Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water

Reimbursement Contract Application

 
 

The State of Missouri has allocated a one-time amount of $27 million to distribute to public school districts for testing, remediation, and filtration of drinking water to protect against lead exposures. To receive such funds, public school districts are required to apply for reimbursement of eligible expenses and enter into a contract agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) by completing the required information detailed below. Public school districts are not required to incur eligible expenses prior to entering into a contract agreement with DHSS, but will be required to incur cost prior to any payment.


THE APPLICATION PERIOD WILL CLOSE JANUARY 31, 2024 AT 11:59 PM.


Upon submission, DHSS will review, complete a draft contract agreement, and address the contract agreement to the public school district for signature and approval. Additional instructions for return of the signed contract agreement will be provided with the contract.


Any questions regarding this application should be directed to healthydrinkingwater@health.mo.gov, or by calling 573-751-6102.

 
 

Applicant Information

All communications will be directed to the mailing or email address provided in this application.

 

Select the public school district name from the dropdown list. Each name will be followed by the Department of Elementary and Education public school district code number. One contract will be issued per public school district.

 

Enter the public school district's Federal Tax ID # to conduct business with the State of Missouri, if known.

 
 
 

Enter Zip Code + 4 (Example: XXXXX-XXXX)

 

If the contact information changes after the time of application, notify DHSS via email at: healthydrinkingwater@health.mo.gov.

 
 
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Award Amount

 

Using the last column of the Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Fund Allocation document provided below, enter the maximum award amount the public school district is eligible for reimbursement.


https://health.mo.gov/living/environment/get-the-lead-out-of-school/docs/drinking-water-fund-allocation.pdf

 

Enter the award amount the public school district requests to be eligible for reimbursement. The amount shall not exceed the maximum reimbursement provided.


The amount requested is intended to cover all eligible current and future expenses for lead reduction in drinking water incurred by the public school district. When approved, this is the amount the public school district will enter into a contract agreement with DHSS. Please ensure to consider all current and future expenses when determining the requested amount.