Open — official funder materials conflict on AIS due date: November 3, 2026 appears in grant listing; November 5, 2026 at 5 p.m. appears in controlling RFP and detailed website section. Written clarification needed; use earlier cutoff conservatively.
New York and Vermont — LCBP 2027 Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention and Management Grants (Up to $25,000; Deadline Clarification Needed)
FundingUp to $25,000 per individual applicant for 2027 Healthy Ecosystems Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention and Management grants. Approximately $465,000 is the COMBINED program pool for this and the separate AIS Infrastructure grant track; not per applicant. Partial awards possible.
DeadlineUNRESOLVED: LCBP official opportunities index lists November 3, 2026. Its full AIS section and controlling 2027 RFP list November 5, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (time zone not expressly stated). Seek written funder confirmation immediately; use earlier November 3 date conservatively until resolved.
Last verifiedOctober 29, 2026 — entire controlling LCBP 2027 AIS RFP and track-specific application questions, compared with current contradictory official grants-listing deadline; discrepancy unresolved.
Required next actionObtain written clarification on November 3 versus November 5 application deadline from Meg Modley at mmodley@lcbp.org; plan to submit before November 3 pending correction. Review 2027 LCBP AIS 12-page RFP and appended application questions. Prepare one project workplan for on-the-ground invasive-species prevention/removal, geographic scope, population and environmental measures, eligible itemized budget, sustainability plan, organizational details, EIN and UEI; submit through https://www.grantinterface.com/Process/Apply?urlkey=NEIWPCC. Do not use November 5 without confirmation.
Broad Eligibility
Nonprofits, colleges/universities, NY Soil and Water and VT Natural Resource Conservation Districts, municipalities and other nonstate/nonfederal local government entities situated and working in Lake Champlain Basin. For-profits, federal/state agencies and authors/reviewers excluded. No mandatory match; federal cost rules, environmental QAPP where needed, eligible project implementation and reporting apply.
Atlas Analysis
The September 17, 2026 LCBP 2027 Healthy Ecosystems Aquatic Invasive Species RFP awards up to $25,000 for individual spread-prevention and management projects. The approximately $465,000 pool is shared with a distinct infrastructure grant track, not a single applicant award. Eligible proposals may address AIS mapping, removal, boat launch stewardship and decontamination, and associated education. No mandatory match; federal cost and environmental quality assurance rules apply. MATERIAL DEADLINE DISCREPANCY: the official funder overview table shows November 3, 2026, while the expanded official program details and controlling RFP identify November 5 at 5 p.m., with no stated time zone. Request written clarification and prepare to meet the earlier date.
The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), administered by NEIWPCC, has opened its 2027 Healthy Ecosystems Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention and Management grant track. Individual awards may be up to $25,000. Approximately $465,000 is the combined funding allocation for this track AND the distinct aquatic invasive species infrastructure grant track; it is not an individual grant award. Partial awards may be offered.
The grant funds on-the-ground projects to prevent introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species into or within the Lake Champlain watershed or contain and reduce existing populations. Potential activities include surveys and mapping, removal, boat-launch stewardship and decontamination, habitat protection, and community-facing education tied to project implementation. Eligible organizations situated and working in the Lake Champlain basin include nonprofits, colleges and universities, New York Soil and Water or Vermont Natural Resource Conservation Districts, and qualifying nonfederal/nonstate government agencies including municipalities. For-profit businesses, federal and state agencies, and RFP preparers and reviewers are not eligible.
No cash or in-kind match is required, although permissible nonfederal match strengthens scoring. Eligible expenses may include staff, equipment, infrastructure where justified, travel, supplies, meetings and subcontracted services. Disallowed uses include land purchases, endowment funds, hazardous-waste remediation, marketing, fundraising, lobbying, food and beverages, for-profit products and regulatory compliance. Recipients must follow applicable indirect-cost, competitive procurement, environmental-data quality-assurance, reporting, insurance and task-payment requirements. One proposal per eligible organization per separate AIS track is allowed.
CRITICAL DEADLINE DISCREPANCY: The official LCBP grant-opportunities summary table lists NOVEMBER 3, 2026, whereas the same official page’s detailed AIS section AND the controlling 2027 RFP identify NOVEMBER 5, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The RFP does not explicitly give a time zone. Applicants should obtain immediate written clarification from LCBP before relying on the later date, and plan for the earlier November 3 deadline unless written confirmation establishes otherwise. Applications must be submitted via the Foundant portal. Funding decisions are expected in January 2027, with project work after an executed agreement and final deliverables by March 31, 2029.
Official controlling RFP: https://www.lcbp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2027-HE-AIS-HE-AIS-IIJA-RFP-FINAL-1.pdf. Live deadline-conflicting grant listing: https://www.lcbp.org/about-us/grants-rfps/request-for-proposals-rfps/. Foundant applications: https://www.grantinterface.com/Process/Apply?urlkey=NEIWPCC. Funding facts were examined October 29, 2026; the deadline discrepancy remains unresolved and this record is held from publication approval.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.lcbp.orgAtlas last verified this record October 29, 2026 — entire controlling LCBP 2027 AIS RFP and track-specific application questions, compared with current contradictory official grants-listing deadline; discrepancy unresolved.. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
