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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As always, not everything may pertain to your program, but you may know someone who would be able to use the information. There are a couple of webinars Main Street related.</span></p>
<h1><b><span style="font-family:"Futura Heavy";color:#0070C0">GRANTS/FUNDING<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<![if !supportLists]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Capital Magnet Fund<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Grants to finance affordable housing and community revitalization efforts that benefit low-income people and communities. </span><a href="https://www.cdfifund.gov/programs-training/Programs/cmf/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More
information...</span></i></b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Application Deadline: August 31, 2017</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Centers for Agricultural Health and Safety (U54)</span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Funding to operate a Center for Agriculture Health and Safety, which will conduct research and help translate scientific discoveries focused on improving
worker safety and health in the areas of agriculture, forestry, and fishing. </span><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-353.html" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More information...</span></i></b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Letter of Intent (Optional): September 29, 2017</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Application Deadline: November 30, 2017</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Leadership Grants for Libraries</span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) support projects that address significant challenges and opportunities facing the library and archives
fields and that have the potential to advance theory and practice. Successful proposals will generate results such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances that will be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend
the benefits of federal investment. </span><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-libraries" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More information...</span></i></b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Application Deadline: September 1, 2017</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program</span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports developing a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the changing learning and information
needs of the American public by: enhancing the training and professional development of librarians, developing faculty and library leaders, and recruiting and educating the next generation of librarians. </span><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/laura-bush-21st-century-librarian-program" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More
information...</span></i></b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Application Deadline: September 1, 2017</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program</span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities
and equipment needed to provide service at the broadband lending speed as outlined in the </span><a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-07-25/pdf/2017-15497.pdf" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Federal Register.</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Applicants
are encouraged to review the </span><a href="https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/farm-bill-broadband-loans-loan-guarantees" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FY 2017 application guide.</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More information on how to apply for funding is available on page 34473 of the July 25th </span><a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-07-25/pdf/2017-15497.pdf" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Federal
Register.</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Application Deadline: September 30, 2017</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Economic Development Assistance Programs </span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) mission is to lead the Federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions
for economic growth and success in the worldwide economy. </span><a href="http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=279842" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More information...</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Application Deadline: Rolling</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rural & Tribal Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance </span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The rural program provides technical assistance for small communities of less than 50,000 people. The focus of the program is economic development: helping small and emerging businesses
and stimulating economic development through new and improved public transportation.
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The tribal program is designed to help Native American tribes enhance economic growth adn development by improving transportation services. Technical assistance is limited to planning and may support transit service improvements and expansion, system start-up,
facility development, development of marketing plans and materials, transportation coordination, training and other public transit problem solving activities.<br>
For more information and to register, </span><a href="http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=49" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">click here.</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#D52C2A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Location: Nationwide<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Application Deadline: Rolling</span></i></strong><b><br>
</b>Source: Community Transportation Association of America<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Community Food Project Competitive Grant</span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Community Food Projects are designed to increase food security in communities by bringing the whole food system together to assess strengths, establish linkages,
and create systems that improve the self-reliance of community members over their food needs.<br>
The program is designed to: Meet the needs of low-income people by increasing their access to fresher, more nutritious food supplies; Increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food needs; Promote comprehensive responses to local food,
farm, and nutrition issues; Meet specific state, local, or neighborhood food and agricultural needs for infrastructure improvement and development; Plan for long-term solutions; Create innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers
and low-income consumers.<br>
Preferred projects also develop linkages between two or more sectors of the food system, support the development of entrepreneurial projects, develop innovative linkages between the for-profit and nonprofit food sectors, encourage long-term planning activities
and multisystem, and build long-term capacity of communities to address the food and agricultural problems of communities, such as food policy councils and food planning associations.<br>
</span><a href="http://ngfn.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f6e853d37c1ed4db967a79125&id=da3f0d0c75&e=5fb8e58a3e" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">More information on the Community
Food Project Grant</span></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><strong><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Application Deadline: November 30</span></i></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><b><span style="font-family:"Futura Heavy";color:#0070C0">TRAINING/EVENTS/WEBINARS<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Standards for Excellence 2.0<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This includes expanded and enhanced benchmarks for nonprofit best practices, including 78 benchmarks for best practices; new sample policies in social media and information technologies all nonprofits
need to know; and improved information on outcome based measurements and logic models to prove mission impact.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><a href="https://www.oklahomacenterfornonprofits.org/event/standards-excellence-durant/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Durant - September 19-20</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><a href="https://www.oklahomacenterfornonprofits.org/event/standards-excellence-2-0-tulsa-4/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tulsa - September 20-21</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Webinar Series: Get More Grants</span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maryn Boess, a veteran nonprofit professional, social entrepreneur, and leader in capacity-building and grantsmanship training, has won more than $42 million for her
clients in a single ten-year period. Since 2000 she has focused on creating and delivering a portfolio of high-quality, low-cost grants information tools, resources, and workshops shared by thousands of nonprofits nationwide.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><a href="https://www.oklahomacenterfornonprofits.org/event/shared-webinar-grants-research-twist/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Grants Research...with a Twist
- October 4</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><a href="https://www.oklahomacenterfornonprofits.org/event/shared-webinar-inside-grantmakers-black-box/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Inside the Grantmaker's
Black Box - December 6</span></i></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Main Street Application Session</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Attendees will learn about the application and selection process for the Oklahoma Main Street Program as well as the Main Street Approach to economic revitalization. If
you are coming to these sessions and not planning to attend the rest of the OML conference, please call the Oklahoma Main Street Office at 405.815.5249 by September 5, 2017 to register. In addition, application information will be available online at </span><a href="http://okcommerce.gov/mainstreet" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://okcommerce.gov/mainstreet</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> after
September 13, 2017.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">When: Wednesday, September 13, 2017</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Session 1: 2pm - 2:50pm (Main Street overview and presentation by longtime MS Community)</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Session 2: 3pm - 3:50pm (Application process)</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Where: Cox Business Center (100 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 73103)</span></em><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bringing Life Downtown After Hours: Arts, Shopping, Culture After 5</span></strong><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Being open evening hours is not just a matter of extending store hours. It is more like opening a whole different store with different customers. Becky McCray and Deb Brown be sharing
ideas and examples from real small towns. Deb will share from her experience as a Chamber of Commerce director, and Becky will share from her perspective as a business owner in a small town.
</span><a href="http://saveyour.town/webinar-downtown-5/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More information...</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">When: Webinar continually available. </span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<img border="0" width="6" height="1" style="width:.0625in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image003.gif@01D32243.A36A1CF0"><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is the Promise Zone? How does it benefit my community?</span></strong><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Promise Zone offers preference points on many federal grant applications the Choctaw Nation and our partners seek. To gain these
preference points, the Choctaw Nation Promise Zone must certify and verify applications. These preference points give applications a "leg up" as they head to federal agencies for review. HUD Form 50153 must be signed by a Promise Zone Official before it's
submitted with any grant. Sara Jane Smallwood is the Promise Zone Official for Choctaw Nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please visit<b>
</b></span></i><a href="https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/4401/certification-form-and-guidance-for-promise-zone-preference-points-or-priority-special-consideration/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">this link</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F34A4">
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to obtain HUD Form 50153 and view the full list of grants with the Promise Zone preference points.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<img border="0" width="6" height="1" style="width:.0625in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.gif@01D32243.A36A1CF0"><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What are the Promise Zone's geographical boundaries?</span></strong><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Promise Zone is a place-based initiative, and is confined to a set of Census tracts in southeastern Oklahoma. These areas were
chosen because of their high need and opportunity for grants and programs to positively impact communities. Promise Zone preference is assigned to these areas. However, many of our school districts and communities in southeastern Oklahoma cross Census tract
lines. Contact the Promise Zone team to help determine Promise Zone eligibility or for any questions on the boundaries. We have created an interactive map of the Promise Zone to help determine and highlight the Promise Zone boundaries. It's easy to use, and
users can type in addresses to see if they're in the Zone. This is a helpful and effective tool for Choctaw Nation and our partners.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please visit<b>
</b></span></i><a href="http://1scivilizedtribe.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=a7678b7727c0496c80127536445629d3" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">this link</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#8C2000">
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to use the interactive Promise Zone map.<b><span style="color:#8C2000"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How Regional Food System Investment Creates More Equitable Communities - an</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NGFN webinar.</span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thu, Sep 21, starting 3:30 PM Eastern, 12:30 Pacific</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
Associated with the Harvesting Opportunity book (see above), this webinar will explore examples of regional food system actors that have been proactive and thoughtful in how they incorporate equity and inclusion considerations into their efforts, including
where those have been successful, and where there is opportunity to improve.<br>
</span><a href="http://ngfn.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f6e853d37c1ed4db967a79125&id=583e376d86&e=5fb8e58a3e" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">Register now!</span></a><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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</span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tools for Assessing Economic Impact: A Primer for Food System Practitioners</span></strong><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">The MSU Center for Regional Food Systems is pleased to announce a new guide, </span><a href="http://ngfn.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f6e853d37c1ed4db967a79125&id=4138741a49&e=5fb8e58a3e" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699;background:white">Tools
for Assessing Economic Impact: A Primer for Food System Practitioners</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050;background:white">,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">and an upcoming</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050;background:white"> </span><a href="http://ngfn.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f6e853d37c1ed4db967a79125&id=3b3a67286a&e=5fb8e58a3e" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699;background:white">webinar </span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">to
provide an overview of tools used to assess food systems-related economic growth.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">This guide summarizes and provides examples of tools that food systems practitioners can use to assess economic impacts, including standard commercial models as well as alternative community-based
approaches.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<span style="background:white">The webinar is designed for anyone engaged in food systems work who is interested in commissioning an economic impact assessment. Join in on <i>Tuesday, September 19, 2017 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern Time</i>.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Our next </span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">GoodGreens meeting is</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">
<b>10:00 AM to noon Central Time, Thursday, September 28th.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> You can find the agenda for that meeting, as well as call-in and
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">participation information further below. We'll send out final information closer to the</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> meeting date.<br>
If you have questions about USDA programs or GoodGreens, or if you'd like to present during a future meeting, please email
<a href="mailto:alan.shannon@fns.usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#191CC2">Alan Shannon</span></a> or call 312-353-1044.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Christina McInnis, </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TQDmHMfoG91VGaxdoyjku1umbG509IFTVzna3Q0zS329ZHEt9mk_QBnv59ct8IlqpgLHMAq7hEMht3nR0LOpsGnWRkUlmgh3zazWXp_ZG8w2H-Qd_MBIWQdq4Z76uxcewymU6MZ_jjIPCk40AGYNgjp9NEOWacNP&c=X7DIqaHF5IYoKE1HdTGhQdhBUlQSna45RnpOsQJDPBlBK8QpoAwR2g==&ch=wIuOY7IFnq3byk0iGd_oQVYslhanCslJvrb-xVBCNyLcb5rjWEgoBw==" target="_blank"><b>Bon
Secour Valley Ingredients</b></a><b> </b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0000CC">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">BSVI),</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> will
share information about her business’ new division in Foley, Alabama, which will open a 40,000-square-foot plant to dry and process fruits and vegetables. This value-added model will help to reduce dependence on volatile prices for produce, and will reduce
food waste by processing produce that doesn’t meet standards for distribution. The main ingredients for initial plant production include: chicory, sweet potatoes, bananas, carrots, sweet corn, bread fruit, butternut squash, kale, and pumpkin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Jennifer Meta Robinson (Indiana University-Anthropology) </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">and <b>James Farmer (Indiana University-School
of Public Health-Bloomington) </b>will discuss their recently published book, </span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TQDmHMfoG91VGaxdoyjku1umbG509IFTVzna3Q0zS329ZHEt9mk_QBnv59ct8IlqgucqFIXDkxhvzPb28kpSk1vWKMoEHfA2tZXK2nvaIv5dqd4UmMSu887yJFzjZongyJ2_xlawkFnpl_0-k6u0HWnrzIyHa8BhY_cJ7aB5x842rN0cN_-OE7Dgi2s8cDifvkwITbgy_9Q=&c=X7DIqaHF5IYoKE1HdTGhQdhBUlQSna45RnpOsQJDPBlBK8QpoAwR2g==&ch=wIuOY7IFnq3byk0iGd_oQVYslhanCslJvrb-xVBCNyLcb5rjWEgoBw==" target="_blank">Selling
Local—Why Local Food Movements Matter</a>.</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> Selling Local</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> draws on many years of fieldwork and experience to discuss
(1) the broader impacts of local food movements on communities and individuals, (2) new manifestations and improvements, and (3) a systems approach for future research on local food systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sustainable Management of Food Program</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">, which is designed to make reduction of wasted food easier, informed, and goal-oriented. EPA commenced its food recovery efforts in 2011 with the launch
of the Food Recovery Challenge. Since then, EPA has created a library of food recovery tools and resources, which can be found on EPA’s </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TQDmHMfoG91VGaxdoyjku1umbG509IFTVzna3Q0zS329ZHEt9mk_QBnv59ct8IlqQ96ztp6tUgFfVZiJr06IHDEqXYQBqLN0gj5YtCkSnzOzcxcvGD6tVql6bqffm3JjkSPlYz-eRXZFz4GRNHUuBYR6-r3bmKwkXrsz3r_r0IDscyipxLdFVA==&c=X7DIqaHF5IYoKE1HdTGhQdhBUlQSna45RnpOsQJDPBlBK8QpoAwR2g==&ch=wIuOY7IFnq3byk0iGd_oQVYslhanCslJvrb-xVBCNyLcb5rjWEgoBw==" target="_blank">Sustainable
Management of Food website</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">. The EPA and USDA also announced the nation’s first Food Loss and Waste Goal (2015) aimed at reducing the amount of food sent to our landfills in half by the year
2030. These efforts can help organizations save money, feed hungry people, and keep food out of landfills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Biehl</b></a>, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TQDmHMfoG91VGaxdoyjku1umbG509IFTVzna3Q0zS329ZHEt9mk_QGmLA_znDWM7_T5csacg6xSTb0VRZrljzurvETQMm2OrBZAeBLZ89M_3wlFK8do50PHAkuvvoOpR71sbGhATzRKhs1g73M93lfltjS_hd8lAERNMLqVJAsHYwRpdJx0nrvTW_85-1HyCE7CgZlX7v8KF0m3oHNNLTzKGCYzH857p3sXUnfx8dC8TF2H3HIEaYEm_b5CNWqiVmUkbAy8vKzg=&c=X7DIqaHF5IYoKE1HdTGhQdhBUlQSna45RnpOsQJDPBlBK8QpoAwR2g==&ch=wIuOY7IFnq3byk0iGd_oQVYslhanCslJvrb-xVBCNyLcb5rjWEgoBw==" target="_blank"><b>Project
Manager, and Roni Neff, Assistant Professor, </b></a><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TQDmHMfoG91VGaxdoyjku1umbG509IFTVzna3Q0zS329ZHEt9mk_QBnv59ct8IlqA15NiD6IO31oqjFaNP_w_FGSH2WQ-7rpfoBaePsx77pk6xq3y_oh9f-2nxz79Scy2biCTDHUl2EOsNS9BbOWRUfmEvpD-ZvEE3Znf1Ro_ddoztoNi06VrsdcUzgwe2Yy7Lc1z49L8vsljqz448RhnOhhWWTg1a_ISdC8qtWZI7SnSWrSEJIbMRyfrq0g3JuaJ6y0boFiHqdNTyTKRDA-BA==&c=X7DIqaHF5IYoKE1HdTGhQdhBUlQSna45RnpOsQJDPBlBK8QpoAwR2g==&ch=wIuOY7IFnq3byk0iGd_oQVYslhanCslJvrb-xVBCNyLcb5rjWEgoBw==" target="_blank"><b>Johns
Hopkins Center for a Livable Future</b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> will talk about a new report on urban food system resilience in Baltimore
to stimulate thinking and discussion on ways to make organizations and local food systems more resilient.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Tarczan, Growing Solutions Farm</b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">, will speak about the farm which is a vocational training site for young adults with autism. The site teaches young adult participants transferable employment
skills, allows them to get fresh air and exercise and exposes them to urban agriculture. The 1.2 acre produce farm will grow 10,000 lbs of food this year and donate 3,000 lbs to Grace Seeds Ministry, a nonprofit that supplies area soup kitchens with fresh
produce. The remainder of the produce is sold to area restaurants, at a weekly farm stand, and given to young adult participants to take home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Staple Foods Collaborative</b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">, </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">will speak
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">about <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TQDmHMfoG91VGaxdoyjku1umbG509IFTVzna3Q0zS329ZHEt9mk_QBnv59ct8IlqrKOGVbiSr04b_tCcRIzHipmRSTJufUmoOmqzquzd9w7gGip7PuFYj6x1TDqNxoqHZy5sc12dhZc2upcVVAEY3w==&c=X7DIqaHF5IYoKE1HdTGhQdhBUlQSna45RnpOsQJDPBlBK8QpoAwR2g==&ch=wIuOY7IFnq3byk0iGd_oQVYslhanCslJvrb-xVBCNyLcb5rjWEgoBw==" target="_blank">Shagbark
Seed & Mill's</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> focus on regional food systems, food sovereignty and security, and increasing organic farming. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">If prompted for Meeting ID and Entry Code, they are:<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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support</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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or recorded at any time during the meeting.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><b><span style="font-family:"Futura Heavy";color:#0563C1">PUBLICATIONS</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Futura Heavy";color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Harvesting Opportunity: The Power of Regional Food System Investments to</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
Transform Communities</span></strong><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></u></h1>
<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">A collaboration between the Federal Reserve and USDA, this report The Federal Reserve System and USDA have partnered to develop a book focused on the community and economic development
opportunities of regional food system investments. This is an unprecedented collaboration with a traditionally conservative section of the Executive Branch. The full report explores many positive community impacts of investing in regional food systems.<br>
</span><a href="http://ngfn.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f6e853d37c1ed4db967a79125&id=ff35675bfb&e=5fb8e58a3e" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">Download the Report</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Community Food Innovation </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></h1>
<h1 style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">We are pleased to partner with the the W.K. Kellogg Foundation on the newly launched
</span><a href="http://ngfn.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f6e853d37c1ed4db967a79125&id=76be4fef30&e=5fb8e58a3e" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">Community Food Innovation website</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The
Community Food Innovation site highlights work happening across the country to change the way food is grown, processed, distributed and marketed. People and organizations are creating innovative solutions to rebuild local, more equitable food systems that
increase access to healthy food for children, families, communities and tribes.In this way, they are improving community health, protecting our environment and generating local wealth.<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The site includes an interactive map of food projects, stories of innovation, and information and resources to support community-led food projects. It is based on two reports
surveying food innovations happening across the country: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">“</span><a href="http://ngfn.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f6e853d37c1ed4db967a79125&id=17a8e0c9c6&e=5fb8e58a3e" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">From
the Ground Up: Inspiring Community-based Food Systems Innovations</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">”</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> by the Wallace Center
at Winrock International and the</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050"> “</span><a href="http://ngfn.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f6e853d37c1ed4db967a79125&id=30cef1a16b&e=5fb8e58a3e" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">Intertribal
Food Systems: A National Intertribal Survey and Report</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#505050">”
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">by the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas. <br>
The site is an opportunity for all of us – the Kellogg Foundation, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative and Wallace Center – to share the knowledge we have gathered in our work and turn it into something actionable. We hope people will use the site
as a resource – learn about community-led food projects and steps they can take, and be inspired – empowered – to build a healthier future for our children, our families and our future. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">For more CED-related content please subscribe to the following</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDARD/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDARD_618"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Interagency Working Group on Cooperative Development</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDARD/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDARD_616"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cooperative Reports, Publications, and Statistics</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDARD/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDARD_630"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Rural Cooperative Magazine</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDARD/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDARD_631"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Placed Based Initiatives & Regional Programs</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDARD/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDARD_632"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Community Economic Development</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Newsletters and email from which we gather this information include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://groups.google.com/a/extension.org/d/msgid/localfoodsystems/657648368abd49508cf9e68de7e06f5d%40DM2PR0201MB010.001f.mgd2.msft.net."><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0">Community,
Local, and Regional Food Systems Group</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0">NGFN Food Hub Collaboration</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0">Choctaw Nation Promise Zone
</span></u></b><a href="mailto:ssmallwood@choctawnation.com"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ssmallwood@choctawnation.com</span></b></a><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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