[OMS_MANAGERS] Federal Grant opportunities

[STUART Sheri * OPRD]

MAKE IT SNAP-PY
Enjoy shopping at farmers markets?  Of course you do. The vegetables are farm-fresh, you can pick-up some recipes for combinations you've never tried and maybe you'll even get up the gumption to start your own garden. And, most importantly, it's a place where the community you call home gathers.  Ask anybody who's been to a farmers market once and they'll almost certainly tell you they're going again - and again and again.  Even folks with limited incomes.  Which is why between now and June 18th USDA's Food & Nutrition Service is seeking applications to award 25 markets across the country Farmers Market Support grants of up to $250,000 to make sure they're SNAPS-ready - i.e., can accommodate families who receive Food Stamps under the SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - when they come, like you, to the market for fresh & healthy food.  So, next time you're at your market, why not ask its manager whether it knows about the USDA funding opportunity and whether your market is going to apply.  It's good for the families, good for the market and good for the community where you live. For more, visit FNS-SNAP-FMSSG-15 at grants.gov<http://www.grants.gov/search-grants.html?agencies%3DUSDA%7CDepartment%20of%20Agriculture>

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Funds Now Available from FEMA
FEMA has set August 28th as the deadline to apply for $30 million - including $250,000 set asides for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Territories and $5 million for Federally-recognized Tribes - in Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants.  The funding provides "resources to assist states, tribal governments, territories and local communities in their efforts to implement a sustained pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation program."  Funds are provided both for mitigation management and implementation. Applications must be filed through FEMA's Mitigation eGrants System.  FEMA expects to award up to 100 grants. For more, visit<http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1432847398289-878c470e718239eedcaadc8d52ea1823/PDMFactSheetFY2015.pdf>

FEMA helps communities stay dry
FEMA also has set August 28th for local governments & Tribes to apply for some 150 Flood  Mitigation Grants for both planning and implementation totaling $150 million.  The grants provide "resources to assist states, tribal governments, territories and local communities in their efforts to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program." Applications need to be submitted via FEMA's Mitigation eGrants System. For more, visit<http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1432847398289-878c470e718239eedcaadc8d52ea1823/FMAFactSheetFY2015.pdf>


Sheri Stuart, Coordinator
Oregon Main Street

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