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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Request for Applications (RFA) has been released for
<b>Maine DEP’s Grants for Lake Restoration using an In-Lake Aluminum (Alum) Treatment</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RFA information and application materials are available at
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/grants"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/grants</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Applications <u>must</u> be received by the Office of State Procurement Services by
<b>November 6<sup>th</sup></b>, no later than 11:59 p.m., local time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Applications <u>must</u> be submitted electronically to:
<a href="mailto:Proposals@maine.gov"><span style="color:#467886">Proposals@maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All communication regarding the RFA
<u>must</u> be made through the RFA Coordinator, Linda Bacon, <a href="mailto:linda.c.bacon@maine.gov">
<span style="color:#467886">linda.c.bacon@maine.gov</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Note: The RFA announcement for ‘Grants for Lake Restoration using an In-Lake Aluminum Treatment’ through DEP was originally posted on the Procurement’s website with an incorrect submission date (October
23, 2024) and has been updated to November 6, 2024, the actual submission date as indicated in the application materials and advertised in the newspaper.
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