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The four projects announced Tuesday join four others that received funding earlier this year from the $50 million allocated by the Legislature last year. A shelter at a former Salem motel with rooms for about 100 people opened in April, and a 69-bed shelter is opening in Lincoln City.

A 22-room shelter in Astoria and a hotel in The Dalles that will provide shelter for 15 families and at least 30 adults are also in progress with funding from Project Turnkey.

The Oregon Community Foundation plans to announce additional grants in June. Lawmakers have not allocated more money specifically for Project Turnkey, though they approved $200 million in March to add at least 600 new shelter beds in urban areas and 100 new beds in rural Oregon.