Lake Champlain Basin Program Offers Grants for Phosphorus Reduction on New York Farms
Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for funds to support the costs for engineering services required for the design of a planned Best Management Practice (BMP) that will reduce phosphorus losses on farms within New York’s portion of the Lake Champlain Basin. The Program anticipates offering up to two awards for this Request for Proposals (RFP). Up to $50,000 is available to support eligible projects.
The goal of this RFP is to improve water quality on farms in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin for the 2025-2026 growing season by supporting the engineering costs associated with BMP implementation. Examples of BMPs requiring engineering from a Professional Engineer licensed to work in New York include but are not limited to: Access Roads, Agrichemical Handling Facility, Composting Facility, Covered Barnyards, Diversions, Livestock Watering Pipeline System, Petroleum Storage Facility, Roofs and Covers, Structures for Water Control, Vegetative Treatment Areas, and Waste Storage Facilities.
Eligible organizations include colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, and non-federal, non-state government agencies. The selected contractor will be responsible for the completion of all project tasks, though subcontracted work may be permitted as described in the grant application.
Selected projects will support the Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystem goals of LCBP’s long-term management plan Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for the Future of the Lake Champlain Basin (http://plan.lcbp.org). This grant opportunity is supported by funds awarded to NEIWPCC on behalf of the LCBP by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
More information, including deadlines, grant guidelines, and applications, are 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/.
