[SEMCO] Mass Bays Program RFR for Research & Planning Grants

[Jo Ann Muramoto]

*Mass Bays Program Announces RFR for 2014 Research and Planning Grants*

The Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program is seeking proposals for
the 2014 Research and Planning Grant Program.  Eligible projects include
research and planning initiatives that advance coastal restoration and
protection priorities of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
for the Mass Bays Program.  A total of up to $100,000 is available for
estuarine protection and restoration initiatives located within the five
regions and 50 coastal communities in the Mass Bays Program planning area
which extends from Provincetown to the state border with New Hampshire.  The
five regions include Cape Cod, South Shore, Boston Harbor, Salem Sound and
Upper North Shore.  The Cape Cod region includes 11 communities which
border Cape Cod Bay (Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans,
Brewster, Dennis, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Sandwich and Bourne).



Up to $20,000 may be requested for each project and a minimum of 25 percent
match of the total project cost (cash or in-kind) must be provided.  All
projects must be completed by December 31, 2014.  Applications are due by
November 22.  *For more information on the Request for Responses (RFR), see
the Mass Bays Program webpage at
www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/mass-bays-program/grants/ .  Information is also
posted on the Association to Preserve Cape Cod’s webpage at
**www.apcc.org*<http://www.apcc.org>
* under “Partnerships” (click on “Mass Bays Program”).**  To view the RFR,
see the **Comm-PASS
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* and search for document number ENV 14 CZM 04* .

For questions relating to the Mass Bays Program’s Research and Planning
Grant Program, please contact Ms. Prassede Vella, Massachusetts Bays
Program 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114 at (617) 626-1217
or Prassede.Vella at state.ma.us .

The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) is the regional service
provider for the Cape Cod region of the Mass Bays Program.  The Mass Bays
Program Regional Coordinator for Cape Cod, Dr. Jo Ann Muramoto, is
available to assist applicants.  Please contact Jo Ann at (508) 362-4226
ext. 16 or jmuramoto at apcc.org .
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*Jo Ann Muramoto, Ph.D., **Senior Scientist*
*Mass Bays Program Regional Coordinator, Cape Cod*
*Association to Preserve Cape Cod*
*P.O. Box 398, **3010 Main Street, **Barnstable, MA 02630*
*Ph: **(508) 362-4226, Ext. 16*
*Email:  jmuramoto at apcc.org*
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