This $423,000 Environmental Protection Agency project grant funds the Indiana Finance Authority's voluntary lead testing program in approximately 200 schools and child care facilities across Indiana through December 2023. As the designated state agency, the Authority will implement the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program by testing drinking water samples for lead at local educational agencies and child care centers through their established Lead Sampling...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $637,000 Project Grant to the Iowa Department of Education under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444). This grant will enable the Iowa Department of Education to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers across the state. The key activities of the grant include training participating sites on proper sampling, testing at...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $772,000 Project Grant under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE). The grant will fund a program to implement voluntary lead testing in drinking water at local schools and child care centers across Nebraska. Key activities include: Developing a communication plan to raise awareness and provide educational resources on lead...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,298,000 Project Grant under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The funding will support a comprehensive program to implement voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Illinois. Key activities include: Testing up to 200 vulnerable schools with lead levels above 15 parts per billion, as well as...
This $700,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 supports the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet's implementation of a program for voluntary testing of lead in drinking water at local schools and childcare centers. The grant funding, provided under the EPA's Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444), will enable the Cabinet to test for lead contamination in drinking water at all licensed...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $930,000 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444). The grant funds will be used by VDH to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Virginia. Key activities include: 1) collaborating with partners to provide educational materials and notifications on lead risks...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,850,000 Project Grant under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). This grant will enable MassDEP to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Massachusetts. Key activities include training facilities on lead risks, conducting lead testing using...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $465,000 Project Grant to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Missouri. The key activities under this 1-year grant include: Collecting approximately 3,000 water samples from schools and childcare facilities...
This $848,000 federal 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) will support the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) in implementing a program of voluntary lead testing in drinking water at local schools and child care centers. Key activities under this award include: testing drinking water outlets at a minimum of 275 licensed child care facilities, providing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444), awarded a $1,470,000 project grant to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to implement a program of voluntary lead testing in drinking water at local schools and child care centers across the state. The grant funding will enable ODH to expand its existing lead testing program to include schools from every participating school district, roughly 700...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,225,000 Project Grant to the Indiana Finance Authority under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444). The grant will fund a two-year program to implement voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at 40 schools and 120 child care centers across Indiana annually. Key activities include communication and outreach to target facilities, training on lead sampling and remediation, laboratory analysis of water samples using EPA-approved methods, and notification of test results. The program will prioritize testing in vulnerable communities, with public availability of results and development of facility-specific remediation plans. Expected outcomes include reducing lead sources in school and child care drinking water, developing long-term monitoring and maintenance plans, and establishing partnerships to support lead mitigation efforts. The Indiana Finance Authority, operating as the state's Environmental Programs division, will manage the implementation of this grant.