Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The City of Chester received a $4.4 million Lead Hazard Reduction Grant award (CFDA 14.900) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, effective March 16, 2026, with completion scheduled for March 18, 2030. This grant funds comprehensive lead-based paint hazard identification and control activities targeting privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing in Upper Chester, Pennsylvania, with particular focus on pre-1960 construction units (especially pre-1940) where children under six years of age face the greatest risk of lead poisoning. The award supports lead inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and abatement work in low-income and minority neighborhoods.

In addition to hazard remediation, the grant funds capacity-building initiatives to develop a trained workforce of certified lead-safe practitioners and firms capable of safely conducting lead hazard control, renovation, remodeling, and maintenance activities. The City of Chester will also establish community-based partnerships integrating lead hazard control with other local housing and health initiatives through public and private collaborations. Where applicable, supplemental Healthy Homes funding may be utilized to address additional housing-related health and safety hazards affecting occupant health, with the ultimate objective of reducing elevated blood lead levels in vulnerable children through cost-effective, long-term remediation approaches.