The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, awarded a $7,750,000 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant (CFDA 14.905) to the City of Newark, New Jersey. This Project Grant is intended to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under 6 years old reside, with a focus on low-income and minority neighborhoods. The grant aims to protect over 3,700...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will fund the City of Elizabeth, NJ to replace approximately 313 lead service lines and galvanized piping from the water main to the internal home plumbing. The $3,129,752.00 in total funding, spanning fiscal years 2023 and 2024, will enable the city to identify lead service lines, coordinate with the water utility, and implement the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment a $2.7 million Project Grant under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water program (CFDA 66.443) to develop and implement improvement investments that will reduce lead exposure in drinking water. Specifically, the Department will replace 780 faucets in 730 schools and childcare facilities across the District with assistance from subrecipients the District of Columbia Public Charter...
This $123,110,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (CFDA 66.468) will provide capitalization funding to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) for lead service line replacement projects and associated planning, design, and identification activities. The award supports the objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act by enabling NJDEP to offer low-interest financing to eligible...
The City of Newark was awarded a $3,650,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900). The grant will fund a comprehensive lead hazard reduction program targeting pre-1960 housing in low-income and minority neighborhoods in Newark, Ohio. The key objectives are to identify and control lead-based paint hazards, reduce the likelihood of elevated blood...
This $958,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) was awarded to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to assist small and disadvantaged communities in New Jersey comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The grant funds will be used by NJDEP to implement projects and activities needed for...
This $82,971,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program will provide funding to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to capitalize the state's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The primary focus of this grant is to fund projects that replace lead service lines and address associated activities such as identification, planning, and design of lead service line replacement...
This $185,000 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 District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DC DOEE) in implementing a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers. Specifically, DC DOEE will use the EPA's 3Ts guidance (Training, Testing, and Taking Action) to train staff, test for...
This $497,111 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) will support the Clean Water Fund's initiatives to address lead exposure in drinking water and soil in Malden, Chelsea (Massachusetts), and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Key activities under this grant include: conducting lead service line assessments and replacements in collaboration with municipalities;...
This $13,563,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (CFDA 66.468) provides capitalization funding to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to support drinking water infrastructure improvements focused on addressing emerging contaminants, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The grant funds will enable NJDEP to offer low-interest financing to eligible public water...