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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Watershed Managers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The NPS Grants Workshop for 2026 will be held on Feb 10, 2026, in Portland, Augusta, and online via Zoom. This workshop will share new information about DEPs Nonpoint Source (NPS) Planning (604b) and Implementation (319) Grant programs
for interested stakeholders. If you’re considering applying for a grant or would like to hear about recent program changes, please consider attending.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Use this link to register: <a href="https://mainestate.zoom.us/meeting/register/da-ESb15SS65Mcx-cYug2Q">
https://mainestate.zoom.us/meeting/register/da-ESb15SS65Mcx-cYug2Q</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A meeting link will be provided in the confirmation email, even if you choose to attend in person. Please check your junk folders if you do not receive a confirmation email from “Helen.M.Hogeback - maine.gov <no-reply@zoom.us>”. If your
confirmation is routed to your junk folder, moving it to your inbox will restore the links. If you do not receive a confirmation at all, please notify me,
<a href="mailto:alex.wong@maine.gov">alex.wong@maine.gov</a>, and I’ll get you squared away.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to share this invitation with all interested parties.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Draft Agenda<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Welcome/Introductions<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">NPS Grants Program Background<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Changes to the 2026 Planning Grant and RFA (604b)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Changes to the Implementation Grant (319)<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">RFA skipped this year – reasons why<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">New timeline – what it means for projects<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">New flexibility – what it means for projects<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Other funding opportunities<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Regional Breakout – Zoom rooms for Southern, Central, Eastern, and Northern Maine specific discussions with NPS Program Staff<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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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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