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 16, 2026
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a Minnesota school or licensed child care setting with an identified lead-remediation need; review the current MDH program page, application, score sheet, due-diligence and conflict-of-interest materials, plan eligible remediation, and submit by the applicable monthly cutoff at 4:30 PM Central Time. The current MDH landing page does not state match/cost-share terms, and the live RFP endpoint is presently inaccessible; verify the current controlling RFP before final submission or new outreach.
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. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit 0/100. This is a legitimate school and child-health environmental-safety funding opportunity, but its funded purpose is drinking-water lead remediation rather than telehealth, remote physical examination, clinical services, RPM, diagnostics, or healthcare technology. Current-cycle match/cost-share terms are not stated on the September 2026 MDH landing page and must be verified from the current controlling RFP before final submission or new outreach. Source-control note: the currently indexed linked RFP still carries older January 2026 deadline and funding figures; for the current September 2026 rolling cycle, the MDH program page updated September 10, 2026 controls the rolling monthly deadline and current $350,000 total funding and $45,000 maximum award figures.
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. MDH lists applicant help sessions on September 16, October 21, November 18, December 23, and January 20. The current MDH landing page does not state a match requirement. The linked RFP is presently inaccessible through the live MDH endpoint and search indexing shows an older cycle, so current-cycle match/cost-share terms and RFP-only restrictions should be confirmed from the current controlling RFP before final submission or new outreach.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.health.state.mn.usAtlas last verified this record September 16, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
