRPMPKbh2Da1v7tLmzeYb</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Business Oregon Opens Grant Program to Support Rural Communities</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt">:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">Last week, Business Oregon announced a Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) for the 2023-2025 Rural Opportunity Initiative (ROI) Grant Program. ROI is an investment in the vision and proficiency of rural communities
and aligns with Business Oregon’s strategic plan to grow local businesses, cultivate rural economic stability, and champion opportunities for underrepresented Oregonians. The Oregon Legislature has allocated $2 million to the ROI Grant Program for the current
biennium. Small businesses and entrepreneurs drive rural economies and are a major source of growth opportunity. In addition to supporting entrepreneurship and small business growth, ROI's emphasis on cultivating a healthy ecosystem helps build resiliency
and makes businesses more likely to survive a crisis by having access to a full complement of resources. By focusing on ecosystem development, ROI helps entrepreneurs thrive in the good times and recover after disruptions. This RFGA will close on October 27,
2023, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. An evaluation committee comprised of internal and external stakeholders will review applications and make funding recommendations with Notices of Intent to Award expected by December 15, 2023.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">For more information on Business Oregon’s ROI Grant Program, visit<b>
</b></span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/tuqism/pfwl1njd/9et69gd" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">https://www.oregon.gov/biz/</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12pt">. <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Save the Date - Shop Small Neighborhood Champion Opens in Early October</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> For 14 years, the Shop Small®
movement has helped rally communities around the businesses they love. The Main Street America network has been a proud supporter since the beginning, starting with the launch of Small Business Saturday in 2010. MSA is honored to once again team up with American
Express to help rally communities to support their local businesses, culminating with Small Business Saturday on November 25, 2023. The application opens in early October and will remain open until mid-November, or until all the spaces are filled. Complimentary
merchandise kits will begin within the first week of the application opening, so MSA recommends signing up as early as possible to receive your kit with plenty of time to get prepared before Small Business Saturday on November 25th this year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">As in past years, all Main Street America members have been pre-qualified to serve as Neighborhood Champions on a first-come, first served basis. Space is limited so claim your spot before applications close.
All you need to do is fill out a brief Neighborhood Champion application and indicate you were referred by the Main Street America network*.
</span><a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/09/25/save-the-date-small-business-saturday-neighborhood" target="_blank">You can read more about the Neighborhood Champion program on the American Express website.</a><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(79,98,40)">Sheri Stuart
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