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<font color="#3333ff"><b><font
face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3">THE 2006 SOUNDS CONSERVANCY GRANTS PROGRAM</font></b></font><br>
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APPLICATION GUIDELINES</font></b><font
face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3"> The Sounds Conservancy Grants Program is dedicated to
supporting the conservation and restoration of the sounds of Long
Island, Fishers Island, Block Island, Rhode Island, Martha's Vineyard,
and Nantucket and their adjacent coastlines in Connecticut,
Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.</font>
<p><font face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3" color="#000066"><b>GRANTS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES</b></font><font
face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3"> The program encourages and supports projects which lead to:
i) greater public awareness and understanding of our coastal resources
and environmental quality needs; ii) improved marine resource
management and coastal management policies; iii) a better understanding
and management of our region¹s coastal fisheries and their habitats;
iv) new careers, job opportunities, and enterprises in the
environmental and economic sectors of marine-related industries. </font></p>
<p><font face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3" color="#000066"><b>WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS</b></font><font
face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3"> All university, college, and high school students, private
individuals, and nonprofit organizations whose projects are within the
region described above are eligible. </font></p>
<p><font face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3" color="#000066"><b>SIZE AND USE OF GRANTS</b></font><font
face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3"> Grants average $1,000 and will not exceed $2,500. TSC
encourages applicants to seek other sources of funding to share project
costs. A small portion of the grant may be reserved until the Center
receives the final report. Funds provided may cover such costs as:
purchase of materials and equipment, travel, fees for computer time,
publication and printing. </font></p>
<p><font face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3" color="#000066"><b>AWARDING OF GRANTS</b></font><font
face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3"> The Selection Committee will award grants on the basis of:
program objectives, originality of proposal, perceived usefulness of
the proposed research or product, qualification of the applicant, and
budget availability.<br>
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<p><font face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3" color="#000066"><b>DEADLINE</b></font><font
face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3"> Applications must be <i>postmarked</i> by March 15.
Applicants will be notified of the Selection Committee's decision by
April 15.<br>
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<p><font face="Book Antiqua, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Bookman Old Style"
size="3">For more information, contact: Sounds Conservancy Grants
Program, QLF/Atlantic Center for the Environment, 55 South Main Street,
Ipswich, MA 01938 <a href="mailto:sounds@qlf.org">sounds@QLF.org</a>
or visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.qlf.org/programs/sounds.html">http://www.qlf.org/programs/sounds.html</a>.</font></p>
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