The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is offering grant funding to eligible public schools and licensed childcare facilities located in Pennsylvania for activities to reduce lead in drinking water. These activities may include purchasing and installing hydration stations to remove lead, point-of-use (POU) devices, or replacement faucets.
The primary goal of the Voluntary School and Childcare Lead Testing & Reduction Grant is to reduce children’s exposure to lead in drinking water. Eligible applicants must have appropriate drinking water sample results showing an exceedance of the remediation trigger level (5 parts per billion) within 36 months prior to the date of application to qualify. Funding under this grant has been appropriated under 1464(d) of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), amended by section 2107 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
- For more information on this opportunity, please visit the PA Government Lead in Drinking Water page.
- View the application Document (PDF)