Open — LCBP 2027 Research for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems pre-proposals due November 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (time zone not specified).
New York and Vermont — LCBP 2027 Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems Research Grants ($25,000–$400,000; November 13 Preproposal)
Funding$25,000–$400,000 per eligible research grant application, as stated by the 2027 LCBP Research for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems RFPP. Program-wide award pool not published. Awards subject to available funds and may be partially funded.
DeadlineNovember 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. for required first-stage pre-proposal, submitted via Foundant. Official RFPP does not expressly specify time zone. Selected full proposals due February 2027, exact date to be announced.
Last verifiedOctober 29, 2026 — controlling October 6, 2026 2027 LCBP/NEIWPCC 16-page Research RFPP, application questions, and live official RFP listing reviewed.
Required next actionReview the full October 6, 2026 LCBP Research for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems RFPP, select the specified research track, prepare brief pre-proposal and required organization, EIN, UEI, research-plan and contact details, then submit via https://www.grantinterface.com/Process/Apply?urlkey=NEIWPCC by November 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (time zone not specified). Full proposals are by invitation in February 2027.
Broad Eligibility
Organizations proposing Lake Champlain Basin research: colleges/universities, nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, NY Soil and Water and VT Natural Resource Conservation Districts, and nonfederal/nonstate local governments including municipalities. Excludes federal, provincial and state agencies, and solicitation preparers/reviewers. Eligible direct expenses and indirect costs allowed by RFPP; no mandatory cash or in-kind match.
Atlas Analysis
The 2027 Lake Champlain Basin Program Research for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems Request for Pre-Proposals was issued October 6, 2026. Individual grant requests are $25,000-$400,000, with no stated overall funding allocation. Applicants can propose work addressing specific watershed research tracks, and initial applications require only brief pre-proposals by November 13 at 5 p.m. Official materials do not expressly give the deadline time zone. The full funding stage is by invitation in February 2027. Eligible research entities include nonprofit, university, certain private-sector and qualifying local-government organizations. No mandatory match; federal subaward cost rules, QAPP and task-based payments where applicable.
The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), with administrator NEIWPCC, seeks 2027 Research for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems pre-proposals for projects benefiting Lake Champlain and its watershed. Individual grant requests of $25,000 to $400,000 are eligible. No total funding allocation is stated for this competition, and awards remain subject to available funds.
Eligible organizations include colleges and universities, nonprofits, for-profit companies, New York Soil and Water and Vermont Natural Resource Conservation Districts, and nonfederal and nonstate government agencies including municipalities. Federal, provincial and state agencies and individuals who helped prepare or review the solicitation are ineligible. Collaborative projects must designate one lead applicant; current LCBP awardees must be in good standing.
Projects must advance Lake Champlain watershed research priorities in the official 2027 Request for Pre-Proposals, such as water-quality research, nutrients and contaminants, native species, flooding, ecosystem resilience, or other specified Opportunities for Action research tracks. Eligible direct costs may include staff, equipment, infrastructure, travel, supplies, meetings and subcontracts. No cash or in-kind match is required, but nonfederal match may improve competitiveness. Excluded costs include land purchases, endowments, hazardous-waste remediation, marketing, fundraising, lobbying, food and beverages, regulatory compliance and producing for-profit products. Reimbursement, federal procurement rules, indirect cost rules, applicable environmental-data QA plans and insurance/UEI obligations apply.
Initial pre-proposals are due November 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. through the NEIWPCC Foundant online portal. The RFP does not explicitly identify a time zone. Selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals in February 2027, with funding decisions anticipated in June 2027 and projects beginning no earlier than January 2028 after a signed agreement. Applicants must provide organization and contact information, EIN and UEI, select the appropriate research track, and follow all official character limits and instructions. Email submissions are not accepted.
Official controlling RFPP: https://www.lcbp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2027-RFPP-Research-for-CW-HE-RFPP-FINAL-1.pdf. Official grant listings: https://www.lcbp.org/about-us/grants-rfps/request-for-proposals-rfps/. Application portal: https://www.grantinterface.com/Process/Apply?urlkey=NEIWPCC. Verified October 29, 2026.
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