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<p class="MsoNormal">A new state grant has come out in Grants4ME - Preventing Student Homelessness Funding. In the announcement is a link to their FAQ, provided here
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/safeschools/counseling/highmobility/homelessed/statepilot" target="_blank">
website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One of the FAQs <strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#274F73">What is the time frame for funding? Gives the fund coding see below.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC"">Ida Batista
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">________________________________________ <br>
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<b>Ida Batista</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">School Finance Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maine Department of Education</span> <br>
23 State House Station <br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023 <br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email</span></b><b>: </b><u><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:Ida.Batista@maine.gov"><span style="color:#2E74B5">Ida.Batista@maine.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
<b>Phone</b>: 207-624-6795</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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