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<p class="MsoNormal">SAVE THE DATE!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maine DEP Nonpoint Source Program will hold a Grants Workshop on Feb 10, 2026 from 10-12. This will be a hybrid meeting, with the option to attend in person in Portland and Augusta.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Topics for discussion will include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RFA Release for the Watershed Planning Grants (604b) on March 11, 2026<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Changes to the Watershed Implementation Grants (319) and the RFA pause until Spring 2027<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Registration details are coming soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to share this announcement with any interested parties.<o:p></o:p></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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