See recent headlines. These can be used to test drinking water, implement remediation measures, and replace old plumbing fixtures and service lines. We see this in the life of 25-year-old Freddie Gray who, after being lead poisoned as a child, did poorly in school and had frequent run-ins with law enforcement until his 2015 death in police custody. Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old black woman killed by Baltimore County police in 2016 following an hours-long standoff, sued the owner of two Baltimore homes she lived in as a child, claiming a “sea of lead paint” had made her ill. The Grant Program is a noncompetitive program. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed. It is Colorado’s oldest and largest water utility. “By tackling the issue at its source, our plan will eliminate lead service lines — the most significant source of lead in tap water — within 15 years and have fewer impacts to rivers, streams and reservoirs.”. Additionally, the Grant Program includes a tribal allotment of 2% of the funds appropriated. Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. include approximately $43.7 million in funding. See RAIN-2020-G05 to learn about new grant regulations related to telecommunications equipment or services. Eligibility to apply for and receive funds under the grant program is limited to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A few days later, Trump told black voters at a rally in Austin that his law and order policies “will make your streets safe so when you walk down the street, you don’t get shot, which is happening now.” A month later, during the first presidential debate, Trump doubled down on his belief that America’s inner cities are like dangerous war zones, saying African-Americans and Latinx people in the hood were in fact “living in hell.”, In October, the Trump campaign released his New Deal for Black America, boasting about a goal of investing $1 trillion in infrastructure over a 10-year period, naming the “inner cities” as a “major beneficiary.”. As of 2013, eight percent of kids in Detroit had elevated blood-lead levels, which is 16 times the national average, and nearly two percent of kids in Baltimore had high levels as well. The applications submission period closed on June 1, 2020. The problem extends beyond Rust Belt cities. Section 2105 of the WIIN Act, Reducing Lead in Drinking Water, creates a new EPA grant program for lead reduction projects. To view the executive summary and provide a comment, visit Lead Reduction Program Plan Feedback. But the “lead kids” who make it to adulthood often suffer from lower IQ scores, behavioral disorders, hyperactivity and a lack of impulse control ― all of which can lead to high crime rates and a high number of repeat offenders. Only once, in 2012, did sample results from those homes indicate that action needed to be taken to optimize corrosion control in the water system, and Denver Water remains in compliance today. These funds must be used for DWSRF-eligible, lead-related projects and must be used for loans with principal forgiveness, negative interest rates, and/or grants. If the information you are looking for is not here, you may be able to find it on the EPA Web Archive or the January 19, 2017 Web Snapshot. The regional cost impacts related to orthophosphate is estimated to be between $480 million and $714 million and the variance proposal is estimated to cost between $304 million and $556 million. EPA Announces Availability of $39.9 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water Authorized under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, the Reduction in Lead Exposure via Drinking Water Grant creates a new program under section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant program is the largest program in terms of dollar amount and number of grants. Federally recognized tribes are eligible to recieve tribal grant funds  to support activities in communities that meet the requirements of the grant program. In states, territories and tribes where EPA is operating a federal lead-based paint activity program, any paint chips, dust or soil samples collected in a risk assessment, lead hazard screen, or clearance after a lead abatement must be analyzed by a laboratory or testing firm recognized by EPA under NLLAP. $10 million to begin a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities for lead reduction projects (section 2105 of P.L. All rights reserved. And, in 2015, Baltimore had over 16,700 blighted properties, while Detroit had at least 80,000. , creates a new EPA grant program for lead reduction projects. The plan is a more holistic and cost-effective option than adding orthophosphate to drinking water in March 2020 — which is the current mandate from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to reduce the risk of lead in tap water for homes with lead plumbing and service lines. Of the more than 400 respondents who commented, 98% indicated that they support the plan, emphasizing benefits for future generations, environmental health and protecting infants and children. Subscribe to TAP to hydrate your mind, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The WIFIA program has an active pipeline of pending applications for projects that will result in billions of dollars in water infrastructure investment and thousands of jobs. With countless success stories over the years, EPA grants remain a chief tool to protect human health and the environment.