News Release: LCBP to Fund Cultural Heritage Projects

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks pre-proposals for projects and programs to protect, restore, interpret, and showcase the historical resources and cultural heritage of the Champlain Valley.

These projects will highlight the interpretive themes and further the goals, actions and tasks described in the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) Management Plan. The LCBP is particularly interested in funding projects that address the following priorities:

CVNHP Special Program ($10,000-$40,000): Projects will emphasize the following:

• The CVNHP Making of Nations Interpretive Theme with emphasis on Women’s Suffrage or Civil Rights to support regional projects that interpret, highlight and support the observation of the Centennial of the 19th Amendment in 2020.
• The study, recovery, conservation, or interpretation of the American Revolutionary War gunboat Spitfire, which rests on the bottom of Lake Champlain.

CVNHP Core Grant Program: Projects may include:

• Local Heritage Grants (up to $4,000 for local projects; up to $7,500 for regional, multi-jurisdictional projects)
• Making of Nations Interpretive Theme Grants (up to $7,500)
• Collections Grants (up to $7,500)
• Internship Grants (up to $5,000)

Applicants are invited to submit multiple pre-proposals. Each submission should be a two-page document to introduce the project, adhering to the format of the pre-proposal guidelines available at www.lcbp.org/grants. After review of the submitted pre-proposals, a subset of applicants will be asked to submit a full proposal for funding consideration for projects to begin on October 1, 2019.

It is anticipated that these projects will be supported with funds awarded to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission by the U.S. National Park Service and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The CVNHP Pre-Proposal forms are available at www.lcbp.org/grants.

PRE-PROPOSAL DEADLINE NOTICE: Only electronic pre-proposals in MS Word or compatible formats will be accepted and must be received by jbrangan@lcbp.org AND grants@lcbp.org by November 26, 2018.

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