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...
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 $637,000 to the Iowa Department of Education to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers. The key activities include training participating sites on proper sampling, testing at least three drinking water outlets in 20% of public schools and child...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,162,000 Project Grant to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444). The grant funds LDH's implementation of a program to voluntarily test for lead in drinking water at local schools and childcare centers in Louisiana. Key activities include outreach and communication with prioritized facilities, training on lead risks, using EPA's 3Ts...
This 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) provides $772,000.00 to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to implement a program of voluntary lead testing in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Nebraska. The key activities include: 1) Communication and outreach to schools and child care programs, 2) Training staff on...
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 $862,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) provides funding to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to implement a voluntary lead testing and remediation program in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across Arizona. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: 1) communicating test results and...
This $2,244,000 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 fund the Washington Department of Health (WADOH) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers. Key activities include providing training for lead sampling, conducting testing at schools, expanding testing capacity through additional...
This $728,000 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 New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) in implementing a statewide program of voluntary lead testing in drinking water at local schools and childcare centers. The key activities include overseeing the lead testing program, conducting public outreach and communication, providing training on...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $478,000 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 funding will enable 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. Key activities include: Collaborating with partners to provide educational materials and technical assistance to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 provides $1,987,000.00 in funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to implement a program of voluntary testing and reduction for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers. The award is funded under the EPA's Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444). Through this grant, DEP will use the EPA's 3Ts guidance...
This 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) provides $465,000 to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Missouri.
The key products and services to be delivered through this 1-year award include: conducting approximately 3,000 water samples from schools and child care facilities to test for lead contamination, with follow-up sampling at 10% of sites; providing training on the risks of lead in drinking water and testing protocols; establishing partnerships to support the program and communicate results to the public; and developing and implementing a plan to respond to any elevated lead levels found, including remediation activities following EPA guidance. The goal is to reduce lead exposure in low-income and underserved communities, with a focus on facilities serving children 6 and under.