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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">RIDOH has
<b>two mini-grant opportunities of up to $4950</b> for organizations that do work related to conducting education and community outreach on environmental hazards and their potential impact on public health under its Environmental Health Risk Assessment Program
(EHRAP).</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">OPPORTUNITY #1: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">RIDOH will fund eligible entities to conduct community outreach and education activities that amplify and complement its federally funded efforts. These efforts may be
related to a specific site of concern or more generally related to health-related implications of environmental hazards in Rhode Island. RIDOH may also fund eligible entities' efforts to support environmental health education and outreach within licensed early
care and education facilities. </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information on this opportunity and the application package, please visit our website
<a href="https://health.ri.gov/rfp/EHRAP-Mini-Grant-2022.pdf" title="https://health.ri.gov/rfp/EHRAP-Mini-Grant-2022.pdf">
here.</a> </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">OPPORTUNITY #2:</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">RIDOH will fund eligible entities to conduct surveys on how, when, and where individuals are fishing; if they and/or their families are consuming the fish they catch;
general fish consumption practices and frequency; and, their general understanding of the potential risks related to consuming fish.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information on this opportunity and the application package, please visit our website
<a href="https://health.ri.gov/rfp/EHRAP-Fish-Survey-Mini-Grant.pdf" title="https://health.ri.gov/rfp/EHRAP-Fish-Survey-Mini-Grant.pdf">
here.</a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The deadline for submissions is 8/26/2022 at 4:00 p.m.</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you have any questions about the mini-grant program or application process, please don't hesitate to contact Melissa Orpen-Tuz, the program manager, at <a href="mailto:melissa.orpentuz@health.ri.gov" target="_blank">melissa.orpentuz@health.ri.gov</a>.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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