As defined in SDWA section 1464(d)(1): The grant program is designed to reduce exposure of children to lead in drinking water at schools and child care facilities. Dec. 2018: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan unveiled the Trump administration’s Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts (Lead Action Plan). In its second year, the Voluntary Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care Drinking Water grant program will provide approximately $24.4 million to participating states and territories and an additional $1.6 million for tribes. Private schools are not included within the definition of LEA. EPA has posted the allotments for this grant program. Reimbursements for past activities are not covered under this grant. The purpose of the grant is to provide funding to states and territories to help assist schools and child care programs to test for lead in drinking water. Child Care Program- The term ‘child care program’ has the meaning given the term ‘early childhood education program’ in section 103(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. Grant funding can only be used to establish and implement a lead testing program utilizing EPA’s 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities guidance or applicable state regulations or guidance regarding reducing lead in drinking water in schools and child care programs that are not less stringent. States can also use grant funding to test lead in drinking water at public and private child care facilities. Please email all questions regarding the RFA to: WIINDrinkingWaterGrants@epa.gov. Yes. 540 Fort Evans Rd, Suite 304 Leesburg, VA 20176-3379, Finance and Contract Administration Council, Past Finance & Contract Administration Council, EPA Regulatory, Guidance, and Policy Update, WWEMA Annual Meeting Moves to a Virtual Format, November 4-6, 2020 — List of Speakers Announced, WWEMA Welcomes New Members Hach and OCV Fluid Solutions, EPA Proposes New Financial Capability Assessment for the CWA. No. On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $26 million in new funding for states, territories, and tribes to test for lead in schools and childcare facilities located in low-income and disadvantaged communities in 2020. Under EPA’s the Voluntary Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care grant program, EPA will award $43.7 million in grants to fund testing for lead in drinking water at schools and child care programs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule July 29 to reduce lead in plumbing materials used in public water systems, homes, schools and other facilities. Pre-award costs incurred before EPA makes the award are at the recipient's risk. Contact the EPA to ask a question, provide feedback or report a problem. The Lead Testing in School and Child Care  Drinking Water Grant Program funding can only be used for testing for lead in drinking water in schools and child care facilities utilizing EPA’s 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities guidance or applicable state regulations or guidance regarding reducing lead in drinking water in schools and child care programs that are not less stringent. Oct. 2019: EPA’s proposed Lead and Copper Rule included a suite of actions to reduce lead exposure in drinking water where it is needed the most. Oct. 2019: EPA announced 117 federal enforcement actions completed over the last year to ensure entities like renovation contractors, landlords and property managers are in compliance with regulations that require them to protect communities and the public from exposures to lead. However, States may be eligibles for pre-award costs, in accordance with 2 CFR 200.458 and 2 CFR §1500.8. The award to states will provide assistance in voluntary testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and child care programs as defined in SDWA section 1464(d)(1): (A) Child Care Program- The term ‘child care program’ has the meaning given the term ‘early childhood education program’ in section 103(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. EPA Announces Availability of $39.9 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water. EPA compiled a list of approxmately 200 funding sources for schools and child care facilities. States, tribes and territories are eligible to receive funding from EPA drinking water grant programs established by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN): Under EPA’s Voluntary Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care grant program, EPA awarded $43.7 million in grants in 2018-2019 and will be awarding $26 million in new funding in 2020 to fund testing for lead in drinking water at schools and child care programs. Developed through cross-governmental collaboration of the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, which includes 17 federal departments and offices, the lead action plan is a blueprint for reducing lead exposure and associated harms by working with a range of stakeholders, including states, tribes and local communities, along with businesses, property owners and parents.