Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

The purpose of the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction (LHR) grant program is to maximize the number of children under the age of six years protected from lead poisoning by assisting states, cities, counties/parishes, Native American Tribes or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned target housing.

Only cities, counties/parishes, and other units of local government, and certain States and Native American Tribes (see below) are eligible applicants. State government and Native American tribal applicants (principal applicants and partner applicants) are eligible to apply under this NOFA only if they have an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorized lead-based paint training and certification program as of the submission deadline date. Multiple agencies may apply as a consortium; however, you must identify an eligible principal (lead) applicant that will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all requirements in this NOFA. Where an application involves multiple entities, each entity must meet the civil rights threshold requirement of Resolution of Civil Rights Matters. If your department or agency does not report directly or through a direct chain of command to the chief executive officer of your jurisdiction (e.g., the governor, the county executive (by whatever title), or the mayor (by whatever title), you must identify the law that provides the authority establishing you as a part of the State government or the unit of local government. To do so, you must provide the specific statutory citation(s) (e.g., 1 MyState Revised Code 2345), and either the relevant wording as an attachment, or the specific web address(es) of the relevant wording in the body of your application. Be sure to verify that each web address cited is active and available without cost. Applicants with a large, urban jurisdictions with at least 3,500 pre-1940 occupied rental housing units (either alone or through a consortium), as listed at the Census website click here or as listed in this program link (Click here) will be able to apply for an award of $5,000,000 as a high need jurisdiction applying for Lead Hazard Reduction Program funding Those applicants requesting the amount under this opportunity that are found to not meet the criteria listed will be put into the general pool of applicants and the amounts of award will be lowered to the maximum for the category they are selected under. High Performing Grantees are eligible to apply for a higher maximum award for both Lead and Healthy Homes funding opportunities under this award. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Yolanda Brown Yolanda.A.Brown@hud.gov