Open — rolling 2026 LCBP Educator Mini-Grants while funding is available, $1,000 per school. No fixed application deadline. Must obtain approval before buying classroom materials.
New York and Vermont — Lake Champlain Basin Educator Mini-Grants for Watershed Classroom Materials (Up to $1,000; Rolling)
FundingUp to $1,000 per qualifying Lake Champlain Basin SCHOOL under the rolling LCBP Educator Mini-Grants program; overall available funding pool not published. One award per school.
DeadlineRolling while funding remains according to official 2026 Educator Mini-Grant application; NO fixed date or deadline time published. Applications may be reviewed within approximately 10 business days.
Last verifiedOctober 29, 2026 — LCBP current ongoing-grant page, official 2026 four-page Educator Mini-Grant application and reimbursement form, PDF visually verified.
Required next actionConfirm the school and educator serve the Lake Champlain watershed, and educator meets Watershed for Every Classroom course, World Water Day participation, or active watershed teaching route. Read official four-page Educator Mini-Grant application; list durable teaching materials and costs up to $1,000, explain watershed learning benefits, obtain educator and school administrator signatures and school W-9. Email signed grant request to eandogrants@lcbp.org as directed in the form; wait for award approval BEFORE any purchase. After approved purchases, submit original receipts and reimbursement form within 30 days. Applications accepted on rolling basis while funds remain.
Broad Eligibility
Teachers in Lake Champlain Basin schools applying on behalf of their school, based on Watershed for Every Classroom past training, student entries for CBEI World Water Day, or current watershed teaching as allowed by LCBP application. Only one application/award per school. School W-9 and administrator signoff needed. Reimbursement for materials after approval only; excludes food, transportation and entrance fees.
Atlas Analysis
The current LCBP Educator Mini-Grant offers up to $1,000 per qualifying school in the Lake Champlain watershed, subject to remaining funds. The 2026 grant application confirms rolling acceptance without a calendar deadline and allows only one grant per school. Qualifying educators must meet the approved watershed-teaching, CBEI training or World Water Day participation criteria. Funds cover durable classroom materials that support watershed or water-quality learning and exclude food, transportation and entrance fees. The school administrator signs, the school supplies W-9 documentation, and purchases must occur after grant approval. Reimbursement is by receipts submitted after purchase.
The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) offers ongoing Educator Mini-Grants so qualifying teachers at schools within the Lake Champlain Basin can purchase durable educational materials to teach students about the Lake Champlain watershed, its streams, rivers, water quality and ecosystems. Individual awards may be up to $1,000 per SCHOOL; the overall program funding pool is not published.
An educator may apply on behalf of a school physically located in the basin. The official application requires an eligible teaching connection: prior participation in the Champlain Basin Education Initiative Watershed for Every Classroom course, student entries in the CBEI World Water Day program, OR current teaching about the Lake Champlain watershed as described in the application. Only one grant will be awarded per school in this opportunity. A school administrator must sign the application and provide the school W-9.
Eligible expenses are durable indoor or outdoor classroom tools that strengthen watershed learning, such as field guides, rubber boots or waders, stream invertebrate nets and collection trays, field lenses, binoculars, microscopes and watershed education posters. Funds cannot cover food, transportation or entrance fees. Successful applicants must receive grant approval BEFORE purchasing materials. This is reimbursement funding through LCBP/NEIWPCC after the school provides original receipts; checks are issued to the school or school district. Purchases made before the award approval date are not reimbursed.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funding remains, with no fixed calendar deadline or time zone. The application requests educator and school contact details, grade level, teaching rationale, materials and estimated costs, applicant and administrator signatures, and the school W-9. The official form permits submitting requests by email to eandogrants@lcbp.org, with the school name and Mini-Grant Request in the subject. After a funded purchase, submit the separate reimbursement form and receipts within 30 days.
Official educator mini-grant application and reimbursement forms: https://www.lcbp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Educator-Mini-Grant-Application-2026.pdf. Current LCBP ongoing-grant listing: https://www.lcbp.org/about-us/grants-rfps/request-for-proposals-rfps/. Verified October 29, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.lcbp.orgAtlas last verified this record October 29, 2026 — LCBP current ongoing-grant page, official 2026 four-page Educator Mini-Grant application and reimbursement form, PDF visually verified.. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
