Opportunity Overview
Pennsylvania DEP is currently accepting applications for the WIIN 2107 Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant. The program helps eligible public schools and regulated child care facilities reduce children’s exposure to lead in drinking water by funding remediation at fixtures with verified elevated lead results.
Funding and Availability
Pennsylvania announced approximately $4.4 million in total program funding. The program operates on a reimbursement basis and is reviewed first come, first served. Pennsylvania states that enrollment remains open until available funds are exhausted; the Commonwealth grant catalog currently lists December 31, 2026 as the application deadline. Atlas therefore treats the practical deadline as fund exhaustion or December 31, 2026, whichever occurs first.
Current DEP guidelines allow reimbursement of up to $3,000 per installed hydration station, including labor; up to $500 per eligible faucet replacement, including labor; and up to $500 per eligible point-of-use device, including labor. Funding is further limited to one hydration station per 100 students, $30,000 per building or child care location, or $100,000 per school district or applicant FEIN, whichever applicable limit is reached first. Point-of-use devices and faucet replacements are subject to DEP-specific approval and current program terms.
Who Can Apply
Eligible project sites must be located in Pennsylvania and include:
- Public elementary, middle and high schools
- Magnet schools operating as local education agencies under Pennsylvania law
- Charter schools operating as local education agencies under Pennsylvania law
- Public or private child care facilities licensed or certified to operate in Pennsylvania
Critical Eligibility Gate
Applicants must have drinking-water sample results collected and analyzed using EPA-approved methods that show an exceedance of the program’s 5 parts per billion lead remediation trigger. The qualifying sample results must be dated within 36 months of the application date.
Schools and child care facilities that still need testing can use Pennsylvania’s no-cost lead sampling support before pursuing remediation funding.
Eligible Uses
Approved lead-reduction activities may include purchasing and installing hydration stations certified to remove lead, point-of-use devices certified to remove lead, and lead-free faucet replacements for drinking-water or food-preparation fixtures. Installation labor may also be reimbursable subject to Commonwealth requirements and the controlling grant guidelines.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 95/100. This is a strong, clearly actionable Pennsylvania school-health and child-health infrastructure opportunity because the applicant pool, health risk, remediation trigger and eligible project types are well defined, and the program is currently listed by DEP among programs accepting applications.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. This program is specifically for lead-in-drinking-water remediation and should not be positioned as a connected-care technology opportunity. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Clinical staffing is outside the program purpose.
Next Action
Confirm the school or child care site meets the applicant requirements, verify EPA-approved lead sample results above 5 ppb and within the 36-month window, identify remaining unfunded remediation work, and confirm the same fixture or project is not already funded elsewhere. Review current WIIN 2107 guidelines, confirm NSF/ANSI 53 and Build America, Buy America requirements where applicable, obtain or confirm the applicant UEI through SAM.gov, ensure Keystone and Electronic Single Application access is ready, schedule a DEP pre-application discussion if useful, and submit as early as possible while funds remain.
Official program source: Pennsylvania DEP — Lead Information for Schools and Child Care Facilities.
Official grant listing: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania — WIIN 2107 Grant Details.