[SEMCO] Buzzards Bay Watershed Municipal Mini-Grant Program Grant Announcement - Proposals Due October 8th

[Williams, Sarah (ENV)]

Buzzards Bay Watershed Municipal Mini-grant Program
Grant Announcement

The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program would like to announce the availability of $125,606 in grant funds.  The FY21 Buzzards Bay Watershed Municipal Mini-grant Program Announcement has been posted on the COMMBUYS website.  We are seeking proposals for projects that implement recommendations in the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and will be principally located within the Buzzards Bay Watershed.

 Eligible projects include:

1.     Stormwater remediation designs for discharges affecting marine waters,

2.     Implementation and construction of existing stormwater designs for discharges affecting marine waters,

3.     Wetland/open space/habitat restoration, preservation, acquisition or protection,

4.     Update or digitizing of wetland boundaries or land elevations from wetland permits,

5.     Migratory fish passage and habitat restoration,

6.     Construction of a boat pump-out facility in a municipality or harbor when none exists,

7.     Creation of online reporting systems for tracking of operation, maintenance and monitoring of innovative and alternative septic systems,

8.     Projects that, through direct action, mitigate for or restore: coastal waters, coastal resources, freshwaters, or freshwater resources adversely affected by nutrient loading (nitrogen or phosphorus pollution), and

9.     Other activities in support of the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.

This solicitation is open to municipalities within the Buzzards Bay Watershed, including: Fall River, Westport, Dartmouth, New Bedford, Acushnet, Fairhaven, Rochester, Mattapoisett, Marion, Wareham, Middleborough, Carver, Plymouth, Bourne, Falmouth, and Gosnold.  However, all projects must be located principally within the Buzzards Bay watershed.

Proposals may be submitted only electronically and are due Thursday, October 8, 2020 by 4:00 PM.  Applicants must provide a non-federal match that will equal or exceed 33 percent of requested grant funds (i.e. 25 percent of total project costs). The RFP's Question and Answer period will close 4:00 PM, Tuesday, September 22, 2020.

Municipalities may submit any number of applications and they may receive more than one grant; however, no single grant award may exceed $50,000 and no recipient can receive more than $65,000.

The RFP and other details on the program may be found at the following website:
https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=BD-21-1042-CZM-ENV40-54422&parentUrl=activeBids and on the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program's website:
http://buzzardsbay.org/our-program/funding/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__buzzardsbay.org_our-2Dprogram_funding_&d=DwMFAg&c=lDF7oMaPKXpkYvev9V-fVahWL0QWnGCCAfCDz1Bns_w&r=f5f59Xej6QVJW5gSI_THSabCSOIZvrpzlaM4mMsuy3AZ_bnZd8exCsyC5v_5TcOq&m=xYeSBfW9RlWQ35WhYQ3dW4x3uM-y6NLV296DpQ64eH8&s=QXxTjc6bxGjhlN8lrd1G0TeeGTXLqb8ntErxdEi1hEA&e=>


Sarah B. Williams  |  Regional Planner
Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program
81-B County Road, Suite E | Mattapoisett, MA  02739-1686
Sarah.Williams at mass.gov

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