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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It is with excitement that the Washington Student Achievement Council shares that applications for the Postsecondary Wrestling Grant Program are now being accepted. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Passed in 2023, the Charles Cate II Act (SB 5687) establishes the postsecondary wrestling grant program, intended to establish or maintain intercollegiate wrestling programs. Detailed information, including
eligibility, submission instructions, guidance, and more is available at </span><a href="https://wsac.wa.gov/wrestling-grant"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://wsac.wa.gov/wrestling-grant</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The deadline to submit applications is
<b>October 30, 2023.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#174479">Abby Chien </span></b></span><span class="contentpasted2"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#174479;background:white">(<a href="https://pronouns.org/what-and-why" title="https://pronouns.org/what-and-why">she,
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<p style="mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Washington Student Achievement Council</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><br>
<span class="contentpasted0">360.485.1217 | </span></span><span style="color:#242424"><a href="http://www.wsac.wa.gov/" title="Original URL: http://www.wsac.wa.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">www.wsac.wa.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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