Cooperative Agreement UE1EH001268

The Minnesota Department of Health Financial Management Division was awarded a $3,846,869 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low-income housing in St. Paul, Minnesota. The 4-year grant, awarded on November 15, 2023, will fund comprehensive efforts under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) to conduct lead inspections, risk...

The City of Minneapolis was awarded a $6,750,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900). The grant will fund a comprehensive program to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under 6 years old reside, particularly in low-income and minority neighborhoods. Key objectives include...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) to Hennepin County in Minneapolis, MN on May 15, 2025. The purpose of the LHR Grant Program is to maximize the number of children under 6 years old protected from lead poisoning by assisting state and local governments in identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing. Through...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) was awarded a $924,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444). The grant will fund a program of voluntary lead testing in drinking water at approximately 250 local schools and child care centers per quarter over the 2-year grant period. Key activities include lead sampling, education on remediation options, and guidance on mitigating...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office awarded the Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Virginia, MN a $178,035 Project Grant under the Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund Program (CFDA 14.888). The grant will support the evaluation and reduction of lead-based paint and other housing-related hazards, such as carbon monoxide and mold, in the authority's public housing properties over a 4-year project period ending September 7, 2027. Funded...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) was awarded a $2,512,500 Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the federal grant program CFDA 93.283: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance. The award will support the completion of the five-year statewide Healthy Kids Minnesota (HKMN) biomonitoring program, which assesses environmental chemical exposures among children across the state with a focus on underserved...

This $5,700,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control supports comprehensive efforts by the Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low-income housing across the state. Grant activities include lead inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and abatement to protect children under age six from lead poisoning. The funding...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (CFDA 14.900 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program) will enable the Alameda County Healthy Homes Department to undertake a comprehensive program to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under age 6 reside. The key activities funded include targeted lead hazard...

This $2,000,000 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control will assist the Administration Louisiana Division Of Community Development, doing business as Community Development, in Monroe, LA in undertaking a comprehensive program to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under 6 years...

This $1,250,000 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control will enable the Lewiston Housing Authority to undertake a comprehensive program to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing in Lewiston, Maine. The grant, awarded under HUD's Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), aims to maximize the number of children...