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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Maine DEPs NPS Program is pleased to announce that the RFA for our 2025
<b>Implementation </b>Grants was released this morning, and is highlighted in YELLOW on the table below.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Nonpoint Source Grant for Pollution Control Projects, Watershed-based Plan
<u>Development</u> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Plan <u>Implementation </u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">RFA#202501013
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">RFA#202503047<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">RFA Release<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">4/9/2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Question Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">5/7/2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Application Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please be advised that all questions regarding applications must be submitted through the formal question process.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The RFAs will be released on the Division of Procurement Services website:
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/grants">https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/grants</a>. Type “DEP” into the Search box and you will be able to find the RFAs listed on their respective release dates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Alex Wong (he/his/him)<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nonpoint Source Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dep/water/grants/319.html">Maine Department of Environmental Protection</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">207-694-9533 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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