HUD Makes More Than $4 Million Available to Help Communities Eliminate Lead Exposure in Homes
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner today announced more than $4,400,000 in Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building grants are available to communities to help strengthen their capacity to control lead-based paint hazards in privately owned rental and owner-occupied housing.
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“At HUD, we are focused on expanding affordable housing for hardworking Americans that is safe and free from hazards,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner. “Helping communities remove lead-based paint hazards will support Americans in developing or restoring their capacity to improve homes and protect families, especially for young children who are particularly susceptible.”
Secretary Turner announced the available funding today alongside Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s First Lady Suzanne Youngkin, HHS leadership, and Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham at a Partnership for Petersburg initiative event. Governor Glenn Youngkin launched the initiative in 2022 to foster comprehensive change in Petersburg, Virginia. The City of Petersburg has been continually ranked as the least healthy place to live in Virginia with approximately one in five homes estimated to have significant lead-based paint hazards.
Research has proven that lead exposure can result in permanent health implications, with young children being especially at risk due to potential impacts on the development of their central nervous system, and expectant mothers who are exposed to lead at risk of reduced fetal growth and preterm birth. The funding availability announced today reaffirms HUD’s commitment to support and uplift communities by working collaboratively to find solutions to local problems to address unsafe and unhealthy housing.
The application package is available at grants.gov.
HUD can provide technical assistance to interested jurisdictions on this funding opportunity to ensure competitive applications and HUD will be conducting a webinar on this funding opportunity.
For more information about this grant program or how a community can apply for a grant, contact OLHCHH.NOFA@HUD.gov or 202-402-3167 (TTY 711).
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