Sound science is critical to informing the management and protection of Lake Champlain and its Basin. Since 1992, the LCBP and its partner organizations have funded numerous projects by universities, consultants, research foundations, nonprofit organizations, and others. These projects range from scientific research, to best management demonstration projects, to education and outreach. Technical reports resulting from many of these projects are available in our publications database.

Below are the current Requests for Proposals (RFPs), if available. Earlier RFPs have been included for reference. Please click on the link to view the complete RFP in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, or the agency/funder listed to receive a paper copy.

Climate change projections and impact on the hydrologic regime of Lake Champlain tributaries [posted 3/9/10]

The LCBP is seeking proposals for an expert review of established climate change projections and anticipated consequent changes in the hydrologic regimes (timing and amount of water flow) of major tributaries that flow to Lake Champlain. Because tributary phosphorus load is closely related to the hydrologic regime of tributaries, this project will support the goal of reducing phosphorus pollution, as outlined in the Lake Champlain management plan, Opportunities for Action. Outcomes of the project must anticipate likely changes to the hydrologic regime within the Lake Champlain basin and relate these changes to stormwater designs. Up to $64,000 is available for this study. Funding for this RFP is from the US Environmental Protection Agency. Proposals are due on May 7, 2010.

• Climate Change Request for Proposals

Road drainage network impacts to Lake Champlain water quality [posted 3/3/10]

The LCBP seeks proposals for a study to quantify the loadings from priority pollutants to Lake Champlain, including phosphorus and sediments. Output generated from this project will allow the award recipient to quantify the total phosphorus and sediment load that is contributed by a roadside drainage network in a targeted sub-watershed within the Lake Champlain Basin. The award recipient will use these findings to qualitatively assess the impact of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce sedimentation and nutrients entering roadside waterways. Funding for this RFP is from the US EPA. Up to $100,000 is available for this project, which supports thegoal of reducing phosphorus pollution into Lake Champlain, as outlined in the LCBP long-term management plan, Opportunities for Action. Proposals are due on May 3, 2010.

• Road Drainage Request for Proposals

• Determining the contribution of internal phosphorus loading to Missisquoi Bay [Closed: 3/5/10]
• Identifying Critical Source Areas of Phosphorus Pollution [Closed: 3/5/10]
• Wildlife Habitat Protection and Improvement Grants [Closed: 3/1/10]
  • View Guidelines in PDF
  • View Application Form in PDF
  • View Application Form in Microsoft Word
• Nutrient Management Planning in the Missisquoi Bay Watershed [Closed: 11/17/06]
• Funding for Innovative Approaches to Improving Water Quality Through Agricultural Nutrient Management (Poultney-Mettowee NRCD) [Closed: 10/13/06]
• Feasibility Study for the Control of Internal Phosphorus Loading in St. Albans Bay, Lake Champlain (VT DEC Website) [Closed: 08/01/06]
• Watershed Restoration Projects in the Lake Champlain Basin [Closed: 06/30/06]
• Lake Champlain Byway Website Design Services [Closed: 1/13/06]
• Lake Champlain Byway Website Design [Closed: 10/07/05]
• Update of Lake Champlain Basin Land Use Data and Nonpoint Source Phosphorus Loading Analysis [Closed: 04/08/05]
• Watershed Restoration Projects in the Lake Champlain Basin [Closed: 02/11/05]
• Demonstrating Technologies for Reducing Nutrients in Farm Waste Streams [Closed: 06/04/04]
• An Evaluation of Herbicides and Other Factors that Have the Potential to be Contributing to Cyanobacterial Blooms in Lake Champlain [Closed: 05/17/04]
• Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Egg Survival [Closed: 05/14/04]
• Request for proposals for a study of sediment phosphorus concentrations in St. Albans Bay, Lake Champlain, VT DEC. Visit www.vtwaterquality.org/grants.htm for more information. [Closed: 04/30/04]
• LCBP RFP: Integrated Ecological-Economic Cost Benefit Analysis [Closed: 10/03/03]
• LAKE CHAMPLAIN SEA GRANT RFP: Lake Champlain Research Initiative for 2003-04 [Closed: 08/15/03] (links to LC Sea Grant website for more information).
• Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Modeling of Causeway Removal at Carry Bay in Lake Champlain (North Hero, Vermont) [Closed: 02/07/03]
  
• Demonstrating Innovative, Low-Cost Methods for Controlling Pathogens in Agricultural Runoff [Closed: 9/16/02]
  
• Stormwater Management and Smart Growth Outreach [Closed: 6/21/02]
  
• Development of Policy Options for Reducing Phosphorus Loads to Lake Champlain [Closed: 12/12/01]
  
• Alternative Manure Management Technology Coordination [Closed: 11/19/01]
  
• Lake Champlain Public Attitudes Survey [Closed: 5/18/01]
  
• Framework for Heritage Program Implementation [Closed: 4/23/01]
  
• Demonstrating Practical Methods for Controlling Pathogens in Agricultural Runoff [Closed: 10/20/00]
  
• Animal Feed Education Demonstration Project [Closed: 8/18/00]
  
• Lake Champlain Ecological Indicators [Closed: 11/05/99]
  
• Lake Champlain Food Web Linkages [Closed: 5/28/99]