Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program | FR 6300 N 13

Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 6300 N 13

The Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number FR 6300 N 13) is a discretionary grant run by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under CFDA 14.900, focused on reducing lead poisoning risks for young children. Its central goal is to protect as many children under the age of six as possible by helping governments set up and carry out comprehensive, local lead hazard control efforts. The program is specifically aimed at lead-based paint hazards, which remain a major source of lead exposure in older housing, particularly where paint is deteriorated or disturbed during repairs and renovations.

At a practical level, the opportunity supports activities that help communities find and address lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned target housing. That includes building or expanding local programs that can identify where hazards exist and then control or eliminate those hazards through appropriate interventions. The emphasis on "comprehensive programs" signals that HUD is looking for coordinated approaches rather than isolated one-off projects. In other words, applicants are expected to have a plan for how they will systematically locate at-risk homes, prioritize the households most in need, and deliver hazard control work in a way that meaningfully reduces exposure for children.

Eligibility is geared toward public-sector entities that can operate at a community or regional scale. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, along with special district governments and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The notice also mentions "others" as potentially eligible, with the understanding that additional eligibility details would be clarified in the opportunity's supplemental eligibility section. The overall intent is to fund entities positioned to coordinate housing, health, and community outreach functions and to manage grant-funded hazard reduction work across multiple properties.

This is a grant (as opposed to a contract or cooperative agreement), categorized under the housing funding activity area, reflecting HUD's role in improving housing safety and quality. The opportunity anticipated approximately 70 awards, with an award ceiling of $9,100,000, indicating that awards can be substantial and designed to support meaningful local capacity and production. The application window for the posted cycle shows a creation date of June 25, 2019, with an original closing date of August 9, 2019, and a firm requirement that electronic submissions be completed by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

Overall, the program is best understood as a large-scale public health and housing-safety initiative delivered through local and tribal governments. By funding the identification and control of lead-based paint hazards in privately owned housing that meets eligibility requirements, HUD aims to reduce lead exposure where children are most likely to be affected, ultimately preventing long-term health and developmental harms associated with lead poisoning.

• The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.900.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 25, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 09, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $9,100,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 70 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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