Project Grant NUE1EH001288

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $848,000 Project Grant under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). The grant funds will be used to implement a comprehensive program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at licensed child care facilities across Wisconsin. Key activities under the grant include: testing all drinking water outlets in at least 275 eligible...

This $7,750,000 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CFDA 14.905), will assist Milwaukee County in undertaking a comprehensive program to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under 6 years old reside. The key objectives are to: 1) target lead hazard control efforts in pre-1960 (especially pre-1940) housing units where children...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded a $5,700,000 Project Grant to the City of Milwaukee to implement the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900). The grant funding will support comprehensive efforts to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low-income housing in Milwaukee. Typical activities include lead inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and abatement to protect...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the City of Milwaukee under the Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program (CFDA 14.900). The grant aims to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under the age of six reside, particularly in low-income and minority neighborhoods with pre-1960 construction. Key activities...

The City of Wausau received a $1,984,999 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program (CFDA 14.900). The grant funding will be used to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in over 3,700 privately-owned, low-income rental and owner-occupied housing units in Wausau, Wisconsin where children under 6 years old reside. Key objectives include...

The County of Kenosha was awarded a $5,178,594 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (CFDA 14.900). The grant will fund a comprehensive program to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under the age of 6 reside. Key objectives include targeting high-risk housing units, utilizing cost-effective hazard...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $586,372 block grant to the Wisconsin Department of Justice from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). The grant aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, through reforms designed to limit additional trauma to children. Key...

This $258,560,992 federal Block Grant award was provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (CFDA 93.767). The grant will enable the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to maintain and expand child health assistance, including healthcare services, insurance premium assistance, eligibility determinations, and community outreach to enroll and retain eligible participants in healthcare coverage. The grant...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant will fund the creation of a community-based network of neighborhood-level air sensor stations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2026. Children's Hospital will install PurpleAir and portable...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $763,549 block grant under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) to the State of Wisconsin Department of Children & Families (DCF). This federal grant provides funding for time-limited prevention services, including mental health, substance abuse, and in-home parent skill-based programs for children or youth who are candidates for foster care, as well as pregnant or parenting foster...