Grants

The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum used a CVNHP grant to lead local school children on explorations of Otter Creek. Photo: LCMM.

Each year, the Lake Champlain Basin Program—as the managing entity of the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership—awards implementation grants that allow partners in the region to protect and interpret our heritage. These grants, which are funded through the National Park Service, are offered in a number of categories, including local heritage, interpretive themes, collections, internships and special categories. Since 2008, 249 CVNHP projects totaling $2.3 million have been awarded.
Learn more about projects that have been funded with CVNHP grants →

Current Grant Opportunities

Request for Proposals to Implement the CVNHP Conservation & Community Interpretive Theme

Released June 23, 2026

The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (“LCBP”), in coordination with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (“NEIWPCC”), is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects and programs that highlight the Conservation & Community Interpretive Theme as described in the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (“CVNHP”) Management Plan (pages 41-42) and supports the “Biosphere in Your Backyard” campaign developed by the Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Network that focuses on natural heritage and the human interaction with the landscape in the Lake Champlain Basin and Adirondack Park.

Approximately $80,000 in funding is available to support awarded projects. Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded. One proposal may be submitted per eligible organization or entity. LCBP anticipates granting multiple awards from this RFP.

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 should offer a scope that supports work in the U.S. portion of the Lake Champlain Basin and the Adirondack Park of New York. Partial funding of total application requests may be awarded if agreeable to the applicant. All awards are subject to funding availability.

Anticipated Project Timeline
Successful applicants will complete projects according to the following schedule (subject to change)

Proposals due to LCBP	September 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM via Foundant
Award Amounts	Up to $15,000
Applicants notified of funding decisions	October 2026
Detailed project workplan due	November 2026
Anticipated Project start*	February 2027
Project deliverables and final report due on or before	March 2028

*Work may not begin on the funded tasks of the project until a signed, fully executed agreement is in place with NEIWPCC.

LATE OR INCOMPLETE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Please direct all inquiries to:
Jim Brangan
Lake Champlain Basin Program
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership
Email: jbrangan@lcbp.org
Phone: 802-372-0213

Download RFP

Online Application

CVNHP grants and a variety of other funding opportunities are also posted on the Lake Champlain Basin Program website.