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Applications are due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 08/31/2026.

Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Healthy Homes Production Grant Program

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I. BASIC INFORMATION

A. Summary

B. Agency Contact(s)

II. ELIGIBILITY

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Eligible Applications

C. Cost Sharing or Matching

III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A. Purpose

B. Goals and Objectives

C. Authority

D. Unallowable Costs

E. Indirect Costs

F. Program History

G. Other Information

IV. APPLICATION CONTENTS AND FORMAT

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B. Budget

C. Narratives and Other Attachments

D. Other Application Content

V. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

A. Threshold Review

B. Merit Review

C. Risk Review

D. Selection Process

E. Award Notices

VI. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND

DEADLINES

A. Deadlines

B. Submission Methods

C. Other Submission Information

D. False Statements

VII. POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS AND

ADMINISTRATION

A. Administrative, National and Departmental Policy

Requirements, and General Terms and Conditions

B. Environmental Requirements

C. Remedies for Noncompliance

D. Reporting

VIII. CONTACT AND SUPPORT

A. Agency Contact

B. Grants.gov

C. SAM.gov

D. Debriefing

E. Applicant Experience Survey

F. Other Online Resources

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Appendix I. Definitions

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If you are a good candidate for this funding opportunity, register in the required systems and review the application materials. If you are already registered, confirm that your information is current and active.

SAM.gov Registration You must have an active and up-to-date account with SAM.gov, at the time of application and throughout the life of any award.

To register, go to SAM.gov Entity Registration and click Get Started. From the same page, you can also click the Entity Registration Checklist for the information you will need to register.

It can take several weeks to register in SAM.gov, so get started now if you are planning to apply. SAM.gov also provides each organization with a unique entity identifier (UEI). A valid UEI is required to apply for funding.

Grants.gov Registration You must have an active Grants.gov registration. This requires a Login.gov registration as well. See step-by-step instructions at the Grants.gov Quick Start Guide for Applicants. You must apply for funding using Grants.gov, unless HUD has approved your waiver request.

See Section VI.B. Submission Methods.

Find the Application Package Use the Grants Search at Grants.gov and search for opportunity number LHC-2600-DC-0044 . The application package has all the online forms you need to apply. You also need to access the Download Instructions link and review the content before you apply.

If you have other technical difficulties using Grants.gov, contact the Support Center on Grants.gov.

To get updates on changes to this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), click Subscribe from the View Grant Opportunity page on Grants.gov.

Application Deadline Applications are due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 08/31/2026.

HUD Listserv To get email alerts about current and future funding opportunities, subscribe to HUD's Funding Opportunities listserv.

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I. Basic Information

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I. BASIC INFORMATION

I. Basic Information

A. Summary

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I. BASIC INFORMATION See Contact and Support section of this NOFO.

A. Summary Federal Agency Name:

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD Program Office:

Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Announcement Type:

Initial Program Type:

Discretionary Paperwork Reduction Act Information:

2501-0044 Due Date for Intergovernmental Review:

See Section VI.C.1.

1. NOFO Summary The Healthy Homes Production Program (HHP), part of HUD's Healthy Homes Initiative, aims to reduce housing-related health and safety hazards through a comprehensive approach. Building on HUD's Lead Hazard Control programs, HHP focuses on protecting vulnerable populations such as children, older adults, and persons with disabilities by

Key Facts Opportunity Name:

Healthy Homes Production Grant Program Opportunity Number:

LHC-2600-DC-0044

Federal Assistance Listing(s):

14.913

Key Dates Application Due Date:

11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on:

08/31/2026 Anticipated Award Date:

09/21/2026 Estimated Performance Period Start Date:

11/02/2026 Estimated Performance Period End Date:

05/01/2030

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I. Basic Information LHC-2600-DC-0044 Page 6 of 66 identifying and remediating hazards in low-income housing. Key objectives include maximizing the number of residents and units protected, promoting cost-effective and replicable healthy home methods, supporting public education, and building local capacity for sustainable programs. In addition, Weatherization Supplemental funding is available to enhance healthy homes activities by improving energy efficiency, strengthening moisture control, supporting proper ventilation, and reducing indoor environmental hazards that impact occupant health. Furthermore, the program encourages integration with housing rehabilitation, weatherization, and energy efficiency efforts while fostering partnerships, data sharing, and collaboration between health and housing sectors.

2. Funding Details Type of Funding Instrument G (Grant)

Available Funds Funding of approximately $97,850,000 is available through this NOFO.

Additional funds may become available for award. Use of these funds is subject to statutory constraints. All awards are subject to the selection process contained in this NOFO.

Of the approximately $97,850,000 available through this NOFO, $92,850,000 is available for Healthy Homes Production activities and $5,000,000 is available for Weatherization Supplemental related activities.

Funds available under this NOFO have, for Healthy Homes Production activities, an estimated award ceiling of $4,000,000 and an estimated award floor of $1,500,000 per project, and, for Weatherization supplemental activities, an estimated award ceiling of $350,000 and an estimated award floor of $100,000.

Estimated Number of Awards 25 awards from available funding Length of Performance Period:

42-month project period and budget period Length of Periods Explanation:

None.

B. Agency Contact(s) See Contact and Support section of this NOFO.

II. ELIGIBILITY

II. Eligibility

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II. ELIGIBILITY

A. Eligible Applicants If your organization is not an eligible applicant, your application won't be reviewed or scored, and you won't receive funding from HUD.

1. Eligible Entity Types:

00 (State governments) 01 (County governments) 02 (City or township governments) 07 (Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)) 12 (Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education) 25 (Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)) 99 (Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility") Additional Information on Eligibility You cannot apply as an individual.

Faith-based organizations may apply just like any other organization. HUD does not have any policies or practices that unfairly target these institutions.

Additionally, for-profit organizations or corporations, sole proprietorship organizations and 2024 Healthy Homes Production grant awardees are ineligible applicants.

Multiple organizations or multiple units of local government may apply as a consortium, provided an eligible entity is the principal (lead) applicant responsible for ensuring compliance with NOFO requirements, and each entity must meet the Resolution of Civil Rights Matters threshold requirement.

If an applicant's department or agency does not report directly or through a direct chain of command to a jurisdiction's chief executive officer (e.g., governor, county executive or, mayor), the applicant must identify the specific statute(s) (e.g., 1 MyState Revised Code 2345) establishing it as a part of the government, and either attach the relevant wording, or include the specific freely accessible web address(es) in the application.

Documentation or proof of Nonprofit 501(c)(3) designation status must be provided at the time of application.

Applicants requesting supplemental weatherization funding must submit a statement that they will collaborate on weatherization activities within the proposed target area with the local DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provider, and that Weatherization Supplemental fund activities will be carried out in housing units receiving Healthy Homes Production remediation. Such applicants must also submit a letter of commitment from the local DOE https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/part-5/appendix-Appendix%20A%20to%20Subpart%20A%20of%20Part%205 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/12/2025-02611/eradicating-anti-christian-bias https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/12/2025-02611/eradicating-anti-christian-bias

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WAP provider that confirms its intent to collaborate on weatherization activities within the identified service area.

2. Restrictions

a. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements You must meet the current General Statutory and Regulatory Eligibility Requirements. If you do not meet these requirements, your application won't be scored, and you won't receive funding from HUD. This is a threshold requirement for all HUD funding.

b. Resolution of Civil Rights Matters If you have any outstanding or unresolved judgments for violating civil rights laws, you must settle them before you apply. If you don't, settle the civil rights law violations before you apply, your application won't be scored, and you won't receive funding from HUD. This is a threshold requirement for all HUD funding.

B. Eligible Applications

1. An application from an eligible entity is considered for funding if it meets basic threshold requirements and passes merit review.

2. Your application must support the goals of this NOFO.

3. Awards made under this NOFO will not be used to conduct activities that subsidize or facilitate illegal racial preferences or other forms of illegal discrimination, including activities where race or intentional proxies for race will be used as a selection criterion for employment or program participation.

C. Cost Sharing or Matching This Program does not require cost sharing or matching but does require leverage, as described below.

The chart below describes the leverage percentage requirement and maximum administrative cost.

Pursuant to Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes program requirements, applicants are required to leverage resources as described below. You must indicate all leverage resources on the SF424 within lines 18b-e and on the Form HUD 424_CBW columns H-O. Generally, Federal sources are not allowed to be used as cost share or leverage unless otherwise permitted by a program's authorizing statute (for example, HUD's Community Development Block Grants program). The chart below describes the leverage percentage requirement, and maximum administrative cost (as a percentage of federal funds).

Leverage Requirements and Costs Table

Program Minimum Leverage of Federal request

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10 percent 65 percent 10 percent

Note: Table above excludes Weatherization Supplemental funds.

Permissible Leverage Contributions include:

1. Any state or Tribal, local government sources, e.g., CDBG funds (which are statutorily considered state/local funds), and any private contributions, foundations, etc. may be used as leverage provided the funds are designated to complete the specific activities and/or allowable costs identified in this NOFO. Federal sources (e.g., HOME, IHBG, or Weatherization Assistance Program funds) are not allowable sources of leverage.

Please note: leverage funds must be used only for carrying out eligible activities in this NOFO.

2. Contributions from Property Owners. For the share of hazard remediation costs contributed by a homeowner or landlord, detailed documentation of the cost incurred by the homeowner or landlord will be necessary during the period of performance of the grant. Owner contributions are limited to what can be supported and verified by a third party, such as materials paid for and provided by the owner or labor that the owner paid and can document with receipts/records. Labor contributed by the owner must be verified by a third party and valued at market rates. The Applicant is responsible for providing the total amount of the leverage dollars of proposed contributions from the property owners if these contributions are not met. Such funds may not come from other OLHCHH funds and must conform to the limitations on use of Federal funds for leverage fund purposes.

3. Donations. The value of donated items, such as paint and other materials or equipment that are used for hazard remediation, must be established at market rates.

4. For services or products provided at a discount rate, the discounted part of the fee or price is the eligible leverage source, not the entire value of the services or products.

For example, if a supply company provides a product to the contractor at a lower rate, the difference in the cost of the product the supplier would typically charge and the discounted rate is a leverage if otherwise eligible.

5. Third Party In-Kind Contributions - services of employees, etc.

See 2 CFR 200.306 for additional information on contributions.

All letters of commitment MUST clearly identify the amount, eligible source(s) and proposed use(s) of leverage funds committed.

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III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A. Purpose The Healthy Homes Production Program (HHP) is part of HUD's overall Healthy Homes Initiative launched in 1999. The program takes a comprehensive approach to addressing multiple childhood diseases and injuries in the home by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. The program builds upon HUD's successful Lead Hazard Control programs to expand the Department's efforts to address a variety of high-priority environmental health and safety hazards.

Applicants receiving a Healthy Homes Production Award under this NOFO will be expected to accomplish the following objectives:

a. Maximize both the number of vulnerable residents protected from housing-related environmental health and safety hazards and the number of housing units where these hazards are controlled;

b. Identify and remediate housing-related health and safety hazards in privately owned, low-income rental and/or owner-occupied housing, especially in units and/or buildings where families with children, older adults 62 years and older, or families with persons with disabilities reside;

c. Promote cost-effective and efficient healthy home methods and approaches that can be replicated and sustained;

d. Support public education and outreach that furthers the goal of protecting children and other vulnerable populations from housing-related health and safety hazards;

e. Build local capacity to operate sustainable programs that will prevent and control housing-related environmental health and safety hazards in low- and very low-income residences, and develop a professional workforce that is trained in healthy homes assessment and principles;

f. Promote integration of this grant program with housing rehabilitation, property maintenance, weatherization, healthy homes initiatives, local lead-based paint hazard control programs, health and safety programs, and energy efficiency improvement activities and programs;

g. Build and enhance partner resources to develop the most cost-effective methods for identifying and controlling key housing-related environmental health and safety hazards;

h. Promote collaboration, data sharing, and targeting between health and housing departments;

i. Ensure to the greatest extent feasible that job training, employment, contracting, and other economic opportunities generated by this grant will be directed to low- and very-low-income persons, particularly those who are recipients of government assistance for housing, and to businesses that provide economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons in the area in which the project is located. For more information, see 24 CFR 75 (Section 3 rule).

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B. Goals and Objectives The Healthy Homes Production Grant Program seeks to reduce housing-related health and safety hazards in low-income housing, focusing on vulnerable populations such as children under six, older adults, and persons with disabilities. Awards will support applicants in implementing cost-effective and sustainable interventions that can be replicated and integrated with other housing and health initiatives. Grantees are expected to build local capacity, strengthen partnerships, and ensure compliance with federal requirements, including environmental reviews and unit-safe practices. These efforts will promote healthier living environments and advance HUD's strategic objectives for safe, affordable housing.

Funded projects will be measured by the number of housing units assessed and remediated, residents protected from hazards, and evidence of cost-effectiveness and sustainability.

Success will also be evaluated based on the quality of partnerships (including their efficiency, effectiveness, level of integration, and impact), leveraged resources, and adherence to programmatic and financial requirements per the terms and conditions of the grant award.

Each award contributes to improving housing safety, health outcomes, and community resilience.

C. Authority The Healthy Homes Production (HHP) Grant Program is authorized under Section 501 and Section 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 and 1701z-2). Funding for this program is provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75, approved February 3, 2026), Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4, approved March 15, 2025), and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42, approved March 9, 2024).

D. Unallowable Costs Applicants may not use grant funds for any of the following activities:

1. Purchase of real property.

2. Purchase or lease of equipment having a per-unit cost in excess of $10,000, except for the purchase or lease of one X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer to be used exclusively by the grant program. Award recipients that purchase XRF analyzers must submit the General Services Administration's annual Tangible Personal Property Report, Standard Form (SF) 428, and its components, SF 428-A through 428-C, the Annual Report, the Final (Award Closeout) Report, and the Disposition Report/Request, respectively, and, if needed, the Supplemental Sheet SF-428-S. The forms may be downloaded from within Grants.gov's Post- Award Reporting Forms site (https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/post-award-reporting-forms).

3. Chelation or other medical treatment costs related to children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLs) or medical treatments.

4. Funds under this program used to address lead-based paint hazards may be used only to reduce lead-based paint hazards using interim controls (see Chapter 11 of the HUD Guidelines to Identify and Control Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing) unless prior approval to use abatement methods is granted by the Grantee's Government Technical https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/post-award-reporting-forms https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/post-award-reporting-forms

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Representative due to unique circumstances. Lead hazard evaluation and/or control activities must not be a principal focus of the housing-related health hazard evaluation or remediation.

For additional guidance, please refer to the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Policy Guidance 2024-05: Lead-Based Paint Evaluation Requirements. State or local governmental applicants interested in primarily conducting residential lead hazard evaluation and/or control activities should consider applying under HUD's Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program, published separately from this NOFO.

5. Funds may not be used solely for behavioral change activities, resident education and outreach, or home health and safety "drop-off" kits; when such activities are conducted, the activity must be combined with remediating existing residential health and safety hazards.

6. Funds must not be used for hazard evaluation and remediation in housing covered by a pending or final HUD, EPA, and/or Department of Justice settlement agreement, consent decree, court order or other similar action regarding violation of the HUD-EPA Lead Disclosure Rule (24 CFR part 35, Subpart A, or the equivalent 40 CFR part 745, subpart F), the EPA Lead Activities Rule (other subparts of 40 CFR part 745) or by HUD regarding the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR 35, subparts B – R).

7. Activities that do not comply with the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501).

8. Funds may not be used for hazard evaluation and remediation in properties located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001–4128) as having special flood hazards unless:

a. The community in which the area is situated is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program in accordance with the applicable regulations (44 CFR parts 59-79), or less than a year has passed since FEMA notification regarding these hazards; and

b. Where the community is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, flood insurance on the property is obtained in accordance with section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(a)). Applicants are responsible for assuring that flood insurance is obtained and maintained for the appropriate amount and term.

9. Demolition of housing units or detached buildings as a means of healthy home intervention and/or the replacement of such structures.

10. Duct cleaning, except if recommended by a qualified professional for the special circumstances described in EPA's guidance at https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/should-you-have-air-ducts-your-home-cleaned.

11. Full home rehabilitation due to toxic environments caused by resident behavior. Funds from this grant can be used for small cleanups of hazardous home environments due to contaminants such as methamphetamine use, but these funds are not intended for use in full home rehabilitation due to such contamination.

12. Replacing Existing Resources. Funds received under the grant program covered under this NOFO shall not be used to replace existing community resources dedicated to any ongoing project.

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If you expect to charge indirect costs to the award, submit the Indirect Cost Information for Award Applicant/Recipient form (HUD-426) with your application.

F. Program History The last published NOFO for the Healthy Homes Production Grant Program was in FY 2024.

Changes made to this NOFO include an increase in total available funding from $40 million to $97,850,000 million, the introduction of $5 million in Weatherization Supplemental Funding, and a clarification that applicants awarded funding under the FY 2024 grant competition are not eligible to apply for funding.

G. Other Information This NOFO has eligibility criteria for beneficiaries. Funds must only be used under this grant program to provide assistance for housing that meets the following criteria:

For all housing, all units assisted with grants must be the residence of families with income at or below 80% of the area median income level, or at income levels defined in the income guidelines in OLHCHH's policy guidance on determining income.

Eligible Activities

A) Administrative Costs. Awardees may utilize up to 10% of the federal award for payments of reasonable grant administrative costs related to planning and executing the project, preparation/submission of HUD reports, etc. Administrative costs must be reflected under each appropriate line items (e.g., salaries, fringe, supplies), on the Form HUD_424_CBW and a detailed cost element breakdown in the budget narrative must be provided. The 10% administrative cost cap for this program must include any indirect cost rates placed in HUD share budget columns, as well as the sum of the budget line items that have inherent administrative costs, plus any administrative costs of sub recipient organizations (also detailed by budget line item and budget narrative). The 10% cap does not include in-kind or leveraging resources contributed by the awardee. There are two (2) categories of administrative costs: direct administrative costs and indirect costs. For the purposes of this grant, all direct administrative costs and all indirect costs count towards the 10% administrative cost limit. Direct administrative costs are the reasonable, necessary, allocable, and otherwise allowable costs of general management, oversight, and coordination of the grant (i.e., program administration). Such costs include, but are not necessarily limited to, expenditures for: (a) salaries, wages, fringe benefits, and related costs of the recipient's staff engaged in program administration that can be specifically identified with the grant and (b) program administration which includes, but is not limited to, the following types of activities:

1. Providing local officials and citizens with information about the program, except for targeted outreach, affirmative marketing, education or outreach for healthy homes and lead hazard control programs;

2. Preparing program budgets and schedules, and amendments thereto;

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4. Developing interagency agreements and agreements with sub recipients and contractors to carry out program activities;

5. Monitoring program activities for progress and compliance with program requirements, except for on-site monitoring of healthy homes and/or lead hazard control;

6. Preparing reports and other documents related to the program for submission to HUD;

7. Coordinating the resolution of audit and monitoring findings;

8. Evaluating program results against stated objectives;

9. Managing or supervising persons whose primary responsibilities with regard to the program include such assignments as those described in this section;

10. Travel costs incurred for official business in general program administration that can be specifically identified with the grant program;

11. Transportation costs incurred for general program administration that can be specifically identified with the grant program;

12. Equipment, supplies (especially office supplies), and materials used for program administration that can be specifically identified with the grant program;

13. HUD-required or HUD-approved trainings and/or conferences;

14. Certification and licensing costs required for program administration responsibilities;

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15. Securing liability insurance for housing-related environmental health and safety hazard evaluation and control activities is an administrative cost.

B) Healthy Homes Direct Costs.

Awardees must expend at least 65% of grant funds on direct costs defined specifically as healthy homes identification and remediation activities in the home. Based on the eight Healthy Homes Principles (see the federal Healthy Homes Strategy for Action (2013)), grantees are required to assess and remediate housing-related health and safety hazards using a comprehensive Healthy Homes Assessment Tool to identify and address hazardous conditions that pose a likelihood of harm to occupant health. OLHCHH anticipates an average unit cost between $15,000 and $20,000, to include assessments, contractor labor, Healthy Homes interventions, and any necessary follow-up. The following kinds of activities can be included in the 65% direct healthy home remediation cost allocation:

1. Conduct Testing. Sampling, testing, and analysis for allergens, carbon monoxide, radon and/or other housing-related health and safety hazards as appropriate, following established protocols and procedures when possible. Residential paint, soil, or dust samples to be analyzed for lead must be analyzed by a laboratory recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (NLLAP) https://www.epa.gov/lead/national-lead-laboratory-accreditation-program-nllap with the recognition under NLLAP applicable to the medium analyzed. Samples to be analyzed for mold must be submitted to a laboratory accredited in the Environmental Microbiological https://www.epa.gov/lead/national-lead-laboratory-accreditation-program-nllap

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Laboratory Accreditation Program (EMLAP), administered by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC (https://www.aihaaccreditedlabs.org/lab-accreditation-programs/environmental-microbiology).

2. Radon. For projects subject to HUD's environmental review regulations at 24 CFR 50.3(i) or 24 CFR 58.5(i), radon must be considered as part of the contamination analysis. Radon is a radioactive gas and a leading cause of lung cancer; therefore, HUD policy requires that properties proposed for HUD programs be free of hazardous materials, including radioactive substances, where such hazards could affect occupant health and safety.

As a best practice, HUD strongly recommends following the ANSI/AARST radon testing standards for single-family and multifamily buildings (https://standards.aarst.org/). Testing is the only way to determine radon levels in a building. If ANSI/AARST testing is not feasible, HUD allows other strategies such as:

• Use of do-it-yourself (DIY) radon test kits for single family buildings.

• Review of scientific data such from reputable sources like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the state radon control program showing at least 10 radon test results from the past 10 years for the county.

Document all radon considerations in the Environmental Review Process, including test results, evidence of scientific data, and if applicable, mitigation plans. If testing or other strategies, as above, identify radon levels at or above 4.0 picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L), the Environmental Review Record (ERR) must include a mitigation plan that specifies the radon reduction system, post-installation testing, and ongoing maintenance. For more information, including technical information and exemptions, please see HUD CPD Notice on Addressing Radon in the Environmental Review Process, https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents/CPD_Notice_on_Addressing_Radon_in_the _Environmental_Review_Process.pdf, and any revisions to that notice or OLHCHH policy guidance issued during the grant's period of performance.

3. Temporary Relocation. Temporary relocation is allowed if needed for temporarily displaced families and individuals while the remediation is conducted and until the time the affected unit is properly cleared (receives clearance) for re-occupancy. When determining whether a person is considered a displaced person, the provisions of the definition at 49 CFR 24.2(a) Definitions, Displaced Person (ii) Persons required to move temporarily, defer to any requirement, policy, or guidance established by the Federal agency funding the project.

Under this award, a person will not be determined to be a displaced person under 49 CFR part 24 if the temporarily displaced person is provided with the following: 1) a housing unit that otherwise meets the decent, safe, and sanitary requirements of 49 CFR 24.2(a), 2) a unit that meets the disability needs, if any, of such temporarily relocated person, and 3) payment for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the temporary displacement. HUD expects that most temporary relocation for hazard control work will last 10 days or fewer. HUD approval must be obtained for relocation projects exceeding 10 days.

4. Healthy Home Remediation soft project costs. Soft project costs are those activities that directly support the undertaking of healthy homes activities, without which such activities could not be conducted. These project costs may include: staff costs for intake, review and https://www.aihaaccreditedlabs.org/lab-accreditation-programs/environmental-microbiology https://standards.aarst.org/ https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents/CPD_Notice_on_Addressing_Radon_in_the_Environmental_Review_Process.pdf https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents/CPD_Notice_on_Addressing_Radon_in_the_Environmental_Review_Process.pdf https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/part-24/section-24.2#p-24.2(a)(Displaced%20person)

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C) Other Allowable Direct Costs. Costs for the activities below are allowable Other Direct Costs, but should not be counted as "Direct Healthy Homes Costs":

1. Purchasing or leasing items having a per-unit cost under $10,000.

2. Supporting data collection, analysis, and evaluation of grant program activities. This includes compiling and delivering such data, as may be required by HUD.

3. Providing resources to build capacity for healthy homes assessments and interventions, including delivery of HUD-approved training courses for housing rehabilitation contractors, rehabilitation workers, renovators, remodelers, homeowners, renters, painters, maintenance staff, health practitioners, and others conducting renovation, rehabilitation, maintenance, hazard control, or other work in private housing; subsidies for licensing or certification fees to low-income persons seeking credentials as healthy housing practitioners, lead sampling technicians or certified renovators; and, completion of other HUD-approved courses that further the effectiveness of hazard control interventions or promote the integration of this grant program with housing rehabilitation, property maintenance, weatherization, and housing-related health hazard interventions. Applicants should allocate no more than one percent of their budget to training activities.

4. Conducting targeted outreach, affirmative marketing, or education that helps promote participation in the program and further the goal of protecting children and other vulnerable populations from housing-related health hazards. The recipient must adopt and implement procedures to ensure that interested persons (including persons with impaired vision or hearing) can obtain information concerning the existence and location of accessible services, activities, and facilities. See 24 CFR 8.6(b). Recipients must take appropriate steps to ensure that information and communications related to all training, education, marketing, and outreach activities conducted pursuant to this NOFO are provided in a manner that is effective for persons with hearing, visual, and other communication-related disabilities or provide other means of accommodation for persons with disabilities consistent with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and HUD's Section 504 regulations, and Titles II or III of the ADA and implementing regulations. Recipients must provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services necessary to ensure such effective communication, which includes the provision of interpreters, transcription or captioning services, accessible electronic materials and websites, and large print, Braille, and other alternate format materials, as necessary. See 24 CFR 8.6; 28 CFR 35.160, 36.303. Meetings must be held, and services provided in facilities that are physically accessible to persons with disabilities. Where physical accessibility is not achievable, successful applicants must give priority to alternative methods of product or information delivery that offer programs and activities that are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate

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5. Evaluating the effectiveness of hazard remediation conducted under this grant to assess how healthy homes interventions affect the health of the population being served relative to the population at large.

6. Purchasing resident supplies, to include environmentally safe or low-toxicity cleaning supplies, integrated pest management kits, or household safety items as required with the identified housing related healthy homes hazard and direct intervention activities.

7. Control/Elimination Strategies. Interim controls of lead-based paint hazards, including paint-lead hazards, dust-lead hazards, and soil-lead hazards, as defined by EPA at 40 CFR 745.65 and 745.227, shall be conducted in accordance with the current HUD Guidelines, and shall be completed by conducting and passing clearance, including visual inspection and, on applicable interior and patio surfaces, dust-lead sampling and analysis demonstrating residual dust lead below the lower of EPA's or HUD's dust lead hazard standards or clearance levels. For further guidance, please refer to the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Policy Guidance 2024-05: Lead-Based Paint Evaluation Requirements.

Program Requirements

a. Cooperation with Related Research and Evaluation. - Awardees shall cooperate fully with any research or evaluation sponsored by HUD, CDC, EPA or another government agency associated with this grant program, including preservation of project data and records and compiling requested information in formats provided by the researchers, evaluators or HUD. This also may include the compiling of certain relevant local demographic, dwelling unit, and participant data not contemplated in the original proposal. Participant data shall be subject to the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). HIPAA and the Privacy Rule can be found at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/. For the programs in this NOFO, HUD does not expect research to be conducted that could affect human subjects.

b. Data Collection. Awardees shall collect, maintain, and provide to HUD the data necessary to document and evaluate grant program outputs and outcomes.

c. Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons (Section 3). Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is applicable to grants funded under this healthy homes grant program NOFO (see 24 CFR 75.3(a)(2)(i)). All http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

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III. Program Description LHC-2600-DC-0044 Page 20 of 66 grantees under this NOFO that conduct any project exceeding $150,000 are required to comply with Section 3 for those projects. The project is the site or sites together with any building(s) and improvements located on the site(s) that are under common ownership, management, and financing. If you plan to hire any new employees or award contracts to carry out the project(s), you must comply with the Section 3 requirements found at 24 CFR part 75, subpart C. If a project will also have housing and community development financial assistance or public housing assistance, you must also comply with 24 CFR part 75, subpart D. For projects for which you are required to comply with Section 3, any contractor, subcontractor or sub-grantee must also comply with the Section 3 requirements for any new training, hiring or sub-contracting opportunities provided under those contracts. Applicants for this grant program must plan to recruit and collect the level of detailed information to report to the federal government the success of their efforts to meet these goals annually. For more information about Section 3, see HUD's Section 3 website, https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/section-3/, particularly its Frequently Asked Questions page (https://www.hudexchange.info/section-3/faqs/), which discusses lead hazard control and healthy homes grants, and HUD's Section 3 regulations (24 CFR part 75), and https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-03002

d. Code of Conduct. Federal regulations (2 CFR 200.318(c)) require non-Federal entities receiving Federal assistance awards, excluding States, to develop and maintain written standards/codes of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection, award and administration of contracts. No employee, officer, or agent may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by a Federal award if he or she has a real or apparent conflict of interest (2 CFR 200.318(c)(1)). States are required by Federal regulations (2 CFR 200.317) to follow the same policies and procedures they use for procurement from its non-Federal funds, including any code of conduct regulations. HUD grantees are required to submit their code of conduct to HUD if an applicant's organization isn't already listed on the HUD Grants Program page (https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/grants-code-of-conduct). If applicant's organization is not listed, submissions instructions can also be found on the same page.

e. Compliance with HUD Regulations and Guidelines. You must conduct lead hazard evaluation and control work in compliance with the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, the Lead Safe Housing Rule, 24 CFR part 35, subparts B-R, the current HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing (current HUD Guidelines), applicable OLHCHH Program Policies, and applicable federal, state, Tribal, and local regulations and guidance, including, but not limited to the EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule (found within 40 CFR part 745, subparts E and Q; see https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program). For further guidance, please refer to the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Policy Guidance 2024-05: Lead-Based Paint Evaluation Requirements.

f. Prohibited Practices. Grantees are not permitted to engage in practices prohibited under HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule at 24 CFR 35.140, EPA's RRP Rule at 40 CFR 745.83(a)(3), or EPA's lead abatement rule at 40 CFR 745.227(e)(6).

g. Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Facilities where program https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/section-3/ https://www.hudexchange.info/section-3/faqs/ https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-03002 https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/grants-code-of-conduct https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program

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Section 504 also imposes additional obligations on grantees, including the requirement to ensure effective communication, provide reasonable accommodations, and administer services in the most integrated setting.