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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Request for Proposals and Webinar: Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USDA Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), FedEx and Southern
Company are pleased to solicit applications for the 2022 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration program. This program will award approximately $2.6 million in grants nationwide. Applications are due
<b>January 25, 2022.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Informational Webinar<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When: December 1, 2021 from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Register Here: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/register.gotowebinar.com/register/357193263167077647__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!ZmEJ-BhfL2hGGT_VS8ATHromQkXTSCC5iBsFcJzIbuklacdbl5EP_ew5bRTKB3_6zywn6Co$">
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/357193263167077647 [register.gotowebinar.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Funding priorities for this program include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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On-the-ground wetland, riparian, in-stream and/or coastal habitat restoration<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Meaningful education and training activities, either through community outreach, participation and/or integration with K-12 environmental curriculum<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Measurable ecological, educational and community benefits<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Partnerships: Five Star projects should engage a diverse group of community partners to achieve ecological and educational outcomes.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Five Star and Urban Waters Full Proposal Tip Sheet: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/5-Star-and-Urban-Waters-Restoration-2022-Tip-Sheet.pdf__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!ZmEJ-BhfL2hGGT_VS8ATHromQkXTSCC5iBsFcJzIbuklacdbl5EP_ew5bRTKB3_6VCJhHCU$">
https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/5-Star-and-Urban-Waters-Restoration-2022-Tip-Sheet.pdf [nfwf.org]</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations and educational institutions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, please visit: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nfwf.org/programs/five-star-and-urban-waters-restoration-grant-program/five-star-and-urban-waters-restoration-grant-program-2022-request-proposals__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!ZmEJ-BhfL2hGGT_VS8ATHromQkXTSCC5iBsFcJzIbuklacdbl5EP_ew5bRTKB3_6lWX36dc$">
https://www.nfwf.org/programs/five-star-and-urban-waters-restoration-grant-program/five-star-and-urban-waters-restoration-grant-program-2022-request-proposals [nfwf.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Background<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships focused on improving
water quality, watersheds and the species and habitats they support. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For up-to-date information about Environmental Justice funding opportunities, events, and webinars, subscribe to EPA's Environmental Justice listserv by sending a blank email to:
<a href="mailto:join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov">join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov</a>. Follow us on Twitter:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/EPAEnvJustice__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!ZmEJ-BhfL2hGGT_VS8ATHromQkXTSCC5iBsFcJzIbuklacdbl5EP_ew5bRTKB3_69uklyKM$">
@EPAEnvJustice [twitter.com]</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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