[SEMCO] ACEC Grant Program

[Sheri DeRosa]

Announcing the Coastal Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Grant Program - The Coastal ACEC Grant Program provides funding to groups working on stewardship projects in coastal ACECs. The grants provide communities with funding to implement planning, outreach, and monitoring projects that include but are not limited to resource management planning, assessing local bylaws and regulations, making brochures and interpretive signs, or initiating volunteer water quality monitoring programs.  Grant awards will range from $1,000 to $15,000 with a match of 25% in funds or in-kind services required.  To review the RFR, go to the state's Commonwealth Access & Procurement system, Comm-PASS, located at http://www.comm-pass.com/, click "Search for solicitations," and search document "ENV 05 CZM 12." The deadline for submissions is June 17. 
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