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<td>Re: ECEP round 6 supplemental funding_MD</td>
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<td>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 10:33:31 -0400</td>
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<td>Sarah Dunton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sdunton@cs.umass.edu"><sdunton@cs.umass.edu></a></td>
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<td>Marie desJardins <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mariedj@cs.umbc.edu"><mariedj@cs.umbc.edu></a></td>
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<td>Rick Adrion <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:adrion@cs.umass.edu"><adrion@cs.umass.edu></a>, Mark Guzdial
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:guzdial@cc.gatech.edu"><guzdial@cc.gatech.edu></a>, Barbara J. Ericson
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Dear Marie,
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class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><i class="">Building Community and Knowledge in Maryland </i>project</span></span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. We are pleased to fully fund the project at $24,469, pending finalization of a subcontract or other funding mechanism with Georgia Tech. Mark Guzdial will reach out to you to start the funding process. </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="">Sarah T. Dunton, M.Ed.</div>
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<div class="">University of Massachusetts Amherst </div>
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<div class="">On Oct 22, 2017, at 11:24 AM, Marie desJardins
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The revised proposal is attached. We have attempted
to address all of your questions -- hopefully this
provides enough detail, but we would be happy to add
more specifics about the strategic goals and survey
design process if needed. I apologize for missing the
Friday deadline -- I was juggling a lot of things last
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<div class="">140 Governor’s Drive </div>
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