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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello everyone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;background:white">T</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;background:white">he </span>ICANN<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;background:white"> Board
has officially approved the final slate of applications to proceed to contract negotiations in the first cycle of the </span>ICANN<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;background:white"> Grant Program.</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US">Please read more <a href="https://www.icann.org/grant-program-en">
here</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;background:white">For questions, please email <a href="mailto:grantprogram@icann.org"><span style="color:#0098D5">grantprogram@icann.org</span></a></span></strong><strong><span lang="FR" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="FR" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;background:white;font-weight:normal">Thanks</span></strong><b><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Yaovi Atohoun<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Director Stakeholder Engagement & Operations for Africa – ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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