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October 2, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact: Tami Pokorny, (360) 379-4498
Jefferson County Public Health, tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us
Funding Opportunity for Marine Stewardship, Restoration & Engagement
in Western Jefferson and Clallam Counties
Port Townsend – The North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC) invites project
proposals for the 2017-19 funding round. Eligible projects will be designed to promote marine
stewardship, restoration and citizen engagement focused on the resources and communities of the
North Olympic Peninsula’s Pacific Coast.
Up to $50,000 will be distributed among competitive projects. Projects must fall within at least one of
six broad categories as defined by the Coastal MRC Program Performance Benchmarks: Marine Habitats,
Marine Life, Marine and Fresh Water Quality, Sound Science, Education and Outreach, or Coastal
Communities. Examples of project types funded by the NPC MRC in the past include:
1) Interpretive products and projects about the marine environment or its use by people or the
resources coastal people value.
2) Beach clean‐ups: local clean‐ups or participation in coast‐wide clean‐ups.
3) Science projects: research or monitoring projects by professionals or citizen science groups.
4) Coast‐wide projects: a project that engages more than one of the Marine Resources
Committees (MRCs) on the coast in a joint effort.
5) Ocean literacy: Marine oriented K‐12 education, citizen science programs,
Key dates for applicants include:
Optional pre-proposal forms (Appendix D) are due Monday, October 9, 2017
Full proposals are due Monday, November 13, 2017
Project presentations will occur during the NPC MRC meeting in Forks, WA on Tuesday,
November 21 at 4:00 - 6:00pm.
The North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee promotes community involvement in Pacific Coast
issues in western Clallam and Jefferson Counties. MRC members and participants learn about resource
conditions and coastal community needs, participate in local and regional projects, and sponsor
activities and studies having to do with the unique management issues of Washington's outer coast.
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