Lead-based paint hazard control in privately-owned housing

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded the City of South Bend $7,007,015.78 on February 1, 2026, under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing serving low-income families with children under six years of age.

The award funds targeted lead hazard control efforts in housing units built before 1960, with particular focus on pre-1940 construction in low-income and minority neighborhoods where children face greatest risk of lead poisoning. The City of South Bend will deploy cost-effective lead hazard control methods, build local capacity among trained and certified individuals and firms to address lead hazards safely and effectively, and develop community-based approaches integrating this grant program with other local housing-related health and safety initiatives through public and private partnerships. The program includes optional Healthy Homes supplemental funding to comprehensively identify and address additional housing hazards affecting occupant health.

Performance period runs from February 1, 2026, through February 1, 2029, with place of performance in South Bend, Indiana 46601. The assistance type is a Project Grant.