ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Nebraska DWEE Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program – Schools and Child Care
FundingFunding is currently available for eligible lead-remediation activities; the live DWEE program page does not publish a current total program ceiling or per-applicant maximum award.
DeadlineNo fixed application deadline is published on the current DWEE program page. Funding availability should be reconfirmed with DWEE before application/project commitment.
Last verifiedOctober 1, 2026
Required next actionSchools and licensed child care facilities should confirm prior lead-sampling results, identify eligible fixtures with lead detection, and contact Nebraska DWEE for current remediation-grant instructions and required documentation. Facilities that have not yet sampled should request test kits from DWEE before seeking remediation funding.
Broad Eligibility
Public, private and parochial Nebraska schools and licensed child care facilities may pursue remediation assistance when drinking-water fixtures have already been sampled for lead under the state program; current DWEE guidance should control pass-through and agreement details.
Atlas Analysis
Nebraska DWEE's Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program provides remediation funding for public, private, and parochial schools and licensed child care facilities to remove and replace faucets, fountains, and bottle-filler stations that have sampled with lead detection. Facilities must already have sampled drinking water for lead to qualify for remediation assistance. The current program page does not publish a fixed application deadline or per-applicant award ceiling.
The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) currently states that funding is available to help Nebraska schools and licensed child care facilities reduce childhood exposure to lead in drinking water.
Eligible facilities: Public, private and parochial schools and licensed child care facilities with drinking-water fixtures that have already been sampled for lead. DWEE states that facilities must have completed drinking-water lead testing to be eligible for remediation funds.
Eligible remediation: Removal and replacement of water faucets, fountains and filler stations that sampled with a lead detection, subject to the current program requirements and available funding.
Funding: The current DWEE program page confirms that funding is available but does not publish a total program ceiling or a per-applicant maximum award.
Deadline: No fixed application deadline is published on the current DWEE program page. Applicants should confirm current fund availability directly with DWEE before committing project costs.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 76/100. This is a legitimate Nebraska school-health and child-health infrastructure opportunity with a clear lead-exposure prevention purpose and identifiable eligible facilities, but the live page does not state a current award ceiling or fixed deadline.
N9+ Fit: 0/100. The program is specifically for lead-in-drinking-water testing/remediation and replacement of affected fixtures, not remote physical examination, telehealth, RPM or clinical technology. QC Healthcare Fit is also 0/100 on the current scope.
Direct-vendor review: Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a qualifying applicant under the current facility eligibility and there is no legitimate N9+/QC direct-vendor role established by the program.
Official source: Nebraska DWEE Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program.
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Source verificationOfficial government source · dwee.nebraska.govAtlas last verified this record October 1, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
