This agreement provides funding to inter-tribal council of arizona to provide training, lead (PB) testing of drinking water, and remediation services at tribal schools and tribal child care facilities…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $1.974 million in Project Grant funding under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) to the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc. effective October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027. The award provides full federal funding to deliver comprehensive lead testing and remediation services across tribal schools and child care facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Navajo Nation. The program implements EPA's 3Ts framework—Training, Testing, and Taking Action—to reduce lead exposure in children by identifying and remediating sources of lead in drinking water systems.

Under this award, ITCA will offer lead awareness outreach campaigns, solicit participation from eligible facilities, conduct free drinking water testing at consumption outlets, provide test result interpretation, and deliver remediation services for systems detecting lead concentrations at or above 15 parts per billion (ppb). The anticipated deliverables include promotional materials for lead awareness, drinking water testing services, documented test results with interpretation, and remediation of contaminated water systems. Key outcomes include ensuring all eligible tribal schools and child care centers have access to free lead testing, providing participating communities with transparent access to test results, and guaranteeing that facilities with elevated lead concentrations have viable solutions to provide safe drinking water to children. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding to inter-tribal council of arizona to provide training, lead (PB) testing of drinking water, and remediation services at tribal schools and tribal child care facilities located in arizona, california, colorado, nevada, new mexico, utah, and navajo nation. Overall goal of this tribal lead testing program is to reduce lead exposure in children by testing drinking water for lead, identifying potential sources of lead, and by taking action. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,974,000. Refer to terms and conditions. Activities:the activities include offering and providing 3TS program services; training, testing, taking action (including remediation)mdash; for tribal schools and tribal child care facilities. Offer and provide remediation services for tribal schools and tribal child care facilities that were previously tested for lead by the itca program. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include program outreach campaign, project solicitation services, drinking water testing, test results and interpretation, and remediation of systems that detect lead concentration above 15 PPB. The expected outcomes include: materials for lead awareness and promotion of 3TS programs; all eligible tribal schools and tribal childcare centers have the opportunity to have their drinking water outlets test, free of charge, for lead concentration; tribal communities will have access to lead test results of participating tribal schools and tribal childcare centers; participating tribal schools and tribal childcare center that have lead concentrations GE;15 PPB will have a way to provide safe drinking water. The intended beneficiaries include tribal schools and tribal child care facilities located in arizona, california, colorado, nevada, new mexico, utah, and navajo nation.