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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Pilot Watershed Initiative <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">SNEP is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, the SNEP Pilot Watershed Initiative.
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<p class="xmsonormal">This Request for Applications (RFA) sets forth a competitive process to solicit and select up to four entities to establish up to four Pilot Watersheds under the SNEP's new Pilot Watershed Initiative. The goal of the Initiative is to demonstrate
the effectiveness of concentrated, collaborative efforts and holistic (watershed scale) planning to address common environmental challenges in the SNEP geographic boundary, and ultimately to support SNEP's goals and priorities as set forth in <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/snep/snep-strategic-plan__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!a4AVnrwJE32y4cmG8g9rgLmbJWWJ211UBFpebA-wlMpsoaKFHuh0Bs46xVgeqBmFBko$">SNEP's
Five-Year Strategic Plan [epa.gov]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Please visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/snep/snep-pilot-watershed-initiative-2021__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!a4AVnrwJE32y4cmG8g9rgLmbJWWJ211UBFpebA-wlMpsoaKFHuh0Bs46xVgeOispFvU$">
https://www.epa.gov/snep/snep-pilot-watershed-initiative-2021 [epa.gov]</a> for a link to the solicitation and more details on the RFA.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Applications are due May 28<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The SNEP Team<o:p></o:p></p>
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