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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE grants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> Julie Crockford [<a href="mailto:jcrockford@escne.org">mailto:jcrockford@escne.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 21, 2016 10:00 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Notice: Upcoming NRPA grant deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><em><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0); font-style: normal;">ESC of New England is proud to share Notice of this Grant Opportunity from NRPA</span></b></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Great Urban Parks Campaign: Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><img width="250" height="197" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D19BB4.9FDCA0B0" alt="Green Infrastructure: Great Urban Parks Campaign"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is offering this grant opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of green infrastructure in positively affecting environmental change in underserved low-income communities and communities of color, and thereby increase residents’ community engagement, connection to nature and physical activity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Applications due April 29.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="http://www.nrpa.org/greeninfrastructure/">Learn more and apply</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><img border="0" width="97" height="53" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D19BB4.9FDCA0B0" alt="JC SIG"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Julie Crockford<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Executive Director, ESC of New England<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">176 Federal Street, Ste 5-C, Boston, MA 02110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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