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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Mornings on Main:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are canceling this Thursdays MoM call. Look forward to catching up with everyone on Thursday, December 28<sup>th</sup>!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Discounted Rate for Main Streeters at R2R Conference:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RDI has discounted registration rates to provide more opportunities for those in the Main Street network to attend the conference. Public registration will be opening in January, but early registration is now open for Main Streeters. Below
is information about the discounted registration rate and details about the conference.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Main Street Discount Code:</b> At registration, use discount code: FRIENDS. Enter the code in the “Discount code” field on the registration page and click “Apply.” Final registration cost with this discount will be $285.00. This discount
code will be available until conference <u>registration closes on April 12.</u> Here is a link directly to the registration page:
<a href="https://whova.com/portal/registration/regar_202404/">https://whova.com/portal/registration/regar_202404/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>About R2R: </b>Presented by Rural Development Initiatives, the 2024 Regards to Rural conference will be held April 19-20 at Three Rivers Convention Center in Tri-Cities, WA, and features two days of breakout sessions, keynotes, and networking
opportunities. Started in 2002, R2R is an opportunity to gather to celebrate rural, obtain tools to make change in your communities, discuss rural priorities, and inspire action to help pave the way to rural vitality. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 2024 conference features opportunities to make meaningful connections and learn from other rural champions about:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Growing Equitable Economies and Entrepreneurship<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Increasing Rural Access to Resources<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Supporting Diverse and Inclusive Rural Leadership<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Elevating Diverse Rural Voices<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Learn more about the conference: <a href="https://rdiinc.org/r2r/">
https://rdiinc.org/r2r/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Lodging: </b>Hilton Garden Inn and SpringHill Suites Kennewick Tri-Cities are offering special rates for conference attendees:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· <b><a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1690220949589&key=GRP&app=resvlink">Click here</a><span style="font-weight:normal"> for SpringHill Suites Kennewick Tri-Cities to reserve your room at the
exclusive Regards to Rural 2024 rate today.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">· <b><a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=PSCKEGI&arrivalDate=2024-04-18&departureDate=2024-04-21&groupCode=RDI&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink">Click here</a><span style="font-weight:normal"> to
reserve your room at Hilton Garden Inn at the special Regards to Rural rate. If reserving by phone, be sure to use reservation code: RDI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Special lodging rate ends March 27 or when the block runs out, so we suggest reserving your lodging ASAP.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Governor's Conference Scholarships are Available:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The application process for scholarships to the 2024 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism is now open. To be eligible, applicants must be one of the following: 1) currently enrolled in a college-level program applicable to a tourism
sector; 2) a small entity (five or fewer full-time employees) owner or employee within the tourism industry; or 3) a volunteer within the tourism industry. Scholarship recipients will receive complimentary conference registration and two nights of lodging.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Review all criteria, list of preferences, timeline and selection process before applying
<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/92bh9m/pv851c/xpl2pld">here</a>. Applications are due by January 12.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 2024 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism is March 11-13 in Salem. Registration will open in mid-January and will feature an early-bird registration price that will be available only for the month of January. Sponsorships and exhibitor
spaces are still available. Please address any interest or questions to <a href="mailto:events@traveloregon.com">
events@traveloregon.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Interesting Reads:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt">Main Street Spotlight: Understanding the Parking Debate:
<a href="https://t2systems.salesloftlinks.com/t/9257/c/b37ad5e7-3724-4bac-99e5-f697a3105ac5/NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XG2YLJNZZXI4TFMV2C433SM4XWE3DPM5ZS63TBORUW63TBNQWW2YLJNYWXG5DSMVSXILLDMVXHIZLSF4ZDAMRTF4YTELZQGYXW2YLJNYWXG4DPORWGSZ3IOQWXK3TEMVZHG5DBNZSGS3THFV2GQZJNOBQXE23JNZTS2ZDFMJQXIZJ7NVRV6Y3JMQ6TKZTBHA4WCODEGQ4CM3LDL5SWSZB5GRSDINDFGFSDINJX/www-mainstreet-org-blogs-national-main-street-center-2023-12-06-main-spotli" target="_blank">
Main Street America Blog</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/biz/aboutus/artscommission/news/Pages/-Study-shows-Oregon%E2%80%99s-arts-and-culture-industry-generated-$829-million-in-economic-impact-in-FY2022-.aspx">Arts & culture contribute
$829 million to Oregon economy in FY2022</a> - </b>Oregon's arts and culture sector contributed $829 million to Oregon's economy in fiscal year 2022, according to the latest Arts & Economic Prosperity study from Americans for the Arts. Released Oct. 12, the
findings of <a href="https://aep6.americansforthearts.org/">Arts & Economic Prosperity 6</a> (AEP6) include data from 19 Oregon regions and communities. Oregon's study was supported in part by Travel Oregon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt">Main Street America's Spring 2023 Small Business Survey found that 61% of respondents stated that their business was woman-owned. Many of these business owners are introduced to the Main Street Movement through
their downtown presence, and some go on to become volunteers, board members, and executive directors. Associate Manager of Content and Communications Marta Olmos spoke to Kirsten Gjesdal, owner of The Carrot Seed Kitchen Co. and Executive Director at Downtown
Brookings; Andrea Zwiebel, owner of Small Onion Studio and Executive Director at Downtown Wabash; and Stephanie Burden, owner of The Flower Depot and Executive Director at Cynthiana Main Street; to learn more about the intersections of Main Street leadership and
small business ownership. <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/10/31/main-spotlight-meet-three-women-leading-main-stree?mc_cid=aafb67296e">
Read here ></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt">White House releases <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Commercial-to-Residential-Conversions-Guidebook.pdf" target="_blank">
“Commercial to Residential Conversions: A Guidebook to Available Federal Resources”</a> – Historic preservation and federal resources on historic preservation are included.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Oregon Heritage Grants:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Both Diamonds in the Rough and Preserving Oregon Grants will open in late January.
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/grants.aspx">Click Here</a> to learn more about these grants, as well as other Oregon Heritage grant offerings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Federal Grant Opportunities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants"><span style="text-decoration:none">USDA Rural Business Development Grants</span></a>
- Just opened! Broad uses to support business and entrepreneurial development. Closes 2/28/2024.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://www.eda.gov/strategic-initiatives/disaster-recovery"><span style="text-decoration:none">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.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3"><a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347414">Link to NOFO ></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">Link to slide overview:
<a href="https://www.eda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/EDA_Disaster_PPT_May_2023_0.pdf">
<span style="text-decoration:none">PowerPoint Presentation (eda.gov)</span></a> <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344667"><span style="text-decoration:none">RAISE Grants</span></a> - Streetscape infrastructure implementation grants for local communities.
Opens 11/30/23.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-community-change-grants-program"><span style="text-decoration:none">EPA Community Change Grants Program</span></a>-
Grants for local community partnerships to reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. $2B available. Open until 11/21/2024.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228">Sheri Stuart
</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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:3.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<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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