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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> rimarinefisheries-bounces@listserve.ri.gov <rimarinefisheries-bounces@listserve.ri.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>RI Marine Fisheries<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 10, 2021 11:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Listserve (rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov) <rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Rimarinefisheries] Consolidated Appropriations Act -- Fisheries Assistance Program (CAA-FAP): Application Period Opens Monday Sept. 13th<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Consolidated Appropriations Act -- Fisheries Assistance Program (CAA-FAP)</span></u></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">: <b>Application
Period Opens Monday Sept. 13<sup>th</sup></b></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">In accordance with the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental management’s
Division of Marine Fisheries (RIDMF) is administering a second round of fisheries disaster relief in response to COVID-19. The funds are meant to provide assistance, in the form of direct payments, to eligible fishery participants in four specified sectors
to address direct and indirect COVID-19 impacts. The four sectors are: commercial fishing, commercial aquaculture, seafood processing/wholesale (dealers), and for-hire.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Eligible applicants must demonstrate they had a greater than 35% loss in revenue in the sector-specific reference
period<s>s</s> in 2020 relative to their average revenue during the same period from 2015-2019. The sector-specific reference periods are as follows:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Commercial Aquaculture: March 1 – May 31, 2020</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Commercial Fishing: April 1 - July 31, 2020</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">For-Hire (Party and Charter): May 1 – December 31, 2020</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Seafood Processing/Wholesale: March 1 – May 31, 2020</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The application period will open Monday Sept. 13<sup>th</sup> and close Monday Sept. 27<sup>th</sup>.</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></b><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Applications (combined with Affidavits) are available on the CAA-FAP Marine Fisheries webpage </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php</span></a></span><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.
A PDF version of the application is also provided as an attachment to this notice. Hard copies of the application are also available at the following locations:</span><span style="font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">DEM’s Office of Technical & Customer Assistance, 235 Promenade St., Providence, RI</span><span style="font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">DEM’s Division of Coastal Resources, 301 Great Island Road, Narragansett, RI</span><span style="font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">DEM’s Division of Marine Fisheries, 3 Fort Wetherill Road, Jamestown, RI</span><span style="font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Additionally, an Excel worksheet is available for download with the application (and is attached here) to help with
calculation of both percent loss and claim value.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">To help support the application process, RIDMF has created a streamlined data request process for applicants to
obtain their commercial fishing landings data digitally. Persons wishing to obtain data in support of their applications must submit a fully completed form, available here:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVEucCydiR5NDh_xxq37a_bTjm6w58XZBxHdcmpNd5WbvZ5g/viewform__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!cJ2NCyU3P1Vz-qK7ktHpwdgpukzehqPOO-8qe4-YkYned1zMROTW1WSjA0x_7iqtmQFAvExEmKCk$" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVEucCydiR5NDh_xxq37a_bTjm6w58XZBxHdcmpNd5WbvZ5g/viewform</span>
[docs.google.com]</a></span><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span><span style="font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Data requests will be processed on a rolling basis and
<u>must be submitted by or before Sept. 20<sup>th</sup>, 2021</u>.</span></b><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> Please note that RIDMF may not be able to fulfill data requests that do not provide complete
answers to all questions. To avoid delays associated with incomplete data requests, please answer all questions completely.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Fully completed and notarized applications must be submitted in hard copy, i.e., hand delivered, during the application
period, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm to any of the three offices set forth above. Neither mailed submission nor electronic submissions of application forms will be accepted. Please read and follow the directions on the application closely<b>.
No applications will be accepted or considered if submitted after the application deadline.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">For more information on, this Fisheries Assistance Program, including the Rhode Island Spend Plan and the Regulations
governing the program, please see: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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