<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><i class="" style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please share with DPS teachers you know (and offer to help if you can).</i><br class=""><div><font color="#050505" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Time</span><span data-offset-key="8lau8-1-0" class="" style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sensitive: Attention Durham Science Teachers, Nonprofits and Farmers!! </span><br class=""><font color="#050505" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></font><span data-offset-key="f91kp-0-0" class="" style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">$1-$5 K grants from the </span><span start="24" end="63" class="diy96o5h" style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">#DurhamSoilAndWaterConservationDistrict</span><span data-offset-key="f91kp-2-0" class="" style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The grant applications are easy, and if you have any questions you can just contact the SWCD front office and a *real person* will get you answers: 919-560-0558 (if you can't view the link below, just call this number and ask the friendly person who answers the phone about it). The sooner you inquire the better. (There are deadlines to these things.)</span><br class=""><font color="#050505" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></font><span style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">• Small grants for Agriculture Development in schools: Up to $1,000.00</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">• Grants for Nonprofits that impact the local food system: Up to $2,000.00</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">• Grants for Farmers: Up to $5,000.00</span><br class=""><font color="#050505" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;" class="">Here is the link to the application - it’s at the end of the document - so you can see how easy it is to apply for. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;" class="">And the SWCD will help you ensure that your project is installed properly and succeeds in its goals.</span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/home/showdocument?id=35273" style="font-size: 15px;" class="">https://www.dconc.gov/home/showdocument?id=35273</a></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 15px;" class="">Thanks for spreading this opportunity!</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 15px;" class="">Melissa (Rooney)</span></div><font color="#050505" class=""><br class=""></font><font color="#050505" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></font><a href="http://www.melissarooneywriting.com/" class="" style="font-family: inherit; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;"><i class=""><font size="2" class="">www.MelissaRooneyWriting.com</font></i></a><br class=""><font color="#050505" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></font><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="4bl3a" data-offset-key="54e7h-0-0" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;"><div data-offset-key="54e7h-0-0" class="_1mj _1mf" style="font-size: 15px; position: relative; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit;"><br class=""></div></div></div></div><br class=""></body></html>