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<p class="MsoNormal">The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission are pleased to announce a request for proposals for the 2017
<i>Bay and Watershed Research Program</i>. The purpose of this program is to select scientific research projects targeting the data gaps and research needs specifically identified in
<a href="http://nbep.org/the-state-of-our-watershed/technicalreport/"><span style="color:#0563C1">the 2017 State of the Narragansett Bay and Its Watershed Technical Report</span></a>. These research projects will help address scientific questions about Narragansett
Bay and its watershed and inform future reports issued by the Estuary Program. Under this request for proposals,
<i>the Bay and Watershed Research Program</i> will result in projects with the selected applicants in the total amount of approximately $140,000.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>The deadline</u></b> for a one-page pre-proposal is <b>
<u>12:00 (noon) EST on November 14, 2017</u></b>. More details about the application process can be found on the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
<a href="http://neiwpcc.org/about-us/working-with-neiwpcc/"><span style="color:#0563C1">website
</span></a>and on the Estuary Program <a href="http://www.nbep.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">website</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lastly, on the afternoon of <b><u>Tuesday, October 23rd</u></b>, the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program will release the 2017
<i>State of Narragansett Bay and Its Watershed</i> summary report and will host a workshop at Save The Bay in Providence. More information concerning this workshop will be forthcoming.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Julia Bancroft<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">NEIWPCC Assistant Environmental Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Narragansett Bay Estuary Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">235 Promenade Street – Suite 310<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">P: 401-633-0550<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">F: 401-230-1798<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="mailto:julia.bancroft@nbep.org">julia.bancroft@nbep.org</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="http://www.nbep.org/">www.nbep.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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