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<div><b>From:</b> "Figueroa, Magaly -FS" <<a href="mailto:mafigueroa@fs.fed.us">mafigueroa@fs.fed.us</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> April 6, 2016 at 3:48:09 PM AST<br>
<b>To:</b> "Marilyn Chakroff (<a href="mailto:marilyn.chakroff@gmail.com">marilyn.chakroff@gmail.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:marilyn.chakroff@gmail.com">marilyn.chakroff@gmail.com</a>>, Rosamaría Quiles (<a href="mailto:rquiles@drna.gobierno.pr">rquiles@drna.gobierno.pr</a>)
<<a href="mailto:rquiles@drna.gobierno.pr">rquiles@drna.gobierno.pr</a>>, "Cristina Cabrera Barros (<a href="mailto:ccabrera@drna.gobierno.pr">ccabrera@drna.gobierno.pr</a>)" <<a href="mailto:ccabrera@drna.gobierno.pr">ccabrera@drna.gobierno.pr</a>>, Carlos
Robles <<a href="mailto:carlos.robles@doa.vi.gov">carlos.robles@doa.vi.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> FS-pdl iitf all <<a href="mailto:pdl_iitf_all@ms.fs.fed.us">pdl_iitf_all@ms.fs.fed.us</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>2017 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant- DUE DATE JUNE 17, 2016</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">For your information. Please share with partners and cooperators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">In case you have not received this announcement (cut and paste of a message sent at the beginning of the month.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Urban and Community Forestry Partners:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to announce the posting of the 2017 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Grant Program: Request for Proposals (RFP)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Due to the continual changes to our end of year grant award deadlines, we are shifting the program timeline to allow more time for applicants to apply, proposals to be reviewed, and awarded.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This year the grant pre-proposals will be due <b>June 17, 2016</b>. We plan to announce future grant “Requests for Proposals” in January of each year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The 2017 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Information is posted on the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council’s Website:
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml">http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml</a> and
<a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> <a href="http://www.grants.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.grants.gov</span></a>
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</span> <b>USDA-FS-UCF-01-2017</b>], or <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The grant applications are to be submitted through <a href="http://grants.gov">
grants.gov</a>: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The 2017grant year has two grant categories:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">An applicant may apply to more than one category; however they are to use a separate application for each category.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The purpose of the National UCF Grant Program is to address national issues. Local and State projects should be directed to one’s State Urban Forestry Program Manager. A list of State contacts can be found through this link:
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/contact_state.shtml">http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/contact_state.shtml</a>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please contact me or your Forest Service Regional Urban Forestry Program Manager, if you are interested in applying and have any questions. Their contact list
can be located at: <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/contact_regional.shtml">http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/contact_regional.shtml</a>
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