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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><i>Request for Responses (RFR) for Coastal Resilience Grants Is Now Available</i></b> - CZM has released the Request for Responses (RFR) for the
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/coastal-resilience-grant-program" id="OWA0ff125fb-aefe-e2fe-bce9-8c1d4e9d2c8d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/coastal-resilience-grant-program" data-auth="NotApplicable">Coastal
Resilience Grant Program</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> to fund innovative and transferable local and regional projects to address coastal flooding, erosion, and sea level rise impacts. For Fiscal Year (FY)
2026, CZM will provide funding and technical assistance to coastal communities, certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (including qualifying tribal entities), and federally recognized tribes. Eligible project types include evaluating vulnerabilities and
risks, public outreach, retrofitting and relocating vulnerable public facilities and infrastructure, shoreline restoration, and proactive planning projects. Applicants may request up to $2 million in funding per project. Projects must be completed by June
30, 2026—or by June 30, 2027 (FY 2027) for projects selected for an extended contract, depending on the proposal and Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) funding decisions. See the RFR in
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-25-1042-CZM-ENV40-116402&external=true&parentUrl=close__;!!CPANwP4y!RNNiyEFhJZkjn1ugl58C2Mna4-P5cXTMRW705X33Xddqsmugt8JLGECbRKyyCuCD2EudEpf7SXMtTrsedbxdGnp-OG0dN7mUYRI$" id="OWA74aa9fd0-277a-4c6d-7ba2-b3603cfc7012" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-25-1042-CZM-ENV40-116402&external=true&parentUrl=close__;!!CPANwP4y!RNNiyEFhJZkjn1ugl58C2Mna4-P5cXTMRW705X33Xddqsmugt8JLGECbRKyyCuCD2EudEpf7SXMtTrsedbxdGnp-OG0dN7mUYRI$" data-auth="NotApplicable">COMMBUYS</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> or
the new EEA </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greenhub.appianportals.com/applicants-portal__;!!CPANwP4y!RNNiyEFhJZkjn1ugl58C2Mna4-P5cXTMRW705X33Xddqsmugt8JLGECbRKyyCuCD2EudEpf7SXMtTrsedbxdGnp-OG0dd06sP4k$" id="OWA7c781827-474b-ed8b-7e51-189552ad3144" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greenhub.appianportals.com/applicants-portal__;!!CPANwP4y!RNNiyEFhJZkjn1ugl58C2Mna4-P5cXTMRW705X33Xddqsmugt8JLGECbRKyyCuCD2EudEpf7SXMtTrsedbxdGnp-OG0dd06sP4k$" data-auth="NotApplicable">Grants
Management System</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (GMS) for eligibility requirements, project categories, and evaluation criteria. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. on June 18. The question and answer period for
the RFR is open until 4:00 p.m. on May 21. Please submit questions to </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:coastal.resilience@mass.gov" id="OWA35b920b4-d4a6-4f38-db59-e681a3300aba" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">coastal.resilience@mass.gov</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">.
Answers to all questions will be posted on the </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-25-1042-CZM-ENV40-116402&external=true&parentUrl=close__;!!CPANwP4y!RNNiyEFhJZkjn1ugl58C2Mna4-P5cXTMRW705X33Xddqsmugt8JLGECbRKyyCuCD2EudEpf7SXMtTrsedbxdGnp-OG0dN7mUYRI$" id="OWA7b22855c-fd21-24cf-6d08-9811c1bae5dc" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-25-1042-CZM-ENV40-116402&external=true&parentUrl=close__;!!CPANwP4y!RNNiyEFhJZkjn1ugl58C2Mna4-P5cXTMRW705X33Xddqsmugt8JLGECbRKyyCuCD2EudEpf7SXMtTrsedbxdGnp-OG0dN7mUYRI$" data-auth="NotApplicable">COMMBUYS
website</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: yellow;"><b>New Grants Management System</b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> -
All CZM grant programs will now be part of EEA’s new Grants Management System. To access the GMS, grant applicants must create a username and password and have their profile validated, which could take several days to complete. CZM recommends that potential
applicants create an account and become familiar with the system as soon as possible. See EEA’s
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grants-management-system-gms" id="OWA80b5713d-196f-3252-a497-2a4693978a58" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grants-management-system-gms" data-auth="NotApplicable">Grants
Management System web page</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> for details.</span></p>
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