Deadline: 30-Dec-2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program to promote public health by investing in water infrastructure improvements to address lead exposure in drinking water in disadvantaged communities.
Priority Areas
- National Priority Area One: Reduction of Lead Exposure in the Nation’s Drinking Water Systems through Full Lead Service Line Replacements and Treatment Improvements
- Under this NPA, the EPA is soliciting applications to reduce lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities through full lead service line replacements or treatment improvements, such as corrosion control practices.
- The goal of the full lead service line replacements and/or treatment improvement projects under this NPA is to reduce lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities, improve and maintain the drinking water supply, and protect public health.
- National Priority Area Two: Reducing Children’s Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities
- Under this NPA, the EPA is soliciting applications for projects in disadvantaged communities that will reduce children’s exposure to lead in schools and childcare facilities through removal and/or replacement of lead-containing drinking water fixtures, fountains, outlets, and plumbing materials.
- For the purposes of this announcement, a childcare facility is defined as a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program, a state-licensed or regulated childcare program, a state pre-kindergarten program, or a program operated by a local educational agency serving children from birth through age six.
- The goal of lead reduction projects under this NPA is to reduce lead in drinking water in schools and/or childcare facilities in disadvantaged communities, improve and maintain the drinking water supply, and protect public health.
Funding Information
- The total estimated amount of federal funding available under this announcement is approximately $35,000,000, depending on Agency funding levels, the quality of applications received, agency priorities, and other applicable considerations.
- Under NPA 1, Reduction of Lead Exposure in the Nation’s Drinking Water Systems through Full Lead Service Line Replacement and Treatment Improvements: The total anticipated amount of federal funding to potentially be made available under this NPA is approximately $20,000,000 depending on agency funding levels, the quality of applications received, and other applicable considerations. The project period is anticipated to be up to four years.
- Under NPA 2, Reducing Children’s Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities: The total anticipated amount of federal funding to potentially be made available under this NPA is approximately $15,000,000 depending on agency funding levels, the quality of applications received, and other applicable considerations. The project period is anticipated to be up to four years
Eligible Activities
- National Priority Area One
- Examples of eligible lead reduction activities to support this NPA may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Replacing lead service lines (including goosenecks, pigtails and/or other lead components) and/or replacement of partial lead service line remnants of previous partial replacement efforts. Publicly-owned, privately-owned, and jointly-owned service lines are eligible for replacement under this grant program.
- Replacing galvanized pipes downstream of a lead service line.
- Improving corrosion control to reduce lead in drinking water through installation or re-optimization of corrosion control treatment.
- If the project includes lead service line replacement, developing and maintaining the drinking water system’s service line inventory to accurately track existing lead service lines and replacements of full or partial lead service lines. Inventories may also include lead pigtails and/or lead goosenecks.
- Examples of eligible lead reduction activities to support this NPA may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- National Priority Area Two
- Examples of eligible lead reduction activities to support this NPA may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Removing or replacing drinking water fixtures, fountains, or outlets determined to be sources of lead in schools and/or childcare facilities’ drinking water.
- Replacing plumbing materials determined to be sources of lead in schools and/or childcare facilities’ drinking water, including full replacement of lead service lines serving such facilities.
- Conducting follow-up monitoring, public education, and outreach to ensure the long-term performance of the remediation.
- Examples of eligible lead reduction activities to support this NPA may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants
- Eligible applicants under this competition include the following:
- Community water systems
- Water systems located in an area governed by an Indian Tribe
- Non-transient non-community water systems
- Qualified nonprofit organizations servicing a public water system
- Municipalities
- State, interstate, or intermunicipal agencies
- Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply.
- Eligible applicants under this competition include the following:
For more information, visit Grants.gov.