$450,000 available through LCBP grant programs

The LCBP is pleased to announce the 2012 Local Implementation Grant programs. The LCBP anticipates awarding more than 40 grants, designed to help implement Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for the Future of the Lake Champlain Basin. Project categories include pollution prevention, aquatic invasive species spread prevention, shoreline restoration and habitat improvement, and education and outreach initiatives. Funds have been made available to the LCBP through the efforts of Senator Patrick Leahy and other members of the Vermont and New York Congressional Delegation, from the International Great Lakes Fishery Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Maximum grant awards, depending on the category, will range from $7,500 to $15,000.
Since 1992, the LCBP has awarded 784 local grants totaling nearly $4.8 million in partnership with the EPA, the International Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the National Park Service. Not-for-profits, municipalities, and educational institutions are encouraged to apply for the 2012 funds. In the most recent grant round, projects ranged from wetland restoration to stormwater detention to field based programs demonstrating the potential impact of shoreline development. Abstracts from past local grant projects funded through the Lake Champlain Basin Program appear in LCBP's searchable grant database athttp://www.lcbp.org/grant_search.aspx.
For further information about grant criteria and guidelines, visit www.lcbp.org/grants.htm or contact the Lake Champlain Basin Program office at (802) 372-3213 or call (800) 468-5227.Local implementation proposals must be submitted by March 27 at 4:30 pmto the LCBP office located at 54 West Shore Road, Grand Isle, Vermont.
Lake Chmplaign Basin Program. 3.26.2012.