Grant Funds Available to Highlight Human Connections to Lake Champlain and Adirondack Landscapes
Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in coordination with NEIWPCC, seeks proposals for projects that highlight the Conservation & Community Interpretive Theme as described in the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) Management Plan.
Proposed projects should also support the “Biosphere in Your Backyard” campaign developed by the Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Network (CABN), which focuses on human interaction with the landscape in the Lake Champlain Basin and Adirondack Park.
“The Champlain-Adirondack biosphere region is rich in stories of communities connecting with this unique landscape,” said Dr. Eric Howe, NEIWPCC Program Director of the Lake Champlain Basin Program. “We look forward to supporting projects that interpret these connections through the Conservation & Community Interpretive theme and Biosphere in Your Backyard campaign.”
Approximately $80,000 in funding is available to support awarded projects. Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded, and one proposal may be submitted per eligible organization.
This grant opportunity is supported by funds awarded to NEIWPCC by the U.S. National Park Service on behalf of the Lake Champlain Basin Program.
Proposals are due at 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 4, 2026. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions in October 2026, and the awarded projects are targeted to begin work in February 2027. More information, including grant guidelines and applications, is available on the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership’s website at https://champlainvalleynhp.org/resources/grants/.
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The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program coordinates and funds efforts that benefit the Lake Champlain Basin’s water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources. The program works in partnership with federal agencies, state and provincial agencies from New York, Vermont, and Québec, local communities, businesses, and citizen groups. NEIWPCC—a regional commission that helps the states of the Northeast preserve and advance water quality—serves as the primary program administrator of LCBP at the request of the Lake Champlain Steering Committee and administers the program’s personnel, finances, quality management and contracts. NEIWPCC is a program partner of LCBP. For further information, contact the Lake Champlain Basin Program, 54 West Shore Road, Grand Isle, VT at (802) 372-3213 / (800) 468-5227 or visit https://www.lcbp.org/.
