Federal Grant Award Summary

The City of New Britain received a $5.69 million Project Grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) with an award date of April 15, 2026, and completion date of April 15, 2030. This four-year initiative will support comprehensive lead-based paint hazard identification, assessment, and control activities in pre-1960 housing units (with particular emphasis on pre-1940 construction) located in low-income and minority neighborhoods throughout New Britain, Connecticut. The grant funds direct lead hazard control services including inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and abatement work targeting housing units where children under six years of age face elevated risk of lead poisoning exposure.

In addition to core lead hazard mitigation activities, the award supports capacity building through training and certification of local contractors and lead-safe work practitioners, as well as the development of community-based partnerships that integrate lead hazard control with other housing health and safety initiatives. The funding also enables supplemental healthy homes activities addressing additional housing-related health hazards beyond lead-based paint. As an experienced recipient of federal housing and community development funding, the City of New Britain will leverage its existing infrastructure and partnerships with state and local agencies to deliver these services to low- and very-low-income families throughout the jurisdiction.