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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">The NOAA-Fish & Wildlife Service-MARAD
<b>Ballast Water Technology</b></font><font
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Demonstration Program</b> Grants competition was announced in the Federal<br>
Register last Friday (Jan 16, 2004), at 69 FR 2577. Brief preliminary<br>
proposals must be received on or before February 13 (submit directly<br>
to the National Sea Grant Office). Full proposals are due February 17.<br>
For more information, see:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/research/nonindigenous/ballast/index.html">http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/research/nonindigenous/ballast/index.html</a><br>
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Questions should be directed to:<br>
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Dorn Carlson<br>
Manager, NOAA Invasive Species Program<br>
NOAA Research/Sea Grant<br>
301-713-2435<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Dorn.Carlson@noaa.gov">Dorn.Carlson@noaa.gov</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/research/nonindigenous">http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/research/nonindigenous</a><br>
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