On this day, July 9, 1921, during the boom times of the 1920s, the Montgomery Ward building opened in NW Portland. It has since been converted to office space and is now known as Montgomery Park.
Also on this day, July 9, 1945, a THIRD big Tillamook fire occurred near the Salmonberry River, and was joined two days later by a second blaze on the Wilson River, started by a discarded cigarette. This fire burned 180,000 acres before it was put out. The cause of the blaze on the Salmonberry River was mysterious, and many believed it had been set by an incendiary balloon launched by the Japanese, and brought to Oregon by the jet stream.
Also on this day, July 9, 1811, a party of the Montreal-based North West Company employees led by David Thompson in 1807, the British began land-based operations and opened trading posts throughout the region. Thompson extensively explored the Columbia River watershed. While at the junction of Columbia and Snake Rivers, he erected a pole on with a notice stating "Know hereby that this country is claimed by Great Britain as part of its territories"
Community-based organizations will receive funding
Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division has announced a new funding opportunity for community-based organizations.
OHA has released a request for grant applications from community-based organizations that will create partnerships with communities of color, Tribal communities, disability communities, immigrant and refugee communities, undocumented communities, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, LGBTQ2SIA+ communities, faith communities, older adults, houseless communities and others.
The funding will supposedly support community-based organizations as an important part of Oregon’s public health system working toward equity.
OHA says their strategic goal is to eliminate health inequities by 2030.
OHA has available more than $31 million in funding provided by eight Public Health Division programs, including:
- Adolescent and School Health, $2 million
- Commercial Tobacco Prevention, $20 million
- Public Health Modernization (Environmental Public Health and Climate Change, Climate Change Health Impacts, Communicable Disease Prevention and Emergency Preparedness), $8.6 million
- HIV, STD, TB Prevention and Treatment, $225,000
- Overdose Prevention, $140,000
- ScreenWise (breast and cervical cancer detection and services), Patient Navigation and Barrier Reduction, $100,000
On the website, the public can view program activities eligible for funding. Community-based organizations can apply online using
the website. Paper applications are also available and can be downloaded from the website.
Grant applications can be submitted now through Jan. 31, 2022. OHA welcomes applications from organizations of all sizes and perspectives, especially those that are new and have not received funding from OHA before.
--Bruce Armstrong| Post Date: 2021-12-11 12:57:58 | Last Update: 2021-12-11 14:30:36 |
