This $3,318,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444), provides funding to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to implement a program for the voluntary testing and remediation of lead in drinking water at local schools and childcare centers in Florida.
Key activities under this grant include training, testing, analysis, and development of a plan to respond to lead test results. Anticipated deliverables include guidance to reduce lead in drinking water, a strategy for lead testing in schools and childcare facilities with a robust training, monitoring, and maintenance plan, and establishment of a regular lead testing program. A sub-award was also made to the Florida Rural Water Association to conduct lead testing in childcare centers and homes and mitigate future water quality degradation. The goal is to protect the health of children by enabling comprehensive lead testing and implementing remediation measures at facilities serving young populations across the state of Florida.
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