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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">REMINDER: CARES Fishery Relief Data Request Period Closes Wednesday September 23<sup>rd</sup>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In accordance with the CARES Act, Rhode Island has received funds for fisheries relief in response to COVID-19. The funds are meant to provide assistance to eligible
fishery</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">participants in the specified categories (commercial fishing, dealers/seafood processors, party and charter, and aquaculture) to address direct and indirect COVID-19
impacts. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Per the CARES Act, applications will require applicants to show they had at least a 35% loss in revenue from March - May 2020 in relation to their March-May average from
2015-2019. To help support the application process, RIDMF has created a streamlined data request process for applicants to receive landings data digitally. Persons wishing to request data in support of their applications must submit a fully completed form,
accessible here: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnUgwC2dj_YBOkHRin7zAbahKgJ_RnapGdQOdWkyaisb2x-Q/viewform__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!bOzywh10TCyrY36MZNn1aY5icrWq0hhIvtWwm1o6w2MZHZjVKjkds0xmyeW1DiZn-LCmGd4cqg8p$"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnUgwC2dj_YBOkHRin7zAbahKgJ_RnapGdQOdWkyaisb2x-Q/viewform</span> [docs.google.com]</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All requests must also be submitted 5 business days before the close of the disaster relief application period to ensure that requestors receive their data with sufficient time to complete their CARES Act
affidavit.<b> </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The data request period closes
<span style="color:black">Wednesday </span>September<span style="color:black"> 23<sup>rd</sup>.</span> CARES Act affidavits must be submitted by Monday September 28<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please note that RIDMF may not be able to fulfill data requests that do not answer all questions completely and you may be required to resubmit your information. To avoid delays, please answer all questions
fully.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information on the CARES Act please see:
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php">
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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