This action provides funding in the amount of $38,000 to catawba indian nation to address lead exposure where children live, learn and play

Activities:the activities included in the catawba nation quality assurance project plan (qapp) development and lead-based paint sampling project will fund efforts to protect children from environmental health risks associated with lead exposure. The recipient will also develop a quality assurance project plan and lead-based paint testing of tribal homes and facilities.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables and outputs provide knowledge of areas that contain lead-based paint contamination in residential homes and tribal facilities. Specifically, this project has the following goals: (1): understand through collaborative investigation what lead-based paint threats exist in tribal citizen's homes and tribal buildings including testing of about five homes or tribal buildings ; (2) take decisive action or provide decisive action opportunities for tribal homeowners and tribal buildings that present lead-based paint threats following the investigation; and (3) ensure that clean and safe drinking water and lead-free homes exist for all by providing additional educational resources and technical assistance from catawba nation environmental services and or outside contractors. The outcomes will create environmental education for residents and staff, and opportunity for homeowners to have the knowledge to pursue lead abatement or replacement. The beneficiaries of this award are the catawba nation citizens.