[SEMCO] Request for Comments on DRAFT RFP for the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Water Quality Management Grants

[Williams, Sarah (ENV)]

Request for Comments on DRAFT RFP for the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Water Quality Management Grants



The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program is seeking comments on its DRAFT Request for Proposals for the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Water Quality Management Grants. Please note that while this request for proposals is focused on the Buzzards Bay watershed, applicants in the Narragansett Bay watershed should also comment on the various criteria because the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program's request for proposals will closely mirror this solicitation.


This grant program supports the U.S. EPA's SNEP mission to protect and restore the southeast New England ecosystem by connecting communities through collaboration and partnerships throughout the region; fostering and promoting innovative approaches; and engaging public stewardship. This grant round is focused on nutrient and pathogen water quality issues. Although certain elements of this draft Request for Proposals may change, potential applicants should use this notification as an opportunity to formulate potential projects.


We are particularly interested in comments on eligible and ineligible projects and applicants, scoring criteria, and the overall schedule and timing.



Please send your written comments, by July 22, 2015 to:


            Sarah Williams, Regional Planner
            Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program/CZM
            2870 Cranberry Highway
            East Wareham, MA 02538
            Fax (508) 291-3628
            sarah.williams at state.ma.us<mailto:sarah.williams at state.ma.us>



The draft request for proposals can be found at: http://restore.buzzardsbay.org/grants.html.
For those in the Narragansett Bay watershed (in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts), go to http://neiwpcc.org/contractors/opportunities.asp to apply to that grant program when the request for proposals is issued.

Please forward this notice to interested parties.

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