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HUD No. 21-126
HUD Public Affairs
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Thursday
August 26, 2021

HUD AWARDS NEARLY $95 MILLION TO PROTECT FAMILIES FROM LEAD AND OTHER HOME HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS
Funding will make low-income families' homes safer and healthier

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $95 million to 28 state and local government agencies in 19 states to protect children and families from lead-based paint and other home health hazards.

HUD is providing these grants through its Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction (LBPHR) Grant Program to identify and clean up dangerous lead in low-income families' older homes. These grants also include more than $12 million from HUD's Healthy Homes Supplemental funding to help communities with housing-related health and safety hazards in addition to lead-based paint hazards.

"With these grants, HUD makes it clear that ensuring healthy and safe homes for families is a top priority," said Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. "A healthy home provides a foundation for a healthy life, and that is why HUD is committed to protecting families from lead and other home health hazards, and providing healthy and sustainable housing."

These investments will protect families and children by targeting significant lead and health hazards in over 3,700 homes of low-income families for which other resources are not available.

Read a complete project-by-project summary of the programs awarded grants today.

The following is a state-by-state breakdown of the funding announced today:

 
Grant Category*
State
Organization Name
Lead Units Planned
Healthy Homes Supplement Units Planned
Lead Amount
Healthy Homes Supplement Amount
1
 LHRD
AZ
 City of Phoenix
180
140
$4,004,315
$700,000
2
 LHRD
CA
 Los Angeles County
150
150
$5,000,000
$700,000
3
 LHRD
CA
 Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
160
0
$2,000,000
$0
4
 LBPHC
CA
 California Department of Public Health
100
46
$3,000,000
$400,000
5
 LHRD
CA
 County of Fresno
130
0
$3,000,000
$0
6
 LHRD
CT
 City of New Britain
225
90
$5,000,000
$600,000
7
 LBPHC
IA
 City of Dubuque
90
90
$3,812,180
$463,500
8
 LBPHC
IA
 Southwest Iowa Planning Council
35
35
$1,000,000
$400,000
9
 LHRD
IA
 Polk County
150
60
$3,125,000
$330,000
10
 LBPHC
ID
 City of Pocatello
100
100
$2,070,697
$577,500
11
 LHRD
IL
 Cook County Department of Public Health
185
111
$3,633,484
$372,700
12
 LHRD
IL
 City of Springfield
169
169
$3,000,000
$400,000
13
 LHRD
IN
 City of South Bend
130
78
$2,927,350
$421,200
14
 LHRD
KY
 Louisville-Jefferson County
120
120
$2,985,919
$490,050
15
 LHRD
MA
 City of Quincy
80
80
$2,500,000
$415,000
16
 LHRD
MA
 City of Malden Redevelopment Authority
142
107
$2,500,715
$600,000
17
 LBPHC
ME
 City of Auburn
110
100
$3,000,000
$400,000
18
 LBPHC
MI
 City of Flint
70
70
$1,883,960
$400,000
19
 LBPHC
MO
 Meramec Regional Planning Commission
100
0
$1,284,625
$0
20
 LBPHC
MS
 City of Hattiesburg
75
60
$1,400,650
$216,750
21
 LHRD
NY
 County of Westchester
180
140
$3,500,000
$600,000
22
 LBPHC
OH
 State of Ohio
280
125
$5,000,000
$700,000
23
 LBPHC
OR
 City of Medford
80
33
$1,740,542
$400,000
24
 LHRD
PA
 City of Bethlehem
80
76
$1,842,747
$399,760
25
 LBPHC
PA
 County of Lawrence
220
140
$5,000,000
$700,000
26
 LHRD
PA
 City of Reading
150
95
$2,900,000
$400,000
27
 LHRD
TX
 County of Harris
170
140
$4,000,000
$700,000
28
 LBPHC
VA
 City of Danville
115
115
$1,380,000
$400,000

* Grant categories: LBPHC = Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control, and LHRD = Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration.

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