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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Good afternoon Main Street.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">This is just a reminder about the DOT grant shared on The Point and it can be used for streetscapes. It closes on December 6<sup>th</sup>
and I already signed a letter of support for Oklahoma through the National Main Street Center. Below is the post from The Point and a link.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Hi all,<br>
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I wanted to pass on some info about a new <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/grants/thriving-communities/information-for-technical-assistance-seekers" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A1BA">grant opportunity</span></a> from the Department of Transportation
that will provide communities with<b> two years of capacity building, planning, and technical assistance to compete for federal aid and deliver quality infrastructure projects</b>. The Thriving Communities Program (TCP) aims to ensure that disadvantaged communities
have the technical tools and organizational capacity to plan and develop transportation and community revitalization activities. It aims to ensure that under-resourced communities can access infrastructure funding provided in the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law (BIL).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Communities interested in receiving technical assistance can submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) in partnership with at least two other local or state organizations by <b>11:59pm
ET Dec. 6.</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Eligibility: LOIs must be submitted by a state, local, or Tribal unit of government or similar; nonprofit Main Street programs can encourage local or state governments to apply and be a
part of the local partnership. Applicants must include a lead applicant and at least two community partner organizations. </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The program is targeting disadvantaged communities. DOT has provided <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-10/Instructions-for-Using-Federal-Tools-to-Identify-Disadvantaged-Communities-for-TCP-LOI-Submission.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A1BA">this
document</span></a> to help communities determine which status(es) might apply to them.<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">View a webinar for communities interested in applying for TA <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/grants/thriving-communities/webinars" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A1BA">here.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Learn more about submitting a Letter of Interest <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/grants/thriving-communities/information-for-technical-assistance-seekers" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A1BA">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul>
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<i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">If you have any questions I will do my best to answer them!<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Jenna<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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Jenna Temkin<br>
Development Manager<br>
Main Street America<br>
Chicago IL<br>
312 939-5567<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Link to The Point: <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MessageKey=d800dcbb-9e04-405b-9db8-199eee906c63&CommunityKey=c40a84d1-46b2-465c-985c-c08ed69081ab">
https://www.mainstreet.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MessageKey=d800dcbb-9e04-405b-9db8-199eee906c63&CommunityKey=c40a84d1-46b2-465c-985c-c08ed69081ab</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Have a wonderful holiday,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Buffy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Buffy Hughes | State Main Street Director</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">c. 405-664-1260</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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