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<span class="xxnormaltextrun"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">USDA - SPRS grant program for RI seafood dealers and processors</span></u></b></span><span class="xxeop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">: <b>Application
period closes Monday May 16<sup>th</sup> </b></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">In accordance with the USDA Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program, the Rhode
Island Department of Environmental Management is administering a funds to RI seafood processors and dealers to compensate for expenses to prepare for, prevent exposure to, and/or respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, above and beyond normal business costs, incurred
between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Eligible categories include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Workplace safety measures -- including, but not limited to, personal protective equipment; sanitizer; hand washing stations; air filters; thermometers; cleaning supplies;
or similar items<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Market pivots -- including, but not limited to, transition to virtual/online sales costs, such as online platform development and fees, online marketing, and credit
card processing fees; supplies; new signage; or similar items<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Retrofitting facilities -- including, but not limited to, retrofitting facilities for worker and consumer safety, such as retrofitting harvester vessels for onboard
vessel processing to maximize open-air activities, plexiglass, walk up windows, heat lamps, fans, tents, propane, weights, tables, chairs; or other similar items.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Please note that per the USDA program, licensed RI aquaculturists, including those holding a seafood dealer
license issued by RIDEM and/or a seafood wholesaler license issued by the RI Department of Health, are NOT eligible applicants under this program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The application period opened Monday May 2<sup>nd</sup> and will close Monday May 16<sup>th</sup>.</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Applications (combined with Affidavits) are available on the USDA SPRS Marine Fisheries webpage</span><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php#USDA">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php#USDA</a>.
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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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 submissions 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.</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">For more information on the USDA SPRS grant program, including the
<a href="https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-20">Regulations governing the program</a>, please see:
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php#USDA">
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php#USDA</a> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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