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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please forward to partners and collaborators, and share with your networks!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CBEP is <span class="gmaildefault">excited to announce the next round of
<b>Community Grants </b>to support projects up to $5,000. </span>CBEP encourages new partnerships and innovative projects that engage communities with Casco Bay and its watershed. Successful proposals will incorporate at least one of the elements from the Casco
Bay Plan. Proposals are welcome from educators, land trusts and other non-profit organizations, especially in partnership with civic groups, municipal committees, churches, clubs, school groups and neighborhood associations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault">The RFP and Application Form are</span><span class="gmailsignatureprefix"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> attached to this </span></span><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">message</span></span><span class="gmailsignatureprefix"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
and can also be found on the </span></span><a href="https://www.cascobayestuary.org/about-us/grant-opportunities/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CBEP website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<span class="gmaildefault">
Also attached is a flyer that announces CBEP's Community Grants and Habitat Protection Fund. </span></span><br>
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<b>Application deadline:</b> F<span class="gmaildefault">riday, April 4, 2025, 5:00pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For questions or to request support, please contact Victoria Boundy at v<a href="mailto:ictoria.boundy@maine.edu">ictoria.boundy@maine.edu</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394;background:white">Victoria Boundy
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394;background:white">(she/her/hers)<b><i><br>
Community Engagement Coordinator</i></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394;background:white">Casco Bay Estuary Partnership</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394;background:white">PO Box 9300, 34 Bedford Street</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394;background:white">Portland, ME 04104-9300<br>
(c) 207.522.5402</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394;background:white"><a href="http://www.cascobayestuary.org/" target="_blank">www.cascobayestuary.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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