Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (SDWA 1464(d))

Grant funding is awarded to states, territories, and Tribal Consortia to assist local educational agencies in voluntary testing and remediation of lead in drinking water at schools and child care facilities. The principal objective of the assistance

The purpose of this listing is to award assistance agreements to states, territories, and Tribal Consortia to assist schools and child care facilities in developing and executing a plan to test and remediate lead in drinking water while utilizing EPA's 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools guidance or applicable state regulations, especially in low-income areas.

Under the authority provided in the SDWA 1464(d), the Program awards funds to Tribal Consortia and "states" as defined by the Safe Drinking Water Act. This includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Consistent with this definition, within this document, the term "state" will be used to describe the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Other public institution/organization, Juvenile Delinquent

The overall grant funding objective is towards its use for the administration and implementation of a lead testing and reduction in drinking water program using the Environmental Protection Agency's 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools guidance or applicable state regulations or guidance. Funding will be used for the administration and implementation of the lead testing and programs including: (a) training, monitoring, and assessment of the testing program; and (b) ensuring local educational agencies make available, if applicable, in the administration offices and, to the extent practicable, on the internet website of the local educational agency for inspection by the public, a copy of the results of any lead contamination in school and child care facility drinking water; and notify parent, teacher, and employee organizations of the availability of the results. The funding is also eligible to provide assistance through remediation and replacement actions in the schools/child care facilities that have tested for lead in drinking water. The goal of this program is to reduce lead exposure on the vulnerable population of children, especially the ones under the age of six, in drinking water at schools and/or child care facilities that primarily serve the population just described. Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' allowable direct costs incident to approved cooperative agreements plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: https://www.epa.gov/geospatial. If resources are available to a state or local educational agency from any other federal agency, a state, or a private foundation for testing for lead contamination in drinking water, the state or local educational agency should demonstrate that the funds provided from the SDWA 1464(d) program will not displace those resources.

The terms of the assistance agreement shall be determined at the time of award.

EPA financial assistance programs and activities subject to intergovernmental review that are subject to review under State single point of contact procedures are identified at https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-financial-assistance-programs-subject-executive-order-12372-and-section-204. Applicants for programs or activities subject to Intergovernmental Review that are not subject to State single point of contact review must provide directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities at least 60 days to review their application following notification by EPA that the application has been selected for funding as provided by 40 CFR 29.8(a) and (c).

Issuing office will provide location of application procedure details as appropriate.

Applications are assessed consistent with the merit review regulations in 2 CFR 200.205 and applicable program guidance.

Applications are reviewed by the appropriate EPA Regional Office to determine the overall adequacy of the application to meet the statutory objectives. The awards are also subject to the requirements under 2 CFR part 200 (OMB Uniform Grant Guidance) and 2 CFR part 1500 (EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) as they apply to the grant funding.

Applicants should contact the EPA headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines (see: https://www.epa.gov/dwcapacity/voluntary-school-and-child-care-lead-testing-and-reduction-state-grant-program-contacts for state grant program contacts).

Disputes will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable.