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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership [<a href="mailto:lhavel@asmfc.org">mailto:lhavel@asmfc.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 07, 2017 2:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gleason, Tim <<a href="mailto:Gleason.Timothy@epa.gov">Gleason.Timothy@epa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> ACFHP Funding is Available for FY2018 Habitat Conservation Projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:black">August 7, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) is requesting project applications to restore and conserve habitat necessary to support coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fish species along the Atlantic Coast. Federal
funding available under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan will be used to support the top ranked proposals. To ensure available funding is being directed most effectively, projects should be geared toward meeting ACFHP's protection and restoration objectives
described in its new <a href="http://www.atlanticfishhabitat.org/?email_id=57&user_id=98&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hdGxhbnRpY2Zpc2hoYWJpdGF0Lm9yZy93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxMi8xMC9BQ0ZIUFN0cmF0ZWdpY1BsYW5fMjAxNy5wZGY%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Conservation
Strategic Plan</span></a>. The maximum amount available for an individual project is $50,000. These funds can only be used for on-the-ground habitat conservation and improvement projects and related design and monitoring activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Applications must be received by Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at midnight for consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">For complete information and guidelines on how to apply please visit:
<a href="http://www.atlanticfishhabitat.org/?email_id=57&user_id=98&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hdGxhbnRpY2Zpc2hoYWJpdGF0Lm9yZy9vcHBvcnR1bml0aWVzL2Z5MjAxOC1hdGxhbnRpYy1jb2FzdGFsLWZpc2gtaGFiaXRhdC1wYXJ0bmVyc2hpcC1hcHBsaWNhdGlvbi1jeWNsZS8%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions">
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">http://www.atlanticfishhabitat.org/opportunities/fy2018-atlantic-coastal-fish-habitat-partnership-application-cycle/</span></a> or look at the upcoming funding under 'opportunities' on
the <a href="http://www.atlanticfishhabitat.org/?email_id=57&user_id=98&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hdGxhbnRpY2Zpc2hoYWJpdGF0Lm9yZy8%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">ACFHP
website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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