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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program, a planning
and technical assistance unit of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone
Management, is again making available grant funding to assist eligible Buzzards
Bay watershed municipalities to implement the goals and objectives of the
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">A total of $180,958 is available.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These funds are provided in accordance
with US EPA National Estuary Program Cooperative Agreements, and are part of an
ongoing Buzzards Bay Watershed Municipal Grant Program implemented by the
Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Eligible municipalities include: Fall River, Westport,
Dartmouth, New Bedford, Acushnet, Fairhaven, Rochester, Mattapoisett, Marion,
Wareham, Middleborough, Carver, Plymouth, Bourne, Falmouth, and Gosnold.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, specific restoration and
protection projects must lie principally within the Buzzards Bay
watershed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Municipalities may submit any number of applications per
grant category, and they may receive more than one grant; however, no single
grant award may exceed $35,000, and no municipality may be awarded more than
$50,000 cumulatively through this solicitation. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The funding categories are as
follows:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">1) Stormwater Remediation
Designs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">2) Implementation and Construction of Existing
Stormwater Designs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">3) Stormwater Mapping
Support<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">4) Wetland/Open Space/Habitat Restoration, Preservation,
Acquisition or Protection<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">5) Town Parcel GIS Data Acquisition/Update or Digitizing
of Wetland Boundaries or Land Elevation from Wetland
Permits<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">6) Migratory Fish Passage and Habitat
Restoration<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">7) Water Quality Testing in Support for Establishing
Priorities for Stormwater Remediation <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">8) Construction of a Boat Pump-out Facility in a
Municipality or Harbor Where None Exists<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">9) Creation of Online Reporting Systems for the Tracking
of Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring of <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">10) Other Activities in Support of the Buzzards Bay
Management Plan<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Additional information about the grant program is
at:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
href="http://www.buzzardsbay.org/funding.htm">www.buzzardsbay.org/funding.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><BR>===================================<BR>Dr. Joe
Costa, Executive Director<BR>Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program<BR>Mass.
Coastal Zone Management<BR>2870 Cranberry Highway<BR>East Wareham, MA
02538<BR><A href="http://www.buzzardsbay.org">www.buzzardsbay.org</A><BR>voice:
508-291-3625 x11<BR>fax:
508-291-3628<BR> <BR> <BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>