Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Programs
The Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC) is unique among federal agencies. In 1991, Congress established HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to eliminate lead-based paint hazards in America's privately-owned and low-income housing. The OHHLHC is unique among federal agencies dealing with lead-based paint hazards, because the Office brings science to bear directly upon America's housing and provides grants for communities to address their own lead paint hazards.
The OHHLHC provides funds to state and local governments to develop cost-effective ways to reduce lead-based paint hazards. In addition, the office enforces HUD’s lead-based paint regulations, provides public outreach and technical assistance, and conducts technical studies to help protect children and their families from health and safety hazards in the home.
For more information, visit the OHHLHC’s website at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm.
Lead-Base Paint Hazard Control Grant Program
Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program
Operation Lead Elimination Action Program
Lead Technical Studies Grant Program
Lead Outreach Grant Program
Healthy Homes Technical Studies
and Demonstration Programs
Lead-Base Paint Hazard Control Grant Program
Summary
The Lead-based Paint Hazard Control (LHC) grant program assists states, Native American Tribes and local governments in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned housing for rental or owner-occupants. The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant program is the largest program in terms of dollar amounts disbursed and number of grants awarded.
Type of Assistance
Competitive grants with statutory (non-federal) match requirement of ten percent of the requested federal funds.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities include housing development, assistance to housing developed under the Indian Housing Program, housing services to eligible families and individuals, crime prevention and safety, and model activities that provide creative approaches to solving affordable housing problems.
Eligible Applicants
Only States, Native American Tribes and local governments are eligible to apply under this program. The maximum amount of grant money an applicant can request is 3 million dollars. About 30 grants are awarded each year.
Application
Each funding opportunity will be announced on HUD's web site. A downloadable application and instructions can be found at www.grants.gov upon completing registration (please allow ample time for this process). The Instructions contain required forms that are not available as part of the application package. All Application materials are included in the published NOFA. Electronic submission is mandatory unless the applicant receives a waiver of this regulatory requirement.
Contact Information
For specific questions about the program, contact Pat West at (206) 220-5232, or Peter Ashley at (202) 402- 7595.
For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990 or visit the program website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm.
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Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program
Summary
The Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) grant program assists states, Native American Tribes and local governments in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental housing for rental or owner-occupants. The Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Program is targeted toward urban jurisdictions with the highest lead-based paint hazard control needs as defined in the Notice of Funding Availability announcement.
Type of Assistance
Competitive grants with statutory (non-federal) match requirement of twenty-five percent of the requested federal funds.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities include housing development; assistance to housing developed under the Indian Housing Program; housing services to eligible families and individuals; crime prevention and safety; and model activities that provide creative approaches to solving affordable housing problems.
Eligible Applicants
Only States, Native American Tribes and local governments are eligible to apply under this program. The maximum amount of grant money an applicant can request is $4 million. About 15 grants are provided each year.
Application
Each funding opportunity will be announced on HUD's web site. A downloadable application and instructions can be found at www.grants.gov upon completing registration (please allow ample time for this process). The Instructions contain required forms that are not available as part of the application package. All Application materials are included in the published NOFA. Electronic submission is mandatory unless the applicant receives a waiver of this regulatory requirement.
Contact Information
For specific questions about the program, contact Pat West at (206) 220-5232, or Peter Ashley at (202) 402- 7595.. For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990 or visit the program website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm.
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Operation Lead Elimination Action Program
Summary
The Operation Lead Elimination Action Program (LEAP) is a grant program which assists organizations in creating wide-ranging programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned housing by leveraging private sector funding. Each year the OHHLHC awards roughly 6 grants of up to $2M per grant. Applicants are not required to provide a match to participate, but are evaluated (in part) on the amount of leveraged funds dedicated to the applicant's proposal.
Type of Assistance
Competitive grants with no match requirement.
Eligible Applicants
Approved private sector, non-profit and for-profit (provided no fees are charged for services) organizations.
Application
Each funding opportunity will be announced on HUD's web site. A downloadable application and instructions can be found at www.grants.gov upon completing registration (please allow ample time for this process). The Instructions contain required forms that are not available as part of the application package. All Application materials are included in the published NOFA. Electronic submission is mandatory unless the applicant receives a waiver of this regulatory requirement.
Contact Information
For specific questions about the program, contact Pat West at (206) 220-5232, or Peter Ashley at (202) 402- 7595. For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990 or visit the program website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/lbp/leap.cfm.
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Lead Technical Studies Grant Program
Summary
The Lead Technical Studies (LTS) grant program assists organizations to conduct research to gain knowledge on improving the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods for evaluation and control of residential lead-based paint hazards. Each year the OHHLHC awards roughly 5 grants of up to $1M per grant. Applicants are not required to provide a match to participate.
Type of Assistance
Competitive grants with no match requirement.
Eligible Applicants
Approved academic institutions, non-profit and for-profit organizations (provided no fees are charged for services), States, Native American Tribes and local governments.
Application
Each funding opportunity will be announced on HUD's web site. A downloadable application and instructions can be found at www.grants.gov upon completing registration (please allow ample time for this process). The Instructions contain required forms that are not available as part of the application package. All Application materials are included in the published NOFA. Electronic submission is mandatory unless the applicant receives a waiver of this regulatory requirement.
Contact Information
For specific questions about the program, contact Peter Ashley (202) 402- 7595. For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990 or visit the program website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/lbp/lts.cfm.
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Lead Outreach Grant Program
Summary
The Lead Outreach Grant program (LOR) assists organizations to raise public awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention, provide training and education, and provide technical assistance to grantees participating in OHHLHC's lead grants programs. Each year the OHHLHC awards roughly 4 grants of up to $500,000 per grant.
Type of Assistance
Competitive grants with statutory (non-federal) match requirement of ten percent of the requested federal funds.
Eligible Applicants
Approved academic institutions, non-profit and for-profit organizations (provided no fees are charged for services), States, Native American Tribes and local governments.
Application
Each funding opportunity will be announced on HUD's web site. A downloadable application and instructions can be found at www.grants.gov upon completing registration (please allow ample time for this process). The Instructions contain required forms that are not available as part of the application package. All Application materials are included in the published NOFA. Electronic submission is mandatory unless the applicant receives a waiver of this regulatory requirement.
Contact Information
For specific questions about the program, contact Pat West at (206) 220-5232, or Peter Ashley at (202) 402- 7595. For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990 or visit the program website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/lbp/lor.cfm.
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Healthy Homes Technical Studies
and Demonstration Programs
Summary
The Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program (HHTS) objective is to gain knowledge to improve the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods for the evaluation and control of housing-related health and safety hazards. The program, part of HUD's Healthy Homes Initiative, is particularly focused on children's health.
The Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant Program (HHD) develops, demonstrates and promotes cost-effective, preventive measures for identifying and correcting residential health and safety hazards.
Type of Assistance
The Healthy Home Technical Studies (HHTS) program is a competitive grant program that is announced annually through HUD's SuperNOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) publication in the Federal Register. The HHTS program announcement is now combined with the Lead Technical Studies Program announcement in a single NOFA.
Eligible Applicants
HUD awards HHTS grants to academic and not-for-profit institutions located in the U.S., state and units of local general government, federally recognized Native American tribes, and for-profit organizations.
HUD awards HHD grants to not-for profit, for-profit firms located in the United States, state and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes and colleges and universities. Unfortunately, HUD does not make awards directly to individuals.
Contact Information
Visit http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/ or contact Peter Ashley (202) 402- 7595 for information about these programs.
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