WIIN Lead Remediation

WIIN Lead Testing of Drinking Water Grant

This funding opportunity is only available to public school districts and child care centers participating in the WIIN Lead Testing of Drinking Water program.

Sites must have completed lead testing of drinking water through WIIN grant funds and received water test results with the presence of lead. Priority funding will be given to remediate drinking water outlets that tested over the state action level for lead in water.

Sites may apply for up to $1000 per outlet for up to 5 drinking water outlets (up to $5,000 total per application) for reimbursement of eligible remediation activities.

Lead remediation activities may include the removal, installation and/or replacement of faucets, water fountains, water filler stations, and point-of-use devices that meet EPA’s 3Ts program Taking Action specifications. Funds may be used to reimburse remediation supplies and services to replace or install remediation fixtures.

Funds may not be used for salaries or provider contracts alone. Supply costs must be included in connection with services rendered. Supplies and services are only for applicable remediation activities not for drinking water testing or re-testing.

It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, political party affiliation, or actual or potential parental, family or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code sections 216.9 and 256.10(2), Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C.§§ 1681 – 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.). 

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy by the Iowa Department of Education, contact the legal counsel for the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, 400 E 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, Telephone: 515-281-5295, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: (303) 844-5695 FAX: (303) 844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339 Email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov.