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<item><title>Up To &#36;13.9 Million Available From EPA for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Projects (IL, IN, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, PA, WI)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/ABECEE2D9C59CDBF85257E91006A33B5</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO &#45;&#45; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a Request for Applications soliciting proposals for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants to fund new projects to restore and protect the Great Lakes. 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