Lead-based paint hazard control in privately-owned housing

This $1,408,469.68 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control was provided to Frontier Housing, Inc., a non-profit organization in Morehead, Kentucky, to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low-income housing. The funding, awarded on April 15, 2024 under HUD's Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), will support comprehensive activities including lead inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and abatement to protect children under age six from lead poisoning. The grant will also build local capacity for lead-safe work practices, conduct affirmative marketing of lead-safe units, and collect data to evaluate program outcomes. Frontier Housing has received additional federal grant awards as a sub-grantee to implement complementary projects such as affordable housing construction, brownfield remediation, and community development financial services in underserved areas of Appalachian Kentucky.