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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">This email is going to every town/city/county in Maine. Please forward this to any others who may be interested in this info……..
Road Com’s’rs, PWDirectors, selectboard, etc……… thanks.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is seeking applications for the Municipal Stream Crossing Program (grant program) to provide competitive grants that
help fund the upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings with the goal of improving fish and wildlife habitat and community safety.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">This grant program was formerly implemented by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under the same name in each of the last 8 years or so.. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Eligible project sponsors include local and tribal governments, counties, municipal conservation commissions, soil and water conservation districts, and private nonprofit
organizations. Applicants may request up to <b>$200,000</b> for projects that include scoping, design, and construction and must include a minimum of $5,000 of local match. Applications must be received by
<b>January 19, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.</b> local time to be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Training and technical assistance opportunities are available in support of project proposals with The Nature Conservancy and Maine Audubon. For more information, please
visit <a href="https://maineaudubon.org/projects/stream-smart/">https://maineaudubon.org/projects/stream-smart/</a> and/or reach out to Christian Fox,
<a href="mailto:christian.fox@TNC.ORG">christian.fox@TNC.ORG</a>, or Sarah Haggerty,
<a href="mailto:shaggerty@maineaudubon.org">shaggerty@maineaudubon.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Please refer to the “Municipal Stream Crossing Grant Program” Request for Applications (RFA) posted on
<span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.maine.gov/mdot/grants"><span style="color:blue">MaineDOT’s grants page</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Any and all questions should go to Taylor LaBrecque at
<span style="color:blue"><a href="MunicipalStreamCrossing.MDOT@maine.gov%20">MunicipalStreamCrossing.MDOT@maine.gov</a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Peter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Peter M. Coughlan, P.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Director, Maine Local Roads Center (LTAP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Community Services Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">MaineDOT, Station 16, 24 Child St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Augusta ME 04333-0016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Ph: 207/624-3266 FAX: 207/624-3301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:peter.coughlan@maine.gov"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">peter.coughlan@maine.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#203864">Integrity – Competence – Service
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