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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On January 15th and 21st the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will host webinars focused on the Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program (Community Connect Grant
Program). These webinars will inform participants about the major eligibility and regulatory requirements of the program and will provide detailed guidance on how to submit a successful grant application. There will also be time for participants to ask the
speakers specific questions about putting together an application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">To register, please contact Deborah Herndon or Gayle Buckner at (202) 720-0800 or email:
<a href="mailto:deborah.herndon@wdc.usda.gov">deborah.herndon@wdc.usda.gov</a> and
<a href="mailto:gayle.buckner@wdc.usda.gov">gayle.buckner@wdc.usda.gov</a>. The Audio Conference and WebEx information will be provided prior to the scheduled workshop sessions.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">C</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">ontact the RUS at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:community.connect@wdc.usda.gov">community.connect@wdc.usda.gov</a>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">with</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">questions about these events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">For more information on the Community Connect Grants, please visit:
<a href="http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/utp_commconnect.html">http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/utp_commconnect.html</a>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Darci</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#002060">Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#002060">250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us">
<span style="color:blue">darci.hanning@state.or.us</span></a> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://storytimeoregon.com/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="192" height="144" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D029A0.5968C910" alt="stORytime"></span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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