The University of Texas at Arlington received a $860,147 Project Grant from the U.S. 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). The purpose of this award is to assist state, local, and tribal governments in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under 6 years old reside. Key activities to be performed under this grant include targeted lead hazard control efforts in pre-1960 housing, utilization of cost-effective lead hazard control methods, building local capacity for lead-safe work practices, affirmative marketing of lead-safe units to families with young children, and data collection to support the evaluation of grant program outcomes. The expected outcome is to protect over 3,700 low-income families with young children from dangerous lead exposure in their homes.
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