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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;"><b>ECO One Stop Expression of Interest Form Now Available</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif;"><i>Potential applicants can now fill out this optional, but recommended, form to receive feedback on potential Coastal Resilience and Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Grant projects.</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;">The Expression of Interest (EOI) period for the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Fiscal Year 2028
</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/environment-climate-one-stop" id="OWA106e1588-2ef2-6c96-d0e5-befabf92e7e6" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/environment-climate-one-stop" data-auth="NotApplicable"><u>ECO
One Stop</u></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;"> grant round is open through October 16. CZM’s
</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/coastal-resilience-grant-program" id="OWA235f5292-503e-53cb-b80a-d66c2438e59d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/coastal-resilience-grant-program" data-auth="NotApplicable"><u>Coastal
Resilience</u></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;"> and
</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/coastal-habitat-and-water-quality-grants" id="OWA36f215f0-0c2c-3bc0-c1d1-4d5a69b42779" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/coastal-habitat-and-water-quality-grants" data-auth="NotApplicable"><u>Coastal
Habitat and Water Quality</u></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;"> Grants are included in the ECO One Stop.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;">Interested applicants can now submit an optional, but recommended,
</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: blue; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 241);" class="spanWithBackgroundColor"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Fh2GPrdIDkqYBowE2Bt7KocaY39O35dHvwAz_7jvUHRUM0paTjNJQzZYQlNPOFVaN004WDEyQk9RMy4u__;!!CPANwP4y!RCd9cZAFZ0MYuLnrMstLFxjNdB_Wn_ZcPH9a3XI997YLBuMrjrRbM_klzRAePW9fR3HOf5rKkQ02D7xOB0zHWr6vgADsh2Bkx_s$" id="OWAa15f72d5-f42c-ecee-986f-193a04b61a37" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Fh2GPrdIDkqYBowE2Bt7KocaY39O35dHvwAz_7jvUHRUM0paTjNJQzZYQlNPOFVaN004WDEyQk9RMy4u__;!!CPANwP4y!RCd9cZAFZ0MYuLnrMstLFxjNdB_Wn_ZcPH9a3XI997YLBuMrjrRbM_klzRAePW9fR3HOf5rKkQ02D7xOB0zHWr6vgADsh2Bkx_s$" data-auth="NotApplicable"><u>EOI
form</u></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;"> to receive feedback on potential projects before the formal application period begins in early 2027. This year, potential applicants can submit up to two EOIs (the equivalent
of two project ideas), with the exception of Regional Planning Agencies, which can submit up to four. EOIs must be submitted by the end of the day on October 16. See the
</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/fy28-eco-expression-of-interest" id="OWAab5836a5-6198-d3f0-7281-808bcc8a3b45" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/fy28-eco-expression-of-interest" data-auth="NotApplicable"><u>FY28
ECO Expression of Interest page</u></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;"> for more information, including how to register for the upcoming webinar on the EOI process and webinars for specific project types. The
</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/environment-climate-one-stop-eco-one-stop-grants-catalogue" id="OWA25376da8-ddbc-77bc-a359-a1826d87d47b" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/environment-climate-one-stop-eco-one-stop-grants-catalogue" data-auth="NotApplicable"><u>ECO
One Stop Grants Catalogue</u></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;"> provides links to all the participating grant programs.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif; color: black;"><i>Please note that due to EEA’s capacity and out of fairness to other potential applicants, grant staff may not be able to provide feedback on project ideas submitted after the EOI deadline.</i></span></p>
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