Reducing Lead in Drinking Water (SDWA 1459B)

 

The grant program funds activities to reduce lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities through infrastructure and/or treatment improvements or facility remediation in schools and child care facilities. The goal of the program is to address conditions that contribute to increased concentrations of lead in drinking water. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2023: Priority is given to projects that focus on reducing lead exposure in disadvantaged communities served by drinking water systems with at least one lead action level exceedance within the last three years, in schools, daycares, and/or other facilities that primarily serve children or other populations vulnerable to environmental health risks. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2024: Priority is given to projects that focus on reducing lead exposure in disadvantaged communities served by drinking water systems with at least one lead action level exceedance within the last three years, in schools, daycares, and/or other facilities that primarily serve children or other populations vulnerable to environmental health risks.

Active 66.443 Environmental Protection Agency B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2020 The selected recipients in FY 20 proposed projects that would reduce lead exposure in drinking water by replacing thousands of lead service lines and removing potential sources of lead in hundreds of schools and childcare facilities across the United States. These projects included 3 drinking water infrastructure projects in 3 different cities, and 7 projects that will reduce lead exposure in drinking water by replacing thousands of lead service lines and removing potential sources of lead in hundreds of schools and childcare facilities across the United States.
Fiscal Year 2022 Funding continued to support projects to reduce lead exposure in drinking water by replacing thousands of lead service lines and removing potential sources of lead in hundreds of schools and childcare facilities across the United States. These projects include reducing lead exposure in drinking water by replacing thousands of lead service lines, replacing and removing potential sources of lead, such as water fountains, in hundreds of schools and childcare facilities across the United States, and conducting drinking water lead sampling and remediation activities.
Fiscal Year 2023 Funding continues to support projects to reduce lead exposure in drinking water by replacing thousands of lead service lines and removing potential sources of lead in hundreds of schools and childcare facilities across the United States. These projects include reducing lead exposure in drinking water by replacing thousands of lead service lines, replacing and removing potential sources of lead, such as water fountains, in hundreds of schools and childcare facilities across the United States, and conducting drinking water lead sampling and remediation activities. Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 1459B, as amended. Eligible applicants include community water systems; water systems located in an area governed by an Indian Tribe; non-transient non-community water systems; qualified nonprofit organizations servicing a public water system; municipalities; and state, interstate, or inter-municipal agencies. Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply. The EPA may ask applicants to demonstrate that they are eligible for funding under this announcement. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. The priority is to benefit disadvantaged communities, which are defined as "the service area of a public water system that meets affordability criteria as established by each State under section 1452(d)(3) of the SDWA. Non-profit applicants may be asked to provide documentation that they meet the definition of a non-profit organization. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants, except in limited circumstances approved by the Agency, must submit all initial applications for funding through Grants.gov. For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the competitive announcement. Approximately 180 days. Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be found at: https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-competition-dispute-resolution-procedures. Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable. Not applicable. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this assistance listing will be described in the competitive announcement. Grants and Cooperative agreements are available to support recipient’s allowable direct costs in approved scopes of work plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with EPA policies and regulations. Funds are provided to eligible applicants to carry out projects and activities in disadvantaged communities that are needed for infrastructure and/or treatment improvements or facility remediation in schools and child care facilities. The goal of these projects is to address conditions that contribute to increased concentrations of lead in drinking water, especially in disadvantaged communities, communities with drinking water systems that have demonstrated lead action level exceedances in the preceding three years, or in schools and/or child care facilities. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Geospatial information is information that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features or boundaries on the earth, or applications, tools, and hardware associated with the generation, maintenance, or distribution of such information. This information may be derived from, among other things, GPS, remote sensing, mapping, charting, and surveying technologies, or statistical data. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: Geospatial Resources at EPA (https://www.epa.gov/geospatial). Performance Reports: Reporting requirements shall be determined at the time of award under terms and conditions. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Recipients must keep financial records, including all documents supporting entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes in grants available to personnel authorized to examine EPA recipients grants and cooperative agreements records. Recipients must maintain all records until 3 years from the date of submission of final expenditure reports as required by 2 CFR 200.334. If questions, such as those raised because of audits remain following the 3-year period, recipients must retain records until the matter is completely resolved. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 20%. The program requires a non-federal cost share/match of no less than 20% of the total costs of the project. Match may be in-kind consistent with the regulations governing match requirements at 2 CFR 200 and 1500 as applicable. Matching requirements will be described in the competitive announcement.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The term of the grant shall be determined at the time of grant award. The method of fund disbursement will be determined by the EPA at the time of award. None/Not specified. Savannah Acosta
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (Mail Code: 4606M)
Washington, DC 20460 USA
acosta.savannah@epa.gov
Phone: 202-564-8524 https://www.epa.gov/dwcapacity/wiin-grant-reducing-lead-drinking-water 68-0103-0-1-304 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $24,835,000.00; FY 24 est $181,818,000.00; FY 21$39,900,000.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 19$0.00; FY 18$10,000,000.00; - Range: $2,000,000 to $10,000,000/fiscal year; Average: $5,000,000/fiscal year. Assistance agreement awards are subject to the grant regulations at 2 CFR Part 1500 (EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards); 40 CFR Part 33 (Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs). Fiscal Year 2022 Funded projects continued to include those that emphasize reducing lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities through infrastructure and/or treatment projects, such as lead service line replacement and corrosion control practices; and projects that emphasize reducing children’s exposure to lead in schools and child care facilities through the removal and/or replacement of lead-containing drinking water fixtures, fountains, outlets, and plumbing materials. The goal of the infrastructure and/or treatment improvements projects remains to reduce lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities and to improve and maintain the drinking water supply and public health protection.
Fiscal Year 2023 Funded projects continues to include those that emphasize reducing lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities through infrastructure and/or treatment projects, such as lead service line replacement and corrosion control practices; and projects that emphasize reducing children’s exposure to lead in schools and child care facilities through the removal and/or replacement of lead-containing drinking water fixtures, fountains, outlets, and plumbing materials. The goal of the infrastructure and/or treatment improvements projects remains to reduce lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities and to improve and maintain the drinking water supply and public health protection.