Lake Champlain Basin Program to Support Education and Outreach Initiatives

Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC, seeks proposals for education and outreach projects that will enhance public understanding and stewardship of the Lake Champlain basin. 

Projects should support the Informed and Involved Public goal outlined in the LCBP’s management plan Opportunities for Action. 

Approximately $320,000 in funding is available to support awarded projects. Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded. 

Selected projects will be supported by funds awarded to NEIWPCC by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of the Lake Champlain Basin Program, and in partnership with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Proposals must support work within the Lake Champlain watershed. 

Proposals are due at 5:00 p.m. EST on December 14, 2026. An informational webinar will be offered on November 18 at 10:00 a.m. (register here). Awarded research projects are targeted to begin work in June 2027. 

A subsequent Request for Proposals will be issued for large education and outreach projects. 

More information, including grant guidelines and applications, is available on the Lake Champlain Basin Program’s website at lcbp.org/grants.    

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The 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, 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/.