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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello All, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The RBEG funding is a very good resource for economic development work in downtowns (rural)—including market analysis, business development training/technical assistance, entrepreneurial support and ‘use your imagination!’ Check it out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mary P. Bosch, Principal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Marketek<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>9220 SW Barbur Blvd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ste 119-220<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Portland, Oregon 97219<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>503-636-1659 o 503-504-6770 c<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.marketekinc.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> USDA Rural Development [mailto:ruraldevelopment@public.govdelivery.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 14, 2014 1:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> mary@marketekinc.com<br><b>Subject:</b> USDA Rural Development in Oregon seeks RBEG concept papers for economic development projects<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a name="gd_top"></a><img width=590 height=199 id="_x0000_i1037" src="cid:image001.png@01CF19B9.D44130C0" alt="USDA Rural Development Economic Development Grants in Oregon"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;background:white;padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt' id="gd_ab_main_body"><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:6.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>January 14, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.75pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>USDA Rural Development seeks RBEG concept papers for economic development projects in Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:6.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The USDA Rural Development Oregon State Office is soliciting concept papers for fiscal year 2014 for the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMTE0LjI3NTE0NDUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDExNC4yNzUxNDQ1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODQwNTQyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyeUBtYXJrZXRla2luYy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcnlAbWFya2V0ZWtpbmMuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ORrbeg.html"><span style='color:#2910F0'>Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program</span></a>*. Specific details and program contacts can be found online for two separate RBEG competitions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.75pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Concept papers for the <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Native American funding pool</span></strong> of RBEG in Oregon are due to the Oregon State Office by 5:00 pm (Pacific Time), Wednesday, February 12, 2014. <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMTE0LjI3NTE0NDUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDExNC4yNzUxNDQ1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODQwNTQyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyeUBtYXJrZXRla2luYy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcnlAbWFya2V0ZWtpbmMuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/OR-%20NativeAmerican_RBEG_rfp2014.pdf"><span style='color:#2910F0'>Click here to view the call for concept papers</span></a> (Native American). <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.75pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Concept papers for the<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> general funding pool</span></strong> of RBEG in Oregon are due to the Oregon State Office by 5:00 pm (Pacific Time), Friday, February 28, 2014. <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMTE0LjI3NTE0NDUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDExNC4yNzUxNDQ1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODQwNTQyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyeUBtYXJrZXRla2luYy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcnlAbWFya2V0ZWtpbmMuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/OR-RBEG_rfp2014.pdf"><span style='color:#2910F0'>Click here to view the call for concept papers</span></a> (general funding). <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:6.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>*Subject to funding availability. </span></em><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></div></div><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.75pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For more information...<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:6.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Questions related to the Rural Business Enterprise Grant in <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oregon</span></strong> may be directed to a <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMTE0LjI3NTE0NDUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDExNC4yNzUxNDQ1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODQwNTQyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyeUBtYXJrZXRla2luYy5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcnlAbWFya2V0ZWtpbmMuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ORbcp.html"><span style='color:#2910F0'>local Business and Cooperative Specialist</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.75pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For projects outside of Oregon...<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:6.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Those with project proposals outside of Oregon should contact USDA Rural Development in the <a 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