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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><a name="_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">It's not too late to develop a pre-proposal for a
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">2018 SNEP Watershed Grant!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">To help restore clean water and healthy ecosystems to Southeast New England, Restore America’s
Estuaries (RAE), with financial support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has launched the
<b>2018 Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants. </b>The grants target water pollution, habitat degradation, and other high-priority environmental issues, in order to foster sustainable coastal and watershed communities in Rhode Island and Southeastern
Massachusetts.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Pre-proposals are due
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Friday, March 30, 2018 at 5 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">SNEP Watershed Grants' streamlined pre-proposal process makes it easy to submit an application.
With more than two weeks to go, there's plenty of time to develop and submit your pre-proposal. Complete application and submittal instructions are included in the Request for Proposals (RFP).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span><a href="http://www.snepgrants.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps">DOWNLOAD
THE RFP & RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS HERE</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The
<b>new "Response to Questions"</b> addresses questions asked at public information sessions and webinars held by RAE in late February and early March. Prospective applicants are encouraged to review this document in developing SNEP proposals. And while you’re
on our webpage, <b>subscribe for future updates!</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">2018 SNEP Watershed Grants
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">will provide up to $2.5 million to encourage strategic investments by state, local, tribal, and regional partners. The
source of the funding is federal, and grantees are expected to provide an additional 33% of the grant amount in non-federal matching funds. Cash and in-kind contributions may be counted toward match.
</span></span><a href="http://www.snepgrants.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Click here for more information on SNEP Watershed Grants.</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">2018 SNEP Watershed Grants
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">support the goals and priorities of EPA’s Southeast New England Program, a regional effort to promote a resilient ecosystem
of clean water, healthy diverse habitats, and sustainable communities in Southeast New England’s coastal watersheds. Learn more about EPA’s
</span></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/snecwrp" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA">SNEP program here.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">We look forward to your pre-proposal!</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">--Tom</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0">Thomas Ardito, Director</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0">Southeast New England Watershed Grants Program</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0">Restore America’s Estuaries</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0">PO Box 476, Saunderstown, RI 02874</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0">2018 SNEP Watershed Grants is accepting pre-proposals through March 30. For the RFP and more, go to
</span></span><a href="http://www.snepgrants.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.snepgrants.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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