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 $5.75 million to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on April 15, 2026, under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned housing.

The recipient will target lead hazard control efforts in housing units where children under age six are at greatest risk of lead poisoning, prioritizing pre-1960 and especially pre-1940 construction in low-income and minority neighborhoods. Activities include implementing cost-effective lead hazard control methods, building local capacity of trained and certified individuals and firms to address lead hazards safely, and developing comprehensive community-based approaches that integrate this program within other local initiatives through public and private partnerships addressing housing-related health and safety hazards.

The grant period runs from April 15, 2026, through April 15, 2030. Place of performance is Boston, Massachusetts. The award is structured as a Project Grant assistance type, with funding obligated at $5.75 million.