520633 - FY24 Application Guidance for Grants to Counties
Funding Opportunity Details

Environmental Health Services

Final Application Deadline: Jul 21, 2023 4:00 PM

Description

• Description

  It is the responsibility of the Applicant to review all Attachments listed below for additional details regarding this Funding Opportunity. The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by IDPH to award a contract. Excerpts from the Application: Purpose The purpose of this Application Guidance is to provide eligible applicants information on completion of the application for the Grants to Counties program. Services covered by this application include testing private water wells, reconstructing private water wells, and plugging abandoned private water wells within the jurisdiction of each county’s board of health. This program promotes health equity by offering all Iowans the equal opportunity, regardless of jurisdiction, to ensure access to safe private well water through testing, reconstruction, or plugging of abandoned wells which are no longer used.  The Agency is actively working to strengthen our capacity to address health inequities in Iowa. Health equity is defined as the attainment of the highest possible level of health for all people by achieving the environmental, social, economic, and other conditions in which all people have the opportunity to attain their highest possible level of health. This program promotes health equity through the provision of funds to increase the capacity of local boards of health to meet the unique needs of the population while promoting healthy people in healthy communities. Schedule of Important Dates The table below lists critical dates in the application and contract award process.  Contractors are encouraged to review the entire Application Guidance for detailed information about events, dates, times and sites.   EVENT DATE Application Guidance and Supporting Documents Issued  June 29, 2023 Technical Assistance  During Posting period of the Funding Opportunity Application Due Date  July 19, 2023