$1.1 Million in Lake Champlain Grants
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and the head of the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) announced the availability of $1.1 million in Lake Champlain grants.
The $1.1 million in small Local Implementation Grants will be used to prevent pollution, support cultural heritage and encourage educational outreach relating to Lake Champlain and its watershed.
Leahy and Bill Howland, LCBP’s executive director, appeared June19th at the EchoCenter on Burlington’s waterfront. LCBP is a federal, state and local initiative to restore and protect Lake Champlain and its surrounding watershed for future generations.
“These grants support the dedicated people working to improve the Champlain Basin in their own communities. They build the capacity and resources of local organizations all across the valley, helping groups that don’t have the wherewithal to go after big, complicated and more-competitive grants. These federal dollars have been matched by thousands of volunteer hours given gladly by people working on projects that they love, right in their own communities, schools and watersheds.” ~ Senator Patrick Leahy, Vermont
LCPB will use the federal funds to distribute grants to up to 100 small watershed groups, schools, towns and others across the Champlain Basin. These grants are typically available in three categories: pollution prevention, cultural heritage and education-outreach.
Those interested in applying for a Local Implementation Grant, that the RFP is scheduled for release on the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) website on June 26, and proposals will be due in late August or late September. For more information contact the LCBP at 802-372-3213.
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