Fw: Mass Bays Grant Funding Available

[Nancy K.]

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From: Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program

To: na...@sustainablesouthshore.org

Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 8:39 PM

Subject: Grant Funding Available

This is an announcement from MassBays  View this email in your browser Announcing: Healthy Estuaries Grant Program MassBays is offering grants of $8000 to $35,000 for 18-month projects (April 2016 to September 2017) focused on the 47 embayments delineated in Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay that advance the goals of our comprehensive management plan and build upon past efforts. Eligible applicants for the new program include Massachusetts municipalities, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, regional planning agencies, and nonprofit research and education institutions of higher learning based in Massachusetts. All proponents must offer at least 25% non-federal cash or in-kind match. Pre-proposals are due December 1, 2015; invited full proposals will be due by January 29, 2016. For more information, visit the MassBays Grants page. The detailed Request for Responses is available via COMMBUYS (solicitation ENV 16 CZM 06). The Healthy Estuaries Grant Program replaces MassBays' Research and Planning Grant Program, which directed more than $450,000 to 26 projects around the region. In 2012, the Saugus River Watershed Council assessed smelt spawning habitat in the Saugus River and a tributary. Their report highlights opportunities for expanding and enhancing spawning areas. Similar projects around the MassBays region will increase our understanding of local conditions and trends and ability to encourage environmental improvements. Map courtesy of Joan LeBlanc MassBays is an EPA National Estuary Program dedicated to protecting, restoring, and enhancing the estuarine resources of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. We facilitate partnerships to prompt local, state, and federal action and stewardship, convening stakeholders on the local and regional level, providing scientific basis for management decisions, and working with decisionmakers to identify problems and solutions. The Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program is a cooperative venture of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Commonweatlh of Massachusetts - Charlie Baker, Governor; Karyn  E.Polito, Lieutenant Governor Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Matthew A. Beaton, Secretary Office of Coastal Zone Management - Bruce K. Carlisle, Director Massachusetts Bays Program - Pam DiBona, Executive Director Copyright © 2015 Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114