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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 2, 2025 8:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> UCF Grant Opportunities DFFM <ucfopportunities@dffm.az.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Madeline Burton <mburton@dffm.az.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] [DFFM Grants] NEW: AZ DFFM "Green Campus Grant" Opportunity!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed"">The Urban & Community Forestry <b><span style="color:#38761D">Green Campus Grants</span></b><span style="color:#6AA84F"> </span>program has been developed</span><span style="color:black"> to
encourage and promote the development and conservation of greenspaces on <u>K-12</u></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:black"> schools, healthcare facilities, and faith-based institutions</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed"">Projects
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Applications must be submitted on the <a href="https://gn.ecivis.com/GO/gn_redir/T/19laj16eunv7i" target="_blank">eCivis online portal</a> no later than <b><u>Thursday, November
13th at 11:59pm.</u></b> Here is the link to the portal: </span><a href="https://gn.ecivis.com/GO/gn_redir/T/19laj16eunv7i" target="_blank">https://gn.ecivis.com/GO/gn_redir/T/19laj16eunv7i</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Any questions about this opportunity should be directed to Madeline Burton, Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager, at <a href="mailto:mburton@dffm.az.gov" target="_blank">mburton@dffm.az.gov</a>.
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