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APACC is looking for business people, professionals and entrepreneurs who are interested in participating in a two-hour focus group on sustainability, and what it means for the Asian Pacific American business community in Portland.
The focus group is part of the the Urban Ecology Project of the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO), a 10-year grassroots organization advocating for the interests of Asians and Pacific Islanders.
The mission of the project is to develop an understanding of sustainability from the perspective of API communities through forums designed to engage, educate, empower and unite action on issues facing our communities and our environment.
APACC is working to lend the business voice of the API community to conversations regarding sustainability. Our vision is to continue to define what sustainability means and looks like in our business communities.
If you're interested in being part of the business-oriented focus group on sustainability issues, please contact Maileen Hamto at maileen@apacc-or.org
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Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community. Learn more about Grants.gov and determine if you are eligible for grant opportunities offered on this site.
Grants.gov does not provide personal financial assistance. To learn where you may find personal help, check Government Benefits, Student Loans and Small Business Start-up Loans.
All discretionary grants offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies can be found on Grants.gov.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
AND OTHER NOTICES
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $6.06 billion, we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. For fundings opportunity, click here.
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- Service-Learning Funding Opportunities This RSS Feed provides information on funding opportunities in the service-learning and volunteering communities. The opportunities cover all populations including: Higher Education, K-12, Community-Based, and Tribes/US Territories. The entry deadline is November 30, 2009. Tell FamilyFun and your family could win up to $5,000 to donate to the charity of your choice! With judging help from HandsOn Network, FamilyFun magazine and Disney are giving away four grand prizes of $5,000 and five first-place prizes of $500 to each winner¹s favorite charity.
Go to http://familyfun.go.com/magazine/2010-familyfun-volunteers-contest-797298/ for more information.....................................................................
- Funding opportunities for NGOs, CBOs and researchers......................................................................
- GFIS - Funding Opportunities: Paid NASA Internship Opportunities GFIS works to provide resources for outside funding opportunities to graduate students at the masters and doctoral level who have been admitted to or who are attending the University of Washington. Internship opportunities are located throughout the United States and applicants must be US citizens.
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Citywide Calendar, meetings & conferences in Portland >>
ALF Issues a Wake-Up Call to Oregonians
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Saturday, January 23, 2010 |
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1:00pm - 4:00pm |
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Hoffman Hall, Portland State University |
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Portland State University Campus |
Join state policy leaders and the American Leadership Forum (ALF) of Oregon for a timely and engaging exploration into the challenges facing our state and how an unstable revenue system impacts basic community services. Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown will moderate a panel of elected officials, business leaders, and representatives from law enforcement and education to discuss these challenges and pose possible solutions.
This informational forum is intended to engage and educate citizens and expand public understanding of Oregon’s financial system.
Student Participants Offered $1,500 Scholarship Challenge
To further this objective, ALF will extend a challenge to local government and public policy students who attend the forum to develop proposals that will advance this effort. The winning team will receive a $1,500 scholarship award and the opportunity to present its proposal to select Oregon state legislators.
To register for this event please visit <www.alfo.org> by Monday, January 18, 2010
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INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
- Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program EDA administers the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program through a national network of eleven Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers to help manufacturing and production firms, which have lost domestic sales and employment due to increased imports of similar or competitive goods, become more competitive in the global economy. (CFDA No. 11.313)
- Public Works and Economic Development Program Public Works and Economic Development investments help support the construction or rehabilitation of essential public infrastructure and facilities necessary to generate or retain private sector jobs and investments, attract private sector capital, and promote regional competitiveness, including investments that expand and upgrade infrastructure to attract new industry, support technology-led development, redevelop brownfield sites and provide eco-industrial development. (CFDA No. 11.300).
- Economic Adjustment Assistance Program The Economic Adjustment Assistance Program provides a wide range of technical, planning and infrastructure assistance in regions experiencing adverse economic changes that may occur suddenly or over time. This program is designed to respond flexibly to pressing economic recovery issues and is well suited to help address challenges faced by U.S. regions and communities. (CFDA No. 11.307)
Economic Adjustment Assistance includes EDA’s Revolving Loan Fund Program. For more information on the RLF program please click here.
- Local Technical Assistance The Local Technical Assistance Program helps fill the knowledge and information gaps that may prevent leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors in economically distressed regions from making optimal decisions on local economic development issues. (CFDA No. 11.303)
- Research and National Technical Assistance The Research and National Technical Assistance Program supports research of leading, world class economic development practices, and funds information dissemination efforts. (CFDA No. 11.303); (CFDA No. 11.312)
- Planning Program The Planning Program helps support planning organizations, including District Organizations and Indian Tribes, in the development, implementation, revision or replacement of comprehensive economic development strategies (CEDS), and for related short-term planning investments and State plans designed to create and retain higher-skill, higher-wage jobs, particularly for the unemployed and underemployed in the nation’s most economically distressed regions. (CFDA No. 11.302)
- University Center Economic Development Program The University Center Economic Development Program is a partnership between the Federal government and academia that helps to make the varied and vast resources of universities available to economic development communities. (CFDA No. 11.303)
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The Yard, Garden & Patio Show -Feb.12~14, 2010
Oregon's premier consumer gardening show, the Yard, Garden & Patio Show Presented by Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping & Garden Centers is held each February at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. It's a three-day extravaganza of color and excitement that attracts between 25,000 and 30,000 gardening enthusiasts!
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The Northwest Agricultural Show
This show, held in late January, is co-sponsored and produced by the OAN, the Oregon Horticultural Society and the Oregon Nut Growers Society. It consists of a three-day trade show and two days of seminars geared to various segments of Oregon's agricultural community.
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2010 Portland Boat Show
January 9-17Inside the Portland Expo Center
2060 North Marine Drive, Portland, Oregon 97217
The largest off-the-water show west of the Mississippi, the Portland Boat Show features 360,000 square feet of everything for fun on, in, or under the water. It's a one-stop shopping and entertainment event.
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All Things Organic Conference & Trade Show
The All Things Organic™ Conference and Trade Show is the ONLY show in the industry that gives you access to MORE organic companies and MORE certified organic products than any other trade event.
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| Portland Expo Center-2060 North Marine Drive Portland, OR 97217 |
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Next Date |
PORTLAND BOAT SHOW
Boat Show |
unknown |
Jan 09 - 17, 2010 |
PORTLAND HOME & GARDEN SHOW
Home and Garden Show |
once a year |
Feb. 2010 (?) |
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPORTSMEN'S SHOW
Outdoor Trade Fair |
unknown |
Feb 10 - 14, 2010 |
THE ENERGY TRUST BETTER LIVING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW
Sustainable Lifestyle Expo. Home and garden, cool Cars, green eco chic fashion... |
once a year |
March 2010 (?) |
| Oregon Convention Center-777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Portland, Oregon 97232 |
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Next Date |
WOOD TECHNOLOGY CLINIC & SHOW
Exposition and Conference for the Wood Processing Industry |
every 2 years |
Mar 09 - 11, 2010 |
Portland Memorial Coliseum
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Next Date |
PORTLAND BUILD, REMODEL & LANDSCAPE SHOW
Build, Remodel & Landscape Show |
once a year |
Jan 08 - 10, 2010 |
PORTLAND RENOVATION & REMODELING SHOW
Renovation & Remodeling Show |
once a year |
March 2010 (?) |
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