<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Helvetica Neue";
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:760830531;
mso-list-template-ids:476361446;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#54575E">Hello Everyone, If you missed the USDA Grant Overview call yesterday below is a link to view the recording. This call discussed the
Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) and Opportunity Grant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#54575E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#54575E">Must be a rural public entity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#54575E">Must be 20 miles from a city with a population of 50k<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white">
<span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black">Key Dates:</span><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Questions due by 1/20</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Final community list and initial information submission (the form below) due by 1/29</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">USDA Grant Application Deadline 2/28</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#54575E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#54575E">Take a look at let me know if you have any questions.
</span><b><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">LINK BELOW</span></b><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
</span><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#54575E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Anna Schilling | Oklahoma Main Street</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Oklahoma Department of Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004D9A"><a href="mailto:Anna.Schilling@okcommerce.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Anna.Schilling@okcommerce.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">p. 405-815-5225 | c. 405-212-8633
</span><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">(text capable)
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-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="color:black"><a href="https://okcommerce.gov/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004D9A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">OKcommerce.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004D9A">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="176" height="56" style="width:1.8333in;height:.5833in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.png@01D9268B.34F9DC40" alt="Title: State of Oklahoma logo - Description: Multi-color chevron pinwheel with the word Oklahoma to the right. "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The information contained in the accompanying transmission is or may be protected by the attorney-client and/or the attorney work product privilege and is confidential. It is intended only for the use of the individual or entity identified
above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or distribution of the accompanying communication is prohibited. No applicable privilege is waived by the party sending the accompanying documents.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the email from your system.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Brian Ostrovsky <brian@locable.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 12, 2023 10:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Anna Schilling <Anna.Schilling@okcommerce.gov><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> [EXTERNAL] USDA Grant Call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Hi Anna, we completed our grant overview call on Tuesday and set up the submission page for communities.<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br>
<a href="https://t.sidekickopen14.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8f6y6xW1kWs3X5_6WxgN3LyZ-L6QBB5W2t4vh131PGjLW1h7K5X2z6q4sf8mJHLg02?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3ZZmP1W3CbGtR3Fbt5SW4hLZhZ1GHbpzW3NB9_K45SB6dW4hJVmT3SZBX3w3P5VwM48-2&si=5076417805025280&pi=2e05ed76-0820-423a-9b3a-e9a3eaef189f">You can find the recording and submit the initial information we need here.</a></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><br>
<br>
In order to complete the application by the end of February we'd like all questions in by 1/20 and communities confirmed by 1/29.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Let me know if you have any questions.<br>
<br>
Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><br>
Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Software to simplify local marketing so you can be effective in 15-minutes or less with
<a href="https://t.sidekickopen14.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8f6y6xW1kWs3X5_6WxgN3LyZ-L6QBB5W2t4vh131PGjLW1h7K5X2z6q4sf8mJHLg02?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3ZZmP1W3CbGtR3Fbt5S0&si=5076417805025280&pi=2e05ed76-0820-423a-9b3a-e9a3eaef189f" target="_blank">
Locable</a>.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Local media software solutions for magazines, newspapers, and online-only resources websites with <a href="https://t.sidekickopen14.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8f6y6xW1kWs3X5_6WxgN3LyZ-L6QBB5W2t4vh131PGjLW1h7K5X2z6q4sf8mJHLg02?te=W3R5hFj26QkHmW4mKDt243P0qzW3ZVd9L3CbGT3W3Q_2ll3K9GnZF49MWfpmLXp1&si=5076417805025280&pi=2e05ed76-0820-423a-9b3a-e9a3eaef189f" target="_blank">Locable's Publisher Network</a>.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://t.sidekickopen14.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8f6y6xW1kWs3X5_6WxgN3LyZ-L6QBB5W2t4vh131PGjLW1h7K5X2z6q4sf8mJHLg02?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3zdx6KW43Tw8L43T4NTW45lTw62524p5f2qNlc204&si=5076417805025280&pi=2e05ed76-0820-423a-9b3a-e9a3eaef189f" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="518" height="175" style="width:5.3958in;height:1.8229in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4y_9gasFr4-J9c9Ifc2EJOlA1-IzpH6tOluAK7h5PQrqQYdbTmvyWQgC1HACS24dcjUOwuaNxg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">-----<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brian Ostrovsky <o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">CEO<br>
916.585.8468 x701<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">---<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://t.sidekickopen14.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8f6y6xW1kWs3X5_6WxgN3LyZ-L6QBB5W2t4vh131PGjLW1h7K5X2z6q4sf8mJHLg02?te=W3R5hFj26QkGZW3ZY6VG3H4r3nW3K2B3149TKWpW3zbVmJ4fM_pZW4fdK0P3NC0HLn3F4Dx01V3&si=5076417805025280&pi=2e05ed76-0820-423a-9b3a-e9a3eaef189f" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="200" height="133" style="width:2.0833in;height:1.3854in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yoY_j0OAK3lDoZ2ZFUBILyo0rAItKc9L44aOPklcb54a9cqIbTTRLlIGRXi04BiQUfKG9ZwBQ"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://t.sidekickopen14.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8f6y6xW1kWs3X5_6WxgN3LyZ-L6QBB5W2t4vh131PGjLW1h7K5X2z6q4sf8mJHLg02?te=W3R5hFj26QkGZW3ZY6VG3H4r3nW3K2B3149TKWpW3zbVmJ4fM_pZW4fdK0P3NC0HLn3F4Dx01V3&si=5076417805025280&pi=2e05ed76-0820-423a-9b3a-e9a3eaef189f" target="_blank">Proud to Support Communities & Merchants through Main Street America Since 2019</a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" style="width:.0104in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://t.sidekickopen14.com/s3t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8f6y6xW1kWs3X5_6SCFN3Lm83f2D5bQN1TNVD9pLpftN1hJL4V61_NTW7zmGxr1k1H6H0?si=5076417805025280&pi=2e05ed76-0820-423a-9b3a-e9a3eaef189f"><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>