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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Request for Responses (RFR) for Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Grants Is Now Available</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) is seeking proposals for
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Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Grants</a>. Municipalities within the <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mass.gov%2Fservice-details%2Fcommunities-in-the-massachusetts-coastal-watershed&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C4b4ded6981b043a366cd08db515f8793%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638193242964015544%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TtSTkukDFVo7bmxv7IdhNQLgK2JbRlOjcmzEWwZsT2k%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/communities-in-the-massachusetts-coastal-watershed" shash="jj8kzsQq2qT5gsqY7i2ChhOPjFp0J82i3dGNXjsJV+bg360g+swSTUrXgOZLVVUgDcxWwa5tXcdS9B0avrexwQbl9W3tkHc90S1KT10FK92wrJDIDX6EbW8GaY8MmJuG3solYm6w32cK6cBYHLk7VaDzU+Mo6iBm19M3o6ZJnC4=" title="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/communities-in-the-massachusetts-coastal-watershed">
Massachusetts Coastal Watershed</a>, along with certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, regional planning agencies, and stormwater collaboratives in partnership with municipalities, are eligible to apply for funding to assess and remediate stormwater pollution
and support comprehensive habitat restoration planning and implementation. Activities to increase capacity for future implementation of stormwater green infrastructure, including development of stormwater bylaws, maintenance trainings for municipal staff,
and project case studies, are also eligible. Public outreach may be funded as a component of a larger project. In addition, applicants with completed habitat restoration plans funded with a previous CHWQ Grant can apply for restoration implementation funds.
Grant awards for assessment, restoration planning, and design projects are estimated to range between $50,000-$100,000, while awards for implementation projects are estimated to range between $100,000-$800,000. Match is optional but recommended up to 25% of
the total project cost. To view the RFR and download required forms, see the <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commbuys.com%2Fbso%2Fexternal%2FbidDetail.sdo%3FdocId%3DBD-23-1042-CZM-ENV40-88437%26external%3Dtrue%26parentUrl%3Dclose&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C4b4ded6981b043a366cd08db515f8793%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638193242964015544%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bHjcCjs2ZqUlW3A0kAwfo4i%2F9RbvsZKR2%2BfQT%2B8wj%2BM%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-23-1042-CZM-ENV40-88437&external=true&parentUrl=close" shash="gfy7n8tPYMgY+ClIEzm2ZIoqCeYlAd9p4KOtnrbzRFCRj3CxdCxYKyebPrDDZ/2FGrcYyS8UOzwEfkwZHnu17IPn85wxqStCAdSMb8nfLEaboOOenm3m+hj4qitbtHP5tLVmeR6A4lBvOKmDsEobpV40D38o+6fBzbKr0AYen9c=">
COMMBUYS website</a>. Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. on June 16. The question and answer period for the RFR is open until 5:00 p.m. on May 26. Please submit questions to
<a href="mailto:sean.duffey@mass.gov" title="mailto:sean.duffey@mass.gov">sean.duffey@mass.gov</a>. Answers to all questions will be posted on the
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COMMBUYS website</a> after May 30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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