Environmental Protection Agency · Water & Wastewater
EPA WIIN Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program
Funds projects in disadvantaged communities to reduce lead in drinking water, including service-line replacement, pitcher-filter distribution, and lead-testing in schools and child-care facilities.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $8M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Annual NOFO.
- Typical prep time
- 8–14 weeks
- Statutory authority
- WIIN Act §2104 (Safe Drinking Water Act §1459B); IIJA §50108
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
- Justice40-prioritized: scoring favors disadvantaged communities (CEJST tracts).
Distinct from DWSRF LSL set-aside. WIIN-funded, narrower scope, faster cycle. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.