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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Consolidated Appropriations Act -- Fisheries Assistance Program (CAAFAP)</span></u></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Informational Meeting – June 16, 2021, 5:00 PM</span></u></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun">The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is holding a virtual meeting on Wednesday June 16, 2021 at 5:00 PM regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act – Fisheries Assistance Program. <span style="color:black">The
funding from this program will support activities previously authorized under Sec. 12005 of the CARES Act. It will be allocated to states and territories with coastal and marine fishery participants who have been negatively affected by COVID-19. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun">The intent of this meeting is to review the draft proposed spend plan, which includes information on sector allocations and reference periods.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The draft spend plan is included as an attachment here and will be posted to the RIDEM website soon:
<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><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun">The meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. Access to the meeting can be done by clicking the Zoom meeting link below at the start of the meeting or calling into
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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xeop">Topic: Consolidated Appropriations Act -- Fisheries Assistance Program (CAAFAP)
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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xeop">Time: Jun 16, 2021 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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