Education and Outreach Property Assessment Program- Stormwater Property Assessment and Technical Assistance Grants

The Lake Champlain Basin Program is offering grants of up to $20,000 for educational property assessments focused on stormwater management. This initiative aims to engage landowners in the Lake Champlain Basin to enhance property management for clean water and ecological resilience. With approximately $490,000 in total funding available, eligible organizations can submit proposals to support sustainable practices. The program encourages community partnerships and provides resources for implementing best management practices.

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 that will directly support the Informed and Involved Public goal of Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for the Future of the Lake Champlain Basin by funding community partners to complete Lake Wise, Stream Wise, or Stormwater educational property assessments in the local Lake Champlain Basin communities they serve. The intent of this funding opportunity is to support and fund selected applicants to inform and engage landowners to better manage their properties for clean water, natural resources, biodiversity, ecological resilience and flooding. This funding also will guide landowners through the process of capturing and slowing stormwater by connecting them to the information, funding, expertise, and support they need.
One-year grant contracts utilizing a defined task-based schedule of up to $20,000 will be awarded. Selected applicants with active grant contracts will also be eligible to separately submit purchase order requests through LCBP/NEIWPCC (of up to $10,000 each) for supplies and materials to install best management practice projects identified during the Lake Wise, Stream Wise, or Stormwater assessments. Approximately $490,000 in funding is available to support this initiative. One proposal may be submitted per eligible organization or entity. LCBP anticipates issuing multiple awards from this RFP.
This grant opportunity is 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 should offer a scope that supports work in the Lake Champlain Basin. All awards are subject to funding availability.