HUD, Buffalo, Erie, and Niagara Counties come together to highlight next steps in protecting families from lead-based paint and home health hazards

HUD Buffalo Field Office Director Lisa Pugliese presents a $5.6 million ceremonial check to Erie County Executive Poloncarz and county officials.

Niagara County Department of Health Public Health Director, Daniel J. Stapleton outlines how the $2.7 million will be used.

HUD awarded $22,143,338 to New York's Onondaga, Erie, Genesee, and Niagara Counties; and to the Cities of Rochester, and Elmira through HUD's Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program and Healthy Homes Production Grant Program. The funding will provide local officials with resources to protect children and families from lead-based paint and home health hazards.

HUD Buffalo Field Office Director Lisa Pugliese presented ceremonial checks to Erie County Executive, Mark C. Poloncarz; and to Niagara County Department of Health Public Health Director, Daniel J. Stapleton.

These grants are provided through HUD's Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program and Healthy Homes Production Grant Program for Tribal Housing to identify and clean up dangerous lead in low-income housing. Many of the grantees announced today will work to clean up lead hazards in Opportunity Zones.

Erie County (NY) was awarded a total of $5,600,000 - $5,000,000 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program funding and $600,000 in Healthy Homes Supplemental funding. The County will address lead hazards in 240 housing units providing safer homes for low and very low-income families with children. The County will also perform healthy homes assessments in 200 units, and work with other medical and social service providers.

The County of Niagara was awarded $2,750,000 - $2,500,000 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program funding and $250,000 in Healthy Homes Supplemental funding. The County will address lead hazards in 100 housing units providing safer homes for low and very low-income families with children. The County will also perform healthy homes assessments in 100 units, and work with other medical and social service providers.

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