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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Request for Responses (RFR) for Coastal Resilience Grants Is Now Available</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> - The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
</span>is seeking proposals for innovative and transferable local and regional projects to address coastal flooding, erosion, and sea level rise impacts through the
<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mass.gov%2Fservice-details%2Fcoastal-resilience-grant-program&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C03785cb06230408bcfd908db613d3161%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638210687693807178%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=t3OoXuAe%2B7AkiJAsGU3QxXN4JPiugYAC6qxt9DAET7A%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-resilience-grant-program" shash="I5+o/NIY7RIgUWBDT3nfN4GVtboYiHyattcw1HllwwuRbnMRnu1/mLqlwYvB0MJrcy9a0wY1yk77Srb/AW5pvjEy1VFPuCnNAxDpWNOVvmPWJKGm1Bz6RyrrrnevIobAmsw66aPtZ53bZIX9eAyT3IFiRU/IHTJ+QuLC6LZPDEM=">Coastal Resilience Grant Program</a>. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, CZM will provide funding and technical assistance to coastal communities, certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
that own vulnerable coastal property that is open and accessible to the public, and federally recognized and state-acknowledged Massachusetts Tribes. Eligible project types include evaluating vulnerabilities and risks, public outreach, redesigning and retrofitting
vulnerable municipally owned facilities and infrastructure, shoreline restoration, and proactive planning projects. Applicants may request up to $2 million in funding per project. Projects must be completed by June 30, 2024—or projects may be selected for
an extended contract end date up to June 30, 2025 (FY25), depending on the proposal and Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) funding decisions. See the RFR on the
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COMMBUYS website</a> for eligibility requirements, project categories, and evaluation criteria. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. on July 11. The question and answer period for the RFR is open until 4:00 p.m. on June 13. Please submit questions to
<a href="mailto:patricia.bowie@mass.gov">patricia.bowie@mass.gov</a>. Answers to all questions will be posted on the
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COMMBUYS website</a> after June 13.<span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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