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Funding for the MPA News project
Funding for MPA News has come through the generous support of foundations, government agencies, and individuals; This support has included grants from:
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Silver Spring, MD (USA), under the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act
- Washington Sea Grant Program, University of Washington, pursuant to NOAA Award No. NA16RG1044
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