The Lead Pipe Inventory and Public Engagement (LPIPE) Demonstration Grant Program is EPA Region 1’s competitive grant program to fund work directly with overburdened and underserved communities in New England that still have high prevalence of lead pipes to support EPA’s mission to reduce environmental risks from lead in drinking water, protect and improve human health, and improve the quality of life by reducing exposure to lead in drinking water through identification of lead service lines and public engagement.
Donor Name:U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/25/2022
Grant Size: $75,000-$100,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The LPIPE Demonstration Grant Program will achieve this through identifying and funding projects that:
- Target resources to benefit pollution overburdened and underserved communities, including environmental justice areas of potential concern and sensitive populations (e.g., children, and those who have pre-existing medical conditions and are therefore at increased risk from lead poisoning.
- Reduce environmental and human health risks associated with lead in drinking water from lead service lines.
- Increase collaboration through partnerships and community-based projects that raise awareness of the presence of lead service lines and provide education and outreach to families to prevent exposure to lead in drinking water.
Target Investment Areas: Environmental Justice Areas of Potential Concern; Sensitive Populations (e.g., children and others at increased risk from lead in drinking water exposure)
Target Program Areas: Lead Pipe Identification; Lead Education & Public Engagement
Funding Information
- The LPIPE Demonstration Grant Program anticipates awarding approximately $350,000 through this announcement. Applications may be submitted for amounts ranging from $75,000-$100,000 per project.
- Project periods may be for one or two years, starting no earlier than June 1, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants for awards under this announcement include State and Local Governments, water utilities, public nonprofit institutions/organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, quasi-public nonprofit institutions/organizations, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, and non-profit organizations (e.g., grassroots and/or community-based organizations). Private businesses, federal agencies, and individuals are not eligible to be grant recipients. However, they are encouraged to work in partnership with eligible applicants on projects.
- Non-Profit Status: Non-profit organization, as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1, means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative or other organization that: (1) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable or similar purposes in the public interestt; (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and (3) uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve and/or expand its operations. Note that 2 C.F.R. § 200.1 specifically excludes Institutions of Higher Education from the definition of non-profit organization because they are separately defined in the regulation. While not considered to be a non-profit organization(s) as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1, public or nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education are, nevertheless, eligible to submit applications under this RFA. Hospitals operated by state, tribal, or local governments or that meet the definition of nonprofit at 2 C.F.R. § 200.1 are also eligible to apply as nonprofits or as instrumentalities of the unit of government depending on the applicable law. For-profit organizations such as colleges, universities, trade schools, and hospitals are ineligible.
- Nonprofit organizations that are not exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code must submit other forms of documentation of nonprofit status; such as certificates of incorporation as nonprofit under state or tribal law. Nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that lobby are not eligible for EPA funding as provided in the Lobbying Disclosure Act, 2 U.S.C. § 1611.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
