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*Funding Opportunity Now Open*

The Shellfish Strategic Initiative Lead (SIL) is excited to announce a new funding opportunity to increase harvestable shellfish bed acreage in Puget Sound. See blog post [ [link removed] ] for more information.??


* This solicitation will be open for 8 weeks, applications are due October 20, 2023, by 11:59pm PT.??
* The Shellfish SIL has up to $4.5 million of EPA Puget Sound Geographic Program funds to award across four priorities ? $200,000 to $1 million per proposal.??
* Investment Priorities include On-site Sewage System (OSS) management, livestock manure management, Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) work, and addressing impacts from wastewater treatment plants on shellfish bed classification.? ?

*Eligible applicants* include local governments, non-profit organizations, state agencies, tribes, tribal consortia, institutions of higher learning, special purpose districts, and municipal or domestic (sewage) wastewater treatment plant owners and operators.?

*Save the dates *for an overview of the 2023 RFP investment priorities and how to develop and submit a competitive application.???


* Investment Priorities A-C (Nonpoint) Applicant Webinar: September 7, 2023, from 10:00 ? 11:30am (Zoom link [ [link removed] ])?
* Investment Priority D (Outfall) Applicant Webinar: September 18, 2023, from 10:00 ? 11:30am (Zoom link [ [link removed] ])?

*Learn more* by visiting the Shellfish RFP [ [link removed] ] webpage. Sign up for the SILs blog to stay-up-to-date on everything the Strategic Initiative Leads are working on.??

Sincerely,??
Shellfish Strategic Initiative Lead Team?







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