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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31">Mornings On Main, Thursday, October 19</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Just a reminder that we have Chelsea Brosterhous joining us on the Mornings on Main call tomorrow. Here’s a link to more info about
Grow with Google and the assistance that Chelsea is providing: <a href="https://chelseasad.com/">
https://chelseasad.com/</a> The calendar invite to all the MoM calls and the link to join the call can be found in the calendar on the OMS website:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMSNetworkPortal.aspx">https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMSNetworkPortal.aspx</a>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31">Small Business Saturday Neighborhood Champion</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: The application period is now open for the
<a href="https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/benefits/shop-small/#neighborhoodchampions" title="https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/benefits/shop-small/#neighborhoodchampions">
Small Business Saturday® Neighborhood Champion</a> program. Encourage your community to Shop Small® on Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season by applying to be a Neighborhood Champion. All Main Street America members have been pre-qualified
to serve as Neighborhood Champions on a first-come, first served basis. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Space is limited so claim your spot before applications close.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> All you need to do is fill out a brief Neighborhood
Champion application and indicate you were referred by the National Main Street Center (NMSC). Applications will remain open through mid-November or until spots are filled, so be sure to apply soon! Kits will begin shipping within the next two weeks, so sign
up early to get your kit with plenty of time to prepare before the big day. </span>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Looking for ideas and inspiration?
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/10/10/small-business-saturday-tips-2023" title="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/10/10/small-business-saturday-tips-2023">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Here are 5 ways to make this your best Small Business Saturday® yet.</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31">T-Mobile Hometown Grant Recipient</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Congratulations to the McMinnville Downtown Association for being a recipient of a $50,000 T-</span><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Mobile
grant for their alleyway activation project. </span></em><b><span style="color:black">T-Mobile Hometown Grants
</span></b><span style="color:black">fund projects to build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that help foster local connections in your community. Just a year and a half into the $25 million, five-year initiative, T-Mobile has given more than $5.5 million
dollars to projects across 37 states. Submissions close on January 2, 2024. </span>
<a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants" target="_blank">Learn more and apply here ></a><span style="color:black">
</span><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31">Main Street Business Insights Podcast Season 1</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Wrapping Up Soon! In August, Main Street America launched a new small business podcast called Main Street Business Insights.
The podcast, hosted by MSA's Chief Program Officer Matt Wagner, explores the stories behind downtown and neighborhood entrepreneurs. The last episode of Season 1 will be shared next week. The last episode of Season 1 was this week. You can access
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreetbusinessinsightspodcast">
all the episodes here</a>. <a href="https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/eg65ozHVzixV" target="_blank">
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts</a> and be sure to <a href="https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=1e8c9abee2" target="_blank">sign up to receive updates here</a> to be notified when the next season
launches. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Getting Ready for the Unexpected with the Main Street Disaster Preparedness Toolkit. Wildfires in Hawaii. Hurricanes in Florida. Flooding in Vermont. This year has been full of devastating weather events on Main Streets. Climate
change is increasing the rate of severe weather across the country, and communities need to be prepared. Manual Ochoa, Consultant on the National Park Service Main Street Community Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Program, shared five steps that Main Streets
can take to prepare for upcoming natural disasters. <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/09/05/main-spotlight-getting-ready-for-the-unexpected-wi?mc_cid=d4c666cb80">
Learn More</a> Note: We also have a lot of resources on our Oregon Heritage web page:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/DisasterPrep.aspx">Click Here</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#ED7D31;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Funding Opportunities</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><a href="https://www.eda.gov/strategic-initiatives/disaster-recovery" target="_blank"><span style="color:#166EE1">EDA Disaster Recovery</span></a> - $440M of funding available on a rolling basis to provide resilience and recovery
to counties declared as major disasters in 2021 or 2022. <o:p></o:p></p>
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Link to NOFO: <a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347414" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#166EE1">https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347414</span></a> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
Link to slide overview: <a href="https://www.eda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/EDA_Disaster_PPT_May_2023_0.pdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#166EE1">PowerPoint Presentation (eda.gov)</span></a> <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><a href="https://www.transportation.gov/federal-interagency-thriving-communities-network#:~:text=The%20DOT-HUD%20Thriving%20Communities%20Initiative%20is%20a%20joint,plan%20and%20transform%20infrastructure%20and%20community%20development%20projects." target="_blank"><span style="color:#166EE1">DOT
Thriving Communities Program</span></a> - local communities can apply to receive resources and technical assistance. Coordinating programs are eligible to apply as regional capacity builders for $1M-2M grants.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><a href="https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps/fy2023_hopevi#:~:text=FY%202023%20HOPE%20VI%20Main%20Street%20NOFO%20Program,commercial%20space%20in%20buildings%20with%20affordable%20housing%20units." target="_blank"><span style="color:#166EE1">Hope
VI Main Street Grant Program (HUD</span></a>) - $2M dollars available (likely as 4, $500k grants) to municipalities under 50,000 for creation of affordable housing in Main Street districts.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><a href="https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/pro_housing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#166EE1">PRO Housing Program (HUD)</span></a> - NOFO available in preview format. Grants anticipated due by 10/30/2023. $85M
available for states and local governments for broad range of activities to increase the supply of affordable housing, including preservation, review of parking/zoning/code, civic infrastructure, and training.<o:p></o:p></p>
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For more information, <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/10/05/historic-preservation-advocacy-to-help-overcome-th?CommunityKey=c40a84d1-46b2-465c-985c-c08ed69081ab">
see this blog ></a><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<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:12.0pt;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:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31;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></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31;background:white"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">In Case You Missed It:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31">OMS Board Institute</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: 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:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the nationally recognized Main Street Approach™,
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the Oregon Main Street Network, and
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration is required After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="m4212017953587647347msolistparagraph" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">October 24, 5:30 – 7:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:
</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwod-mtqDoqHNAFATUdpyiqvYXweQ4cTvJ_" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwod-mtqDoqHNAFATUdpyiqvYXweQ4cTvJ_</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="m4212017953587647347msolistparagraph" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">November 16, 8:00 to 10:00 am</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:
</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodeigpjspEtdyRPMPKbh2Da1v7tLmzeYb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodeigpjspEtdyRPMPKbh2Da1v7tLmzeYb</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <b><span style="color:#ED7D31">Business Oregon Opens Grant Program to Support Rural Communities</span>:
</b>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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#4F6228">(she, her, hers) </span>
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">| Oregon Main Street Coordinator</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Desk: (503)986-0679 cell: (503)551-3705<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">725 Summer St NE, Ste C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Salem, Oregon 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a>, Visit our <a href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/">
<span style="color:blue">Blog</span></a>, Join the Oregon Heritage News <a href="https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/Heritage">
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