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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As always, not everything pertains to your program, but you may know someone who may benefit from the information.</span></p>
<h1><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">FUNDING<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#2E75B6">WALMART
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79">is accepting applications from non-profit entities
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">to “</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">build on or accelerate cross-sector, upskilling efforts for incumbent workers within a specific community or region that can lead to professional advancement or promotion.”
Programs seeking funding should span up to 18 months and not exceed $500,000; funding from additional sources will receive preference. See the attached Upskilling RFP for more details. Letters of Intent (LOIs) are due
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Oct 22, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">; if invited to submit a full application, complete applications will be due
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79">November 26, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is offering grants to public school libraries in the communities served by Dollar General. The Dollar General School Library Relief Fund provides grants of up to $20,000 to pre-K-12 public schools whose school library programs
have been affected by a natural disaster, fire, or an act of terrorism. Schools that have absorbed a significant number of displaced/evacuee students are also eligible to apply.
</span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Deadline: grant applications are accepted on an ongoing basis</span></b><span style="color:#444444">. Visit the AASL website
</span><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-a/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">here</span></b></a><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span><span style="color:#444444">to submit an online application. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is offering funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities in 2019 include prescription drug and opioid abuse,
education, and public safety. Deadline: </span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Letter of Intent 12/12/2018 (optional); application 1/30/2019</span></b><span style="color:#444444">. Click
</span><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-e/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">here</span></b></a><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span><span style="color:#444444">to review program guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is offering grants through Keepseagle Fast-Track Grants to Support Native Farmers and Ranchers, provided under the First Nations Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative. Grants of up to $40,000 are available to organizations
in Native communities for programs that serve or directly collaborate with Native American farmers and ranchers. Native American-controlled nonprofit organizations, tribal organizations, and Native American community-based groups that further Native American
farming and ranching activities are eligible to apply. </span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Deadline: letters of intent 10/5/2018; full proposals are due 12/14/2018</span></b><span style="color:#444444">. Visit the First Nations website
</span><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-g/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">here</span></b></a><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span><span style="color:#444444">for more information.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">HUD</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is offering grants through the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), which seeks to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national, geographically diverse basis. Homebuyers must
be low-income and must contribute a significant amount of sweat equity towards the development of the SHOP units.
</span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Deadline: 11/12/2018</span></b><span style="color:#444444">. Click
</span><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-s/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">here</span></b></a><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span><span style="color:#444444">for application guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
</span><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">is offering two types of grants. The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Program supports activities that build the capacity of African American museums and promote
the growth and development of museum professionals. The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program provides support to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge through strengthened activities in areas such as exhibitions, educational services
and programming, professional development, and collections stewardship. </span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The application deadline for both programs is 11/1/2018</span></b><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">.
Click </span><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-w/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">here
</span></b></a><span style="color:#444444">to review program guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">KaBOOM!</span></b><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> Is offering Playground Grants to community partners that serve a low-income
or special needs community in selected U.S. cities, as well as Mexico City, Mexico. Nonprofit organizations may apply to receive the support of a Project Manager to help community members embark on a five to twelve week planning process, as well as a $15,000
grant to be used towards the purchase of playground equipment. Community partners are required to contribute approximately $8,500 towards the project.
<b>Deadline: 11/9/2018</b>. Visit the KaBOOM! website </span><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-q/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">here</span></b></a><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span><span style="color:#444444">to learn more about the eligibility criteria and application process. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">KidsGardening.org</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is offering funding and gardening supplies to schools and community organizations with youth-centered garden programs.
</span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Deadline to apply: 12/17/2018</span></b><span style="color:#444444">. Click
</span><u><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-z/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4">here</span></b></a></u><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span><span style="color:#444444">to review application guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is offering funding through the Shakespeare in American Communities in cooperation with Arts Midwest. Funds will be distributed through two programs: Schools and Juvenile Justice. The Schools program aims to reach middle and
high school students in underserved schools throughout the United States with high quality, professional productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Matching grants of $25,000 will be provided to up to 40 theater companies to support performances and related educational
activities for middle and high school students from a minimum of ten schools. The Juvenile Justice program will provide grants of $20,000 to $25,000 to six to ten organizations to support theater education programs that reach young people within the juvenile
justice system. No matching funds are required for this program. </span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Deadlines: Intent to apply emails for both programs will be accepted through 12/7/2018; the application deadline is 2/14/2019</span></b><span style="color:#444444">.
Visit the Shakespeare in American Communities website </span><u><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-yd/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4">here</span></b></a></u><span style="color:#444444"> to review the guidelines for the Schools and
Juvenile Justice programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">RURAL LISC</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
</span><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(Local Initiatives Support Corporation) created the Community Facilities Fund to provide capital to help develop and improve essential community facilities in rural areas. Rural LISC
utilizes this fund to provide permanent and construction-to-permanent financing for rural community facilities, including health care centers, hospitals, educational facilities, and other nonprofit and public facilities in rural communities with populations
under 20,000. </span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Deadline</span></b><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">: ongoing. Click
</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-x/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
</span><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">for more information</span><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">SAFER BRAND</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is offering funding to start a school garden with the goals of encouraging children to be active outside and to engage students in learning about nutrition and the environment.
</span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Deadline: 12/1/2018</span></b><span style="color:#444444">. Click
</span><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-f/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">here</span></b></a><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span><span style="color:#444444">to visit the website for more information about this grant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">USDA</span></b><span style="color:#444444"> is offering funding through The Delta Health Care Services Grant Program, which supports the development of health care services, health education
programs, health care job training programs, and the development and expansion of public health-related facilities.
</span><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Deadline: 11/19/2018</span></b><span style="color:#444444">. Click
</span><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-v/"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">here</span></b></a><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span><span style="color:#444444">for an application overview. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">National Low Income Housing Coalition</span></b><span style="color:#444444"> has published
</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">“Getting Started: First Homes Being Built with 2016 National Housing Trust Fund Awards.”
</span></b><span style="color:#444444">This interim report profiles how 42 states, so far, have awarded their inaugural 2016 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocations. Eight states and the District of Columbia anticipate making their awards by December
2018. Download the report </span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-tu/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#444444">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span style="color:#444444">An historical legacy of displacement and exclusion, firmly rooted in racism and discriminatory public policy, has fundamentally restricted access and ownership opportunities to land and housing,
particularly for people of color and low-income communities. A new report from the Democracy Collaborative,
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">“Community Control of Land & Housing,”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E75B6">
</span><span style="color:#444444">provides an overview of strategies and tools that can reverse this trend by expanding both access to ownership opportunities and democratic control of land and housing. Get the report
</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-th/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">has released a new report on the Duty to Serve (DTS) program. A component of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, DTS focuses on providing more homeownership and rental housing options for households with very low,
low and moderate income. The program requires that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase their efforts to facilitate a secondary mortgage market for rural housing, manufactured housing, and affordable housing preservation. An overview of DTS is given in a
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Policy Insight</span></em> publication from the Fed in St. Louis in the first of a two-part series that examines the program. Download the
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Policy Insight</span></em> by clicking
</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-tk/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"> “Hardworking Rural Community Taps a Deep Well of Hope”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is an article from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that provides an overview of the residents of Klamath County, Oregon, including the Klamath tribes, coming together as a community and forming the Healthy Klamath coalition
to create healthier communities. The article discusses community efforts to address the behavioral and physical healthcare needs of the Klamath tribes, and describes local efforts to promote healthcare careers to high school students and how the community
offers scholarships to improve graduation rates. Klamath County is a recipient of the 2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Prize. Read the article
</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-il/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Grantmakers in Aging (GIA)</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> reports that while the topic of opioid misuse has received a great deal of attention
in recent months, the problem is far from solved, especially in rural communities. GIA published a paper,<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">“Heartache, Pain, and Hope: Rural Communities, Older People, and the Opioid Crisis: An Introduction for Funders.”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">Get the paper </span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-ir/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Forbes</span></b></em><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">has published </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">"What's Next In Caring For Older People: The Age-Friendly Health System Movement,"</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">a collaboration with partners: the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation. Read the article
</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-iy/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span style="color:#444444">An article in the </span>
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;font-style:normal">Rural Monitor</span></b></em><b><i><span style="color:#2E74B5">,
</span></i></b><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;font-weight:normal">“Rural Health Opioid Program Funds Care Coordination Efforts for Recovery,”</span></i></strong><span style="color:#1F4E79">
</span><span style="color:#444444">discusses how three communities use grant funds for treatment and recovery care coordination in court, prisons, and the homes of new moms. Read the article
</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-ij/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#444444">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">“Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">is a report from the U.S. Census Bureau that discusses income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2016 and 2017, along with the percent change from 2016 to 2017. It includes statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan
areas (see Table 1 and Table 3). The report is based on data from the 2018 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements. Click
</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-it/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">to get the report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">The Trust for America’s Health</span></b><span style="color:#2E75B6">
</span><span style="color:#444444">has released a report </span>titled <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">“The State of Obesity 2018: Better Policies for a Healthier America.”</span></strong><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span></b><span style="color:#444444">The report includes data and statistics for both adults and children and provides examples of successful programs and policies across the country. The report addresses obesity and chronic disease trends in both urban and
rural areas. Get the report </span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-di/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></b><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span style="color:#444444">“</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">from the U.S. Census Bureau provides estimates of poverty for the official poverty measure and the supplemental poverty measure, which takes into account government programs that support low-income families. Appendix Tables
A-1 and A-2 provide data for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Get the report
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-dd/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a></span><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span style="color:#444444">The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Spotlight on Opioids.”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">The report provides data on prevalence of substance use, and opioid misuse, use disorders, overdoses, and related topics, as well as a discussion of prevention programs and screening. Get the report
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-dh/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a></span><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">“A Portrait of American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families,”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">a report from the Administration for Children and Families, describes the population of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and their families, and estimates the need for early care, education attendance, and
healthcare coverage. The report features statistics including rates and types of health insurance coverage for young AI/AN children and for their parents. Get the report
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-dk/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a></span><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span style="color:#444444">A report from </span>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Pew Charitable Trusts</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“About a Quarter of Rural Americans Say Access to High-Speed Internet Is a Major Problem,”</span></strong>
</span><span style="color:#444444">shares the views of rural residents describing their access to high speed internet and the scope of the problem. Includes information on internet use, smartphone ownership, and home broadband by rurality. Click
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-du/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a>
</span><span style="color:#444444">to get the report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">USDA Economic Research Service</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">has published a collection of charts showing data on food insecurity in the pre-recession period of 2001-2007, the 2008-2009 recession, and the 2010-2017 post-recession period. It includes data for metropolitan and nonmetro
areas. Click </span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-hl/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a>
</span><span style="color:#444444">to review the data. USDA has also published a report on household food security; click
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-hr/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a>
</span><span style="color:#444444">to get the report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">“Rental Housing for a 21st Century Rural America: A Platform for Preservation,”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">a report from Housing Assistance Council, indicates that significant numbers of Section 515 properties will no longer be affordable as the loans mature in the next few decades. Over 13,000 rental properties and 415,000 affordable
units throughout rural America are financed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Rural Rental Housing Loans program, Section 515. Many maturing Section 515 properties are located in markets, mostly in the South and Midwest that are either
declining or growing rapidly, putting their affordability at risk. Get the report
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-hy/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a></span><span style="color:#444444">. </span>
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<h1><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">EVENTS/LEARNING<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span style="color:#444444">As part of the</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"> Connecting Leaders to Learning Webinar Series,
</span></b><span style="color:#444444">“</span>The Empty House Next Door” will be presented by the Center for Community Progress and Bank of America Charitable Foundation October 4, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT. This webinar will draw from the recently-released report,
"The Empty House Next Door" by Alan Mallach. The webinar features Mallach and will use data and visuals to explore trends in property vacancy in recent years—including where the challenge is worsening—with a focus on the growth of particularly distressed “hyper-vacant”
areas. Click<span style="color:#444444"> </span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here
</span></b><span style="color:#444444">to register</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">.
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">The National Housing Conference</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">will host the October Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar on
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">October 3, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">to discuss a new report from the Center for Community Progress,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Creative Placemaking On Vacant Properties: Lessons Learned from Four Cities.”</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">The report explores emerging practices in four communities: Kalamazoo, Michigan; Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania; Newburgh, New York and Macon, Georgia, and offers practical guidance for communities curious about how to leverage
the power of creative placemaking to transform vacant properties. To download the report, click
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-yk/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a></span><span style="color:#444444">. To register for the webinar, click
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-yu/"><b><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></b></a></span><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">HUD</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> will conduct a 90-minute webinar on preservation options for
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">pre-1974 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Direct Loan</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> properties. The webinar, to be held on
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">October 9, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">, is intended for pre-1974 Section 202 Direct Loan property owners, public housing agencies, and other stakeholders
interested in learning strategies to preserve the affordability of these properties. You must have a HUD Exchange account to register. Follow the instructions for registering by clicking
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-jy/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444">. Register
for the webinar </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-jj/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Youth To Youth International</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> is offering a training for Adults titled “Making The Way Easy!”
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">October 10-11, 2018</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> in Nashville, Tennessee. This training is an ADULT ONLY opportunity to learn and enhance the skills of the adults who
work with young people to effectively engage them in their programs and initiatives. Click
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-jt/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> for more
information and to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Cutting Edge Capital</span></strong><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> is offering
a webinar, </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">“Community Centered Revitalization: Community Capital, Opportunity Funds, and Local Control,” on October 11, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT</span></strong><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">.
Speakers will discuss how communities can come together to drive local revitalization in a way that benefits the community itself rather than outside investors. Click
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-ji/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
to register</span><span style="color:#444444">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Rural Health Information Hub</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> is offering a webinar on
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">October 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> with the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) on adult and
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">youth obesity in rural areas</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">. Featured speakers include Kendra B. McDow and Craig Hales from the Division of Health and Nutrition Examination
Surveys at the NCHS and Shelby Polk from Delta State University. Click </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-jd/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444">
to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">BroadbandUSA</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> is offering a webinar, “Federal Broadband Funding: Policies and Programs to Connect America” on
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">October 17, 2018 at 02:00 PM EDT</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">. Speakers will provide an overview of federal funding options to support increased broadband access in communities
across the United States, and recent program and policy updates from officials representing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).
Click </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-jh/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444">
to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">2018 Grantmakers In Aging Annual Conference</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> will take place
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">October 17-19, 2018</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> in Memphis, Tennessee, with more than 200 top local and national funders participating. Visit the website
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-jk/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> for more
information and to register. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH)</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> will host<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> "</span></strong>RURAL
HOUSING SUMMIT 2018: Building Together, Stronger Together," </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">October 24-26, 2018</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">. The annual Rural Housing Summit will be held at the Asilomar
Conference Grounds in Monterey, California. This serene state park serves as a relaxing background to brainstorm CCRH's annual strategic plan for the coming year, and includes a diverse array of housing topics, small-group workshops, a karaoke dance party,
and more. For an agenda and to register, click </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-ju/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">AHF Live: The 2018 Affordable Housing Developers Summit</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> will be held in Washington, D.C.
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">November 12-14, 2018</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">. Click
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-tr/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">National Housing Conference</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> will host
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">"</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Solutions for Affordable Housing," November 27-28, 2018</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">, at the National
Press Club in Washington, D.C. Click </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-ty/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444">
to register. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">NeighborWorks America</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> will bring its national
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI)</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> to Pittsburgh
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">December 3-7, 2018</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">. Click
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-tj/"><span style="color:#2E74B5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> for course
offerings and to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Housing Assistance Council</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#444444"> </span></strong><span style="color:#444444">will
hold its biennial conference </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">December 4-7, 2018</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> in Washington, D.C. Click
</span><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-tt/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></u></strong><span style="color:#444444"> to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Transportation for America</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> will host its <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">"</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Capital
Ideas 2018</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#444444">"</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> conference
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">December 5-6, 2018</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> in Atlanta, Georgia, where participants will learn about new transportation technologies, and keeping housing adjacent
to transportation affordable. Click </span><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-ti/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></u></strong><span style="color:#444444">
for more information about this event and to register. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Rural Health and Safety Education</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> webinar series, "Combating Opioids," is hosted by Purdue University Extension
and the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD). <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Dreamland: America’s Opiate Epidemic and
How We Got Here</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#444444">”
</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">will be held </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">December 7, 2018 at 2:00 PM ET</span></strong><span style="color:#444444">. To join the webinar, click
</span><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jjdkdjg-jyhjmudc-td/"><span style="color:#2E74B5">here</span></a></span></u></strong><span style="color:#444444">.</span><b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b>Our next GoodGreens meeting</b></span> will be Thursday,
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">October 25th</span></b></span> from 10:00 to 12:00 PM Central Time in FNS’ offices on the 20th floor at 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, or via call-in (to listen) and WebEx (to see presentations).
The meeting will focus on veterans and agriculture. The following meeting, on <span class="MsoHyperlink">
<b><span style="text-decoration:none">January 24th</span></b></span>, will focus on local food models.
<span style="color:#403F42">If you have questions about USDA programs or GoodGreens, you'd like to present during a future meeting, or you have suggestions for future presenters or topics, please email
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:alan.shannon@fns.usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2E74B5">Alan Shannon</span></a></span><span style="color:#403F42"> or call 312-353-1044. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">American Society on Aging</span></strong><span style="color:#444444"> will hold its Aging in America Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">April
15-18, 2019</span></strong>.<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Novogradac’s 2019 Affordable Housing Conference: "Using RAD and the LIHTC To Improve Communities"</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span>will be held <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">January 10, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET</span></strong><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="color:#444444">in Miami Beach, Florida.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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