Active - Rolling monthlyAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Minnesota Lead Remediation in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Settings Grant
Minnesota Department of Health funding for schools and licensed child care settings to remediate identified sources of lead in drinking water.
Funding$350,000 estimated total; 5-15 awards; estimated maximum $45,000; no stated minimum on the current MDH program page.
DeadlineRolling monthly; 4:30 PM CT on the last day of each month. Next cutoff: September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Last verifiedSeptember 29, 2026
Required next actionReview the current program materials, confirm applicant and project eligibility, and use the current monthly cutoff published by the agency.
Broad Eligibility
Minnesota schools and licensed child care settings are eligible. Priority is given to applicants demonstrating need to remediate lead sources in drinking water, including higher detected lead levels, evidence of lead service lines or lead plumbing materials, and disadvantaged school communities. Eligible remediation includes fixtures, fountains, outlets, plumbing materials, service connections, building plumbing, automatic flushing devices, and water-management best practices.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100. Minnesota school and child-care environmental-health funding for remediating identified sources of lead in drinking water. The current MDH page lists $350,000 estimated total funding, 5-15 awards, an estimated $45,000 maximum, no stated minimum, and monthly competitive review. Applications are due at 4:30 PM Central Time on the last day of each month; the next cutoff is September 30, 2026.
The Minnesota Department of Health is accepting applications for the Lead Remediation in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Settings Grant Program. Eligible applicants are Minnesota schools and licensed child care settings. Funding supports projects that reduce lead in drinking water, including removing or replacing fixtures, fountains or outlets; replacing lead-containing plumbing materials; installing automatic flushing devices; addressing service connections and premise or building plumbing; and implementing water-management best practices.
The current MDH program page lists $350,000 available, an estimated 5-15 awards, a $45,000 estimated maximum award, and no stated minimum. Applications opened in September 2026 and are accepted on a rolling monthly cycle, due at 4:30 p.m. Central Time on the last day of each month; applications received after a monthly cutoff move to the following review cycle. The linked official RFP explicitly states there is no match requirement. However, that RFP’s funding and project-date table reflects an older cycle and differs from the current MDH program page, so applicants should use the live program page for current funding and deadline information and confirm any RFP-only requirement that could materially affect submission before final submission or ORIGINAL outreach.
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Source verificationReferenced source · www.health.state.mn.usAtlas last verified this record September 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
