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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><i>Request for Responses (RFR) for Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Grants Is Now Available</i></b> - The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) is seeking proposals 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-habitat-and-water-quality-grants" id="OWA6a2b7eee-aa02-db2a-034a-51b1c0210391" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/coastal-habitat-and-water-quality-grants" data-auth="NotApplicable">Coastal
Habitat and Water Quality Grants</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">. Municipalities within the
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/communities-in-the-massachusetts-coastal-watershed" id="OWAa6daf876-1668-b05e-73c1-1fdc99d90e61" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/communities-in-the-massachusetts-coastal-watershed" data-auth="NotApplicable">Massachusetts
coastal watershed</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> are eligible to apply, along with Federally Recognized Tribes, certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, regional planning agencies, and stormwater collaboratives
in partnership with eligible municipalities. Eligible project activities include the assessment and remediation of stormwater pollution, comprehensive habitat restoration planning, municipal capacity-building to implement green stormwater infrastructure, advanced
planning to support land acquisition, and engineering and/or data collection to support municipally owned crossing infrastructure improvements for coastal habitat restoration. Competitive projects will include public engagement and outreach and will consider
climate impacts to the resource area and design and community benefits. Grant awards are expected to range from $50,000-$850,000 depending on the project type. Match is optional but recommended. To view the RFR and download required forms, see the
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-25-1042-CZM-ENV40-116817&external=true&parentUrl=close__;!!CPANwP4y!X_yDeiq2AruafTuHwZ5bW8QTvQmFvUZGN0ytS8-z7ccOjlXvZf33FVyGMc2Wp-w4Wv3Shm3W4fz3No8P_fA1AfZ8IQU5U-XXhyM$" id="OWAb78f8bdb-5432-6924-17c4-31858d580a28" 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-ENV40-116817&external=true&parentUrl=close__;!!CPANwP4y!X_yDeiq2AruafTuHwZ5bW8QTvQmFvUZGN0ytS8-z7ccOjlXvZf33FVyGMc2Wp-w4Wv3Shm3W4fz3No8P_fA1AfZ8IQU5U-XXhyM$" data-auth="NotApplicable">COMMBUYS
website</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">or the new
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greenhub.appianportals.com/applicants-portal__;!!CPANwP4y!X_yDeiq2AruafTuHwZ5bW8QTvQmFvUZGN0ytS8-z7ccOjlXvZf33FVyGMc2Wp-w4Wv3Shm3W4fz3No8P_fA1AfZ8IQU5hMDoIqQ$" id="OWAf1de4fba-ada3-7abc-625e-d3d0bb89e687" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greenhub.appianportals.com/applicants-portal__;!!CPANwP4y!X_yDeiq2AruafTuHwZ5bW8QTvQmFvUZGN0ytS8-z7ccOjlXvZf33FVyGMc2Wp-w4Wv3Shm3W4fz3No8P_fA1AfZ8IQU5hMDoIqQ$" data-auth="NotApplicable">Grants
Management System website</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">.
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All applications to CHWQ Grants must be submitted through the new
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greenhub.appianportals.com/applicants-portal__;!!CPANwP4y!X_yDeiq2AruafTuHwZ5bW8QTvQmFvUZGN0ytS8-z7ccOjlXvZf33FVyGMc2Wp-w4Wv3Shm3W4fz3No8P_fA1AfZ8IQU5hMDoIqQ$" id="OWA8070b340-d30b-96b3-6c6b-9f90dcd8b1dd" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greenhub.appianportals.com/applicants-portal__;!!CPANwP4y!X_yDeiq2AruafTuHwZ5bW8QTvQmFvUZGN0ytS8-z7ccOjlXvZf33FVyGMc2Wp-w4Wv3Shm3W4fz3No8P_fA1AfZ8IQU5hMDoIqQ$" data-auth="NotApplicable">Grants
Management System</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">by 5:00 p.m. on June 26. The question and answer period for the RFR is open until 5:00 p.m. on May 29. Please submit questions to
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:kathleen.mason@mass.gov" id="OWAdee7f6a6-70af-d399-077b-29aa012db68f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">kathleen.mason@mass.gov</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">.
Answers to all questions will be posted on the </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-25-1042-CZM-ENV40-116817&external=true&parentUrl=close__;!!CPANwP4y!X_yDeiq2AruafTuHwZ5bW8QTvQmFvUZGN0ytS8-z7ccOjlXvZf33FVyGMc2Wp-w4Wv3Shm3W4fz3No8P_fA1AfZ8IQU5U-XXhyM$" id="OWA58d29c58-93a2-c3b9-df63-7b1c41d90b16" 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-ENV40-116817&external=true&parentUrl=close__;!!CPANwP4y!X_yDeiq2AruafTuHwZ5bW8QTvQmFvUZGN0ytS8-z7ccOjlXvZf33FVyGMc2Wp-w4Wv3Shm3W4fz3No8P_fA1AfZ8IQU5U-XXhyM$" 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="OWA93533c90-58dd-6a83-0c5c-ea5199694a39" 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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