This $930,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444), provides funding to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The key activities include: collaborating with partners to provide educational materials and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) provides $478,000.00 to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to implement a program of voluntary lead testing in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Virginia. The key activities include: 1) Outreach, public education, and development of sampling plans; 2) Conducting lead testing at prioritized...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) provides $835,000.00 to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Colorado. The key activities include communicating the importance of lead testing, providing training, conducting lead...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605), provides $269,000 in funding to the Vermont Department of Health to support the state's environmental protection programs. The key products and services delivered under this grant include: Administering Vermont's lead-based paint accreditation program, including training individuals, establishing work practice standards, and conducting...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444), provides $599,000.00 to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality - Division of Drinking Water (DDW) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Utah. The key activities under this grant include: (1) communicating testing results...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444), is for the Minnesota Department of Health to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers. The $924,000 award will fund the testing of lead in approximately 250 facilities per quarter over the two-year grant period from October 1, 2024 to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) provides $1,151,000.00 to the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to implement a lead testing and remediation program for drinking water in local schools and child care centers. The key activities include: Providing training for school districts on proper sampling protocols Completing testing of approximately 70,000...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $327,000 Project Grant to the West Virginia State Health Department under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444). The grant will fund a program to implement voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at approximately 80 schools and child care facilities in West Virginia. Key activities include: Prioritizing lead testing at facilities serving younger children, underserved/low-income...
This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 supports the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet's implementation of a program to conduct voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and childcare centers across the state. The key activities under this Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) include assembling a program team, updating a Quality Assurance Project Plan, offering...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 provides $516,000.00 to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) to implement a voluntary testing program for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in the state. The funding supports activities under the EPA's Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444), which aims to identify and mitigate lead exposure risks for...