The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded a $370,261 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied low-income housing units where children under 6 years old reside. The 3-year project aims to protect approximately 3,700 families from lead poisoning by implementing comprehensive lead hazard control methods, building local capacity for lead-safe work practices, and developing community-based approaches to addressing housing-related health and safety issues. IIT will serve as the prime recipient and has subcontracted a portion of the work to the Chicago Association for Research & Education in Science (Cares), a non-profit medical research organization, to oversee the study at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center.
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