<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">An exciting opportunity is now available for your consideration. This is a grant program for <u>Oregon</u> projects.  Please read the information located below and at the link carefully if you are interested and note that the applications are <b>due February 21, 2018.</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>_______</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">FYI, Business Oregon has announced a request for applications for funding to the <b>Rural Broadband Capacity Pilot Program</b>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Information is posted on the Business Oregon website at<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.orinfrastructure.org/Infrastructure-Programs/Telecommunications/Rural-Broadband-Capacity-Program/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://www.orinfrastructure.<wbr>org/Infrastructure-Programs/<wbr>Telecommunications/Rural-<wbr>Broadband-Capacity-Program/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-2763332169328386805MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-2763332169328386805MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The projected timeframes for this pilot program are:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-2763332169328386805MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Applications due by <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">February 21, 2018</span></span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-2763332169328386805MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Award offers made by <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">March 15, 2018</span></span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Contact Chris Tamarin if you have any questions.</span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director</div>
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