Federal Grant Award Summary

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received a $5.75 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), obligated on April 15, 2026, with a completion date of April 15, 2030. This grant supports comprehensive lead-based paint hazard identification and control activities in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing serving low- and very-low-income families in the Boston area. The funded program targets housing units constructed before 1960, with particular emphasis on pre-1940 structures in low-income and minority neighborhoods to reduce lead poisoning risk for children under six years of age.

Under this award, MDPH will deliver lead hazard control services including inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and abatement activities while building local capacity through training and certification of lead-safe work practitioners and firms. The grant also supports supplemental healthy homes activities to address additional housing-related health and safety hazards beyond lead exposure. MDPH will develop and implement community-based partnerships integrating lead hazard control efforts with other local housing and health initiatives through collaborations with public and private entities to serve vulnerable families with young children.