Closed · EPA-OW-OGWDW-19-01 · CFDA 66.443 · Discretionary

Reduction in Lead Exposure Via Drinking Water

Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $17.1M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 1, 2020
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Reduction in Lead Exposure Via Drinking Water is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $17,100,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,487 other opportunities from Environmental Protection Agency.

up to $17.1M
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
66.443
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Reduction in Lead Exposure Via Drinking Water is closed (last close June 1, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Environmental Protection Agency still indexes 1,487 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 1, 2020

Posted Feb 20 Closes Jun 1

Est. Total Funding

$39,900,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from eligible applicants as described in Section III.A 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 these projects is to address conditions that contribute to increased concentrations of lead in drinking water. The lead reduction projects should proceed to implementation upon award. The proposed projects support the Agency’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 – 2022, Goal 1: A Cleaner, Healthier Environment: Deliver a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment for all Americans and future generations by carrying out the Agency’s core mission, Objective 1.2: Provide for Clean and Safe Water. The EPA’s Strategic Plan is available at https://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/strategicplan.html. All applications must be for projects that support the goals and objectives identified above. National Priority Areas identified in this announcement are for: (1) Reduction of Lead Exposure in the Nation’s Drinking Water Systems through Infrastructure and Treatment Improvements and (2) Reduction of Children’s Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care 2 Page Facilities. Assisting drinking water systems, schools, child care facilities, and communities nationwide to remediate sources of lead in their drinking water to minimize lead exposure is a key priority for the Agency.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EPA-OW-OGWDW-19-01

Grants.gov marks Reduction in Lead Exposure Via Drinking Water with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Opportunity Zones (ENV;OZ). This eligibility-code string dominates the Environmental Protection Agency book (1,239 peers, 83% of 1,488).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Brianna Knoppow, WIINDrinkingWaterGrants@epa.gov

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