Association to Preserve Cape Cod

 
Mass Bays Program 


"Research and Planning Grants" Available 
The Mass Bays Program is pleased to announce the availability of up to $200,000 in funding through the "Massachusetts Bays Program Research and Planning Grants." Projects must be located in the MBP program area, which includes the 50 coastal communities along Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. 

Through this program, MBP will provide individual grants of up to $40,000 for estuarine protection and restoration initiatives. Eligible projects include applied research, planning, or capacity building initiatives that will assist MBP in implementing the following priority action items:

• protecting and enhancing coastal habitat
• reducing and preventing stormwater pollution
• protecting and enhancing shellfish resources
• managing local land use and growth
• managing municipal wastewater
• managing marine invasive species
• monitoring marine and estuarine waters
• adapting for the projected impacts of climate change 

Eligible applicants include towns, other agencies, non-profit organizations and academic institutions. The Request for Responses (solicitation number ENV 11 CZM 02) is posted at the Commonwealth Procurement Access System (Comm-PASS) website at www.comm-pass.com . Proposals are due December 3, 2010. For more information, contact Jay Baker, Executive Director, Mass Bays Program, 617-626-1204 or Jo Ann Muramoto, APCC Senior Scientist and Mass Bays Program Regional Coordinator for Cape Cod, 508-362-4226.

---

This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.