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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#333333">FYI – Closing Oct. 30 incased you missed this posting from Main Street America.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#333333">Historic Preservation Advocacy to Help Overcome the Housing Crisis: HUD Pro Housing Program and Other Opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#333333">The Need for Affordable Housing <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), Main Street America (MSA), and countless preservationists nationwide advocate
strongly for the creation and retention of affordable housing through the use of historic preservation tools and incentives. Nearly <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/03/23/key-facts-about-housing-affordability-in-the-u-s/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A1BA">half
of Americans say</span></a> housing affordability is a problem in their communities. In recent <a href="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NMSC/390e0055-2395-4d3b-af60-81b53974430d/UploadedImages/Resource_Center/Home_on_Main_Street.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A1BA">research
conducted by MSA</span></a>, 87 percent of local Main Street leaders stated that there is not enough housing to accommodate those who want to live in the district and 70 percent reported that the lack of built-out space holds back economic development in their
downtowns or districts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For more information, check-out: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The PRO Housing <a href="https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/pro_housing" target="_blank">Notice of Funding Opportunity</a> and program details from HUD. Applications
are due October 30, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Main Street America’s <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreethousing" target="_blank">At Home on Main Street</a> research and guide.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Preservation Priorities Task Force’s <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60748c08c5e3c41f47c49cbd/t/61434d174a61ae7560b0cfc2/1631800601402/PPTF+Adfordable+Housing+and+Density+Issue+Brief.pdf" target="_blank">Affordable
Housing and Density Issue Brief</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">A new <a href="https://www.napcommissions.org/messaging-guide" target="_blank">Messaging Guide</a> from the National Association of Preservation Commissions. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">This information is also posted on the Main Street Portal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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
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