Lead_Hazard_Reduction_Capacity_Building_Grant_Program_FR-6900-N-31_.pdf

FR-6900-N-31

Applications are due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 03/05/2026.

Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program

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I. BASIC INFORMATION

A. Summary

B. Agency Contact(s)

II. ELIGIBILITY

A. Eligible Applicants

B. 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

A. Standard Forms, Assurances, and Certifications 24

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 Submissions

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 believe you are a good candidate for this funding opportunity, register in the appropriate systems now and review the application package. If you are already registered, make sure your registration is active and up-to-date.

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 on the Entity Registration Checklist for the information you will need to register.

It can take several weeks to register in SAM.gov, so please 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 FR-6900-N-31 . 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, access the Support Center on Grants.gov for assistance.

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

Application Deadline Applications are due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 03/05/2026.

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I. BASIC INFORMATION

I. Basic Information

A. Summary

B. Agency Contact(s)

II. Eligibility III. Program Description

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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 This NOFO solicits applications for the Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program. Review the entire NOFO to understand the application requirements in full. HUD will not fund incomplete or ineligible applications. The Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program is authorized under Sections 1011(e) and 1011(g) of the Residential

Key Facts Opportunity Name:

Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program Opportunity Number:

FR-6900-N-31

Federal Assistance Listing:

14.912

Key Dates Application Due Date:

11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on:

03/05/2026 Anticipated Award Date:

04/08/2026 Estimated Performance Period Start Date:

06/08/2026 Estimated Performance Period End Date:

06/07/2029

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Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852). Funding for this program is provided to assist eligible states, Federally recognized Native American Tribes with U.S.

EPA–authorized lead abatement certification programs, and units of local government that have not previously received a direct HUD lead hazard control grant or that need to rebuild diminished capacity due to extenuating circumstances (e.g., COVID-related impacts, loss of key staff, or other factors). Current grantees with an active period of performance are not eligible.

This program supports jurisdictions in developing or restoring the infrastructure needed to conduct comprehensive lead-based paint hazard identification and control activities in eligible privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing. Capacity-building activities may include:

assessing childhood lead poisoning prevalence; integrating lead-safe work practices into housing activities; establishing program intake and procedures; hiring qualified staff;

strengthening coordination between housing and health agencies; building partnerships with community organizations; aligning lead hazard control with existing housing programs;

improving data systems for targeting high-risk homes; and creating sustainable systems to support long-term lead hazard control efforts.

2. Funding Details Type of Funding Instrument CA (Cooperative Agreement)

Available Funds Funding of approximately $4,445,850 is available through this NOFO. Subject to appropriations, HUD reserves the right to award fiscal year 2026 funds based on this NOFO competition.

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.

Minimum/Maximum Award Information The maximum amount for which an applicant can apply is $2,500,000.

The minimum amount for which an applicant can apply is $1,000,000.

Number of Awards HUD expects to make approximately 5 awards from the funds available under this NOFO.

Length of Performance Period:

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

N/A

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

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II. ELIGIBILITY

II. Eligibility

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Cost Sharing or Matching

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II. ELIGIBILITY

You are invited to apply if your organization is an eligible entity type and meets the funding conditions included in the NOFO. HUD will review applications from eligible applicants using the criteria in Section V. of this NOFO.

A. Eligible Applicants

1. Eligible Entity Types:

00 (State governments) 01 (County governments) 02 (City or township governments) 04 (Special district governments) 07 (Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)) 25 (Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)) Additional Information on Eligibility Individuals are ineligible applicants.

2. Restrictions

a. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility You must comply with the current General Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility for HUD’s Competitive Programs. HUD will review your eligibility before issuing an award. As part of this review, HUD uses SAM.gov and Department of Treasury data.

b. Application Eligibility Your application is considered for funding if it satisfies the application review requirements in Section V. of this NOFO.

Additional Information on Eligibility

1. States (the 50 States plus DC and PR) and federally recognized Native American Tribes (that have an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-authorized lead abatement certification program), cities, counties/parishes, or other units of local government which have either not received a direct HUD lead hazard control grant or were a previous grantee that has a demonstrated need to rebuild capacity within their jurisdiction.

2. If your department or agency does not report directly or through a direct chain of command to your jurisdiction’s chief executive officer (governor, county executive, mayor, etc.), you 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.

Ineligible Applicants

1. Non-Profit Organizations https://www.hud.gov/stat/cfo/financial-assistance-eligibility-reqs-fy2025 https://www.hud.gov/stat/cfo/financial-assistance-eligibility-reqs-fy2025 https://sam.gov https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/cfo/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps/EligibilityRequirements

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2. Current active direct Lead Hazard Control grant recipients

3. Individuals

4. Foreign entities

5. Sole proprietorship organizations

B. Cost Sharing or Matching This Program requires cost sharing or matching, as described below.

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

Match is required for this program by statute 42 U.S.C. 4852(h). The chart below describes the match percentage requirement, and maximum administrative cost (as a percentage of federal funds).

Match and Cost Requirements Table.

Program Minimum Match (of federal request)

Minimum Lead Hazard Control Costs

Maximum Administrative Costs

Capacity Building Grant Program

10 percent 65 percent 10 percent

Match Funds Evaluation. Applicants must include the Matching Contribution Table below and should have the corresponding information on the commitment as on the form HUD-424 CBW and the SF-424 application documents submitted under this NOFO. The SF-424 and the match table will constitute the applicant’s commitment to fund the match requirement. The applicant is responsible for all match commitments, including those from donors, discounts, and others, should those contributions not materialize. The table should indicate the source, propose eligible uses, and amounts of match committed on the SF-424 and Form HUD_424_CBW. Add additional rows to the table, as needed, for each match.

Source of Allowable Match Purpose of the Match Amount

Shared costs or matching funds and contributions must not be paid by another Federal award, except where the Federal statute authorizing a program specifically provides that Federal funds made available for such program can be applied to matching or cost sharing requirements of other Federal programs. NOTE: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds may be used as match to satisfy the matching resource requirements, provided they are specifically designated for the activities and costs allowed in this NOFO.

Proposed matching commitments that are not eligible, such as funding sources that are federal (e.g., HOME or Weatherization Assistance Program funds) or that are not committed for allowable uses (e.g., rehabilitation, code compliance) will not be counted towards satisfying the match requirements of the programs in this NOFO.

Evidence of match commitment. Your program must provide documentation of all matches indicated on the SF-424 and the Form HUD_424_CBW by letters of firm commitment, such https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/part-200/section-200.1#p-200.1(Cost%20sharing%20or%20matching)

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II. Eligibility FR-6900-N-31 Page 11 of 58 as Memoranda of Understanding or other signed agreements from those entities identified as partners in the application with your submission to this NOFO during the negotiation process, if you are selected for an award. All letters of commitment, including those provided by your organization, MUST clearly identify the dollar amount or value, the source(s) of the funds, and the proposed uses of matching funds being committed. Commitments for match to be supplied by your organization must be supported by a letter signed by the authorized official whose signature appears on the SF-424 detailing sources and uses of the committed match.

The commitment documentation must mention this NOFO and have been signed on or after the date this NOFO was published. You must show that matching contributions will be used specifically for allowable program costs and come from allowable non-federal sources. Both the source of the funds and use of the funds must comply with the requirements of this NOFO. The Department will track and monitor all match commitments according to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and program requirements.

Permissible Match Contributions. Examples of eligible sources that are permissible as match contributions include:

• Documentation of Contributions from Training Providers. Training Providers may contribute match dollars. You must provide detailed documentation of the cost to be paid to receive a certificate of completion of an accredited lead professional course or relevant course. Trainer contributions must be supported and verified by a third party:

for example, training course and course materials or labor required to conduct a lead professional training course such as lead abatement worker, lead supervisor, etc., published online or company materials.

• The value of in-kind donated items, such as lead, outreach and marketing materials or equipment that are used to recruit clients, partners, and stakeholders to participate in lead-based paint hazard control programs, must be established at market rates.

• For services or products provided at a discounted rate and used for an eligible use under the grant, the discounted part of the fee or price is the eligible match, 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 match if otherwise eligible.

You must document that the vendors that provide discounts are knowingly providing support for this federal award.

• Third Party In-Kind Contributions. See 2 CFR 200.306 for additional information on third party in-kind contributions

III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

III. Program Description

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III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A. Purpose The purpose of the Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program and this NOFO is to assist states and Federally recognized Native American Tribes that have a U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency-authorized lead abatement certification program; cities, and counties/parishes, or other units of local government which have either not received a direct HUD lead hazard control grant or were a previous grantee that has a demonstrated need to rebuild capacity within their jurisdiction. Rebuilding capacity may be necessary for jurisdictions that have diminished infrastructure and capacity due to loss of experienced staff, or other factors that have negatively impacted the capacity necessary to undertake comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards. Current grantees that have an active period of performance are not eligible to apply.

The program will help applicants with developing and expanding the infrastructure necessary to undertake comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing. The capacity objectives to ensure the successful implementation of a lead hazard control grant program relies on the following implementation of several key program components listed below.

1. Build local capacity to determine the prevalence of childhood lead poisoning among children under six years in the targeted community(ies);

2. Build local capacity to safely and effectively address lead hazards during lead hazard control and renovation, remodeling, and maintenance activities by integrating lead-safe work practices;

3. Developing and implementing procedures/guidelines for program activities that include program intake of potential program participants and establishing a system, or process that will facilitate lead-safe units to be affirmatively marketed to families with young children, such as advertising available units to such families where lead-based paint hazards have been controlled;

4. Hire qualified staff with experienced organizational management and financial capacity to immediately execute the program upon receipt of a grant award;

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

6. Developing key partnerships/subgrantees such as: faith-based, health departments, coalitions, or other community-based organizations;

7. Integrating strategies to incorporate lead hazard control into existing housing repair programs; (e.g., housing rehabilitation, local housing ordinance, property maintenance, weatherization, housing-related health hazard interventions, and energy conservation activities);

8. Obtaining high quality data to target resources where need is greatest; and

9. Developing systems for sustaining a lead hazard control program after successful completion of a capacity building grant program.

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B. Goals and Objectives The OLHCHH’s mission includes supporting jurisdictions in developing the capacity to identify and control lead-based paint hazards and strengthening community systems that protect children from lead exposure. This NOFO supports that mission by assisting eligible states, tribes, cities, and counties that have not previously received a direct HUD lead hazard control grant or that need to rebuild diminished capacity to establish or restore the infrastructure required to operate comprehensive lead hazard control programs.

Through this program, grantees will develop core program components such as assessing childhood lead poisoning prevalence, integrating lead-safe work practices, establishing program intake and procedures, hiring qualified staff, strengthening collaboration between health and housing agencies, building community partnerships, targeting high-risk homes using quality data, and integrating lead hazard control into existing housing programs. These capacity-building activities will enable jurisdictions to implement effective lead hazard control programs and sustain them beyond the grant period.

C. Authority This program is authorized by Sections 1011 (especially subsections (e) and (g)) of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 USC 4852(e) and (g)).

Funding for this program is provided by the 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 For the purposes of application under this NOFO, you should consider the minimum and maximum funding amounts as you develop your program approach and budget for consideration.

a. Administrative Costs. You can utilize up to ten percent (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 Form HUD_424_CBW) and a detailed cost element breakdown in the budget narrative must be provided. The ten percent (10%) administrative cost cap for this program must include any indirect cost rates placed in the HUD share budget columns, as well as the sum of the budget line items that have inherent administrative costs per OLHCHH Policy Guidance 2015-01, plus any administrative costs of sub recipient organizations (also detailed by budget line item and budget narrative). There are two 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 ten percent (10%) administrative cost limit.

(i). Direct Administrative Costs. 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: salaries, wages, fringe benefits, and related costs of the recipient's staff engaged in program administration

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(https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/201501_COST_CATEGORIES.pdf ).

(ii) Indirect Costs, if applicable. Indirect facilities and administrative (F&A) costs are, by nature, administrative and represent the expenses of doing business that are not readily identified exclusively with a specific grant, contract, project function or activity, but are necessary for the general operation of the organization and the conduct of activities it performs. 2 CFR 200, subpart E Cost Principles, establishes the federal requirements for the determination of allowable and unallowable direct and indirect (F&A) costs, and is available at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter- II/part-200/subpart-E. Indirect (F&A) costs may only be charged to an OLHCHH grant award under a cost allocation plan, an indirect cost rate agreement or by using the de minimis rate of 15% of modified total direct costs in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200.414.

b. Lead Direct Costs. Lead direct costs are defined as activities that support developing the infrastructure necessary to undertake comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing. Awardees must spend at least sixty-five percent (65%) of grant funds on the following direct lead-activities:

i. Marketing and outreach. Conducting targeted outreach, marketing, and education, or development of outreach programs on lead hazard control and lead poisoning prevention that are designed to increase the ability of the program to deliver lead hazard control services to local targeted communities.

ii. Eligible targeted outreach activities include, client enrollment, lead awareness and education, health fairs and community events, landlord and contractor training, and building housing intake pipeline(s) (e.g., referrals of children under age six years with elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs)) and delivery systems.

iii. Building local Lead Hazard Control partnerships to create sustainability coalitions that will result in a model applicant referral process (tool) (e.g. housing authorities, community action groups, neighborhood housing services, healthy homes coalitions).

iv. Educating entities on the benefits of program participation and lead-based paint hazards regulations. These entities include owners of rental properties, landlord associations, tenants, and other local entities that will be educated on the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, Lead Disclosure Rule, Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR part 35, subparts A, and B-R, respectively), and the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (40 CFR 745, especially subpart E).

v. Educating entities on applicable provisions of the Fair Housing Act, especially as it pertains to familial status (e.g., families with children) and disability discrimination, and providing training on lead-safe maintenance and renovation practices and management. Grant recipients must also take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with individuals without disabilities.

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vii. Building program contractor capacity with emphasis on Section 3 eligible individuals (For more information on Section 3 requirements, please review: Section III.G.8 below).

viii. Establishing and collaborating with key partnerships/subgrantees; to enter formal arrangements with organizations for capacity building objectives (e.g., faith-based, health departments, coalitions, or other community-based organizations).

ix. Integrating strategies to incorporate lead hazard control into existing housing repair programs; (e.g., housing rehabilitation, local housing ordinance, property maintenance, weatherization, housing-related health hazard interventions, and energy conservation activities).

x. Developing the mechanism or capacity for data sharing and linking eligible families.

xi. Within 6 months of the end of the Period of Performance, completing lead inspections/risk assessments and lead hazard control unit activities to identify and assess the effectiveness of a targeted jurisdiction.

Lead Inspections/Risk Assessments. A complete lead-based paint inspection and lead hazard risk assessment, evaluating each housing unit, common area, exterior surface, and bare soil (and not a sample of any of them), including either separate reports or a combined report is required for all properties enrolled under this program. Presumption of the presence of lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards is not permitted. Paint inspections and risk assessments must follow the procedures in the HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing, as defined by the policies of the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program. Refer to Policy Guidance 2024-05 on the OLHCHH website.

Lead Hazard Control Unit Activities. The control or elimination of all lead-based paint hazards identified in housing units and in common areas of multi-family housing by either of the following strategies (or a combination), through either interim controls or lead-based paint abatement.

Other Allowable Costs. Costs for the activities below are allowable costs but should not be counted as direct costs towards the minimum sixty-five (65%) requirement:

1. Training Courses Development and Certifications: Assist with the development of accredited Lead Hazard Control training courses and provide subsidies for licensing or certification fees to low-income persons seeking credentials as lead-based paint workers or contractors, lead sampling technicians or certified renovators; and completion of other recognized training courses that further promote the lead hazard control activities;

2. Purchasing of equipment and supplies to support completion of lead inspections/risk

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

4. Developing and implementing procedures/guidelines governing program elements;

5. Training and development to build qualified staff and organizational experience;

6. Developing appropriate financing mechanisms;

7. Obtaining high quality data to target resources where need is greatest; and

8. Developing systems for sustaining a viable lead hazard control program after the grant.

E. Indirect Costs If you expect to charge indirect costs to the award, submit the Indirect Cost Rate Certification form (HUD-426) with your application.

F. Program History The last published NOFO for the Lead Capacity Building Grant Program was in FY 2024.

Updates in this FY2025 NOFO include incorporation of the 2025 Executive Orders applicable to HUD grant programs as well as changes to NOFO template language and format.

“Subject to pending court ordered injunctions related to conditions in the 2025 Executive Orders.” See MLK Jr. County v. Turner et al., 2-25-cv-000814 (W.D. Washington); National Alliance to End Homelessness, et al, 1:25-cv-00636 (D.R,I.); Nat’l Alliance to End Homelessness, et al. v. HUD, 1:25-cv-00447 (D.R.I.); Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, et al. v. Kennedy, et al. 1:25-cv-342 (D.R.I.)

G. Other Information Additional Program Requirements and Prohibitions

1. Blood Lead Testing. The applicant should request testing of each child under the age of six years who resides in a housing unit under contract to receive lead hazard control work, or document that a child has been tested for blood lead levels within the six months preceding the lead hazard control work, unless it is documented that the child’s parent or legal guardian chooses not to have the child tested. You must refer any child with an elevated blood lead level for appropriate medical follow-up with his or her health care provider or local health department. See also, the CDC Response to Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Recommendations in Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call of Primary Prevention (2012) and the Advisory Committee’s Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call for Primary Prevention, recommendations report. You must continue to document if the child’s parent or legal guardian chooses not to have the child tested and informs you of that.

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III. Program Description FR-6900-N-31 Page 18 of 58 goals. HUD encourages collaboration and coordination with other agencies and partners to identify and eliminate lead-based paint. You are encouraged to enter into formal arrangements with partners, such as childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, health agencies, community development agencies, public housing agencies (noting, however, that lead hazard control funds may not be used for evaluating or controlling lead-based paint hazards in public housing but may be used in housing choice voucher units), weatherization assistance agencies, fair housing assistance program entities, code enforcement agencies, state Medicaid agencies, community-based non-profit organizations, and faith-based or other community-based organizations. These formal arrangements may be in the form of a contract, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), or other comparable documentation of agreement. Such relationships must be established prior to the execution of an award or be contingent upon the award, becoming effective within 60 days after award. Your workplan to be developed after award must include implementing a mechanism for providing rapid response (i.e., several business days) to requests from a public housing agency participating in the HUD housing choice voucher program (see OLHCHH Policy Guidance 2024-07, Income Verification).

Agreements for goods and services to be paid for the award must be eligible and must be procured through a competitive process as defined in 2 CFR sections 200.317 and

200.326 as applicable.

3. Compliance with HUD Regulations and Guidelines. You must conduct lead hazard evaluation and control work in compliance with HUD’s Title X, 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, and local regulations and guidance, including, but not limited to the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule and Lead Abatement Rule (found here https://www.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program-resources and https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-abatement-inspection-and-risk-assessment).

4. 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).

5. Consolidated Plans. You must submit Form_HUD2991 once the grant program is awarded. (By submitting Form_HUD2991, you certify that the work will be conducted in accordance with your and other jurisdictions’ Consolidated Plans for areas where the project will be carried out. You must also submit, as an attachment, the current lead-based paint element from your approved Consolidated Plan or a website address where the Consolidated Plan is located and provide page number). Be sure to verify that the web address is active and available without cost. If the jurisdiction does not have a currently approved Consolidated Plan, but is otherwise eligible for this grant program, you must include the jurisdiction's abbreviated Consolidated Plan that includes a lead-based paint hazard control strategy developed in accordance with 24 CFR 91.235. (An Indian tribe applying for a grant for which the target area for projects under the grant will be located on a reservation of the tribe need not submit a Consolidated or abbreviated Consolidated Plan. (24 CFR 583.155(c)). If your Consolidated Plan is not developed during the time of application, your program can https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/HH/documents/PGI_2024-07_Income_Verification.pdf https://www.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program-resources https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-abatement-inspection-and-risk-assessment

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6. Continued Availability of Lead-Safe Housing to Low-Income Families with children under 6 years of age. Units in which lead hazards have been controlled under this program must be occupied by or continue to be available to low-income residents with children under 6 years of age for a minimum of three years as required by Title X, Section 1011. You must describe previous efforts, whether on your own or in partnership with others, such as the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above, if applicable, to maintain a publicly accessible registry (listing) of low-income units made lead-safe because of previous activities. You must also describe the plans you have on your own or in partnership with others, for continuing an existing registry or establishing a new registry, and procedures for monitoring and affirmatively marketing these units to low-income families with children less than six years of age. Your approach must include the entire period of performance, the process, persons responsible and actions that will occur when violations are noted.

7. 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 lead hazard reduction capacity building program NOFO (see 24 CFR 75.3(a)(2)(i)). All grantees under this NOFO that conduct any lead hazard reduction project exceeding $100,000 (to be revised in FY 2026 to $150,000) are required to comply with Section 3 for those projects. The lead hazard reduction project is residential dwelling(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, 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 out 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 Section 3 Guidebook and the guidebook’s webpage on the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, which discusses lead hazard control and healthy homes grants, and HUD’s Section 3 regulations (24 CFR Part 75) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title- 24/subtitle-A/part-75.

8. Institutional Review Board (IRB). For the program in this NOFO, HUD does not expect research that could affect human subjects to be conducted. However, if such research is conducted, it shall be conducted in accordance with 24 CFR part 60, Protection of Human Subjects, which invokes the Department of Health and Human Services' Common Rule at 45 CFR part 46, subpart A.

9. Procurement Requirements. All goods and services must be procured through a competitive process. Recipients must follow federal procurement requirements as defined in 2 CFR 200.317 through 200.326, as applicable. The designation of an entity https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/section-3/ https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-A/part-75 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-A/part-75

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10. Written Policies and Procedures. You will be required to develop written policies and procedures during the first 60 days. The policies and procedures must describe how your program will handle items such as, but not limited to, procurements (contracting), unit eligibility, unit selection and prioritization, all phases of lead hazard evaluation and control, including risk assessments, inspections, development of specifications for contractor bids, pre-hazard control blood lead testing, financing, temporary relocation and clearance examinations, unit monitoring and sub recipient monitoring. You, and your subcontractors, sub-grantees, sub-recipients, and their contractors at all tiers must adhere to these policies and procedures. Lead Risk Assessments requirements and Unit activities should begin 6 months prior to the end of the Period of Performance date.

11. Lead-Based Paint and Lead-Based Paint Hazard Identification. A complete lead-based paint inspection and lead hazard risk assessment, evaluating each housing unit, common area, exterior surface, and bare soil (and not a sample of any of them), including either separate reports or a combined report is required for all properties enrolled under this program. Presumption of the presence of lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards is not permitted. Paint inspections and risk assessments must follow the procedures as defined in paragraph 3, above, the HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing, and as defined by the policies of the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program. Refer to Policy Guidance 2024-05 on the OLHCHH website.

12. Notification Requirements. A copy of EPA’s Renovate Right brochure (see the EPA RRP homepage below) must be provided to the owner of the unit and to an adult occupant of the unit (whether or not RRP work will be conducted). All lead-based paint testing results, summaries of lead-based paint hazard control treatments, and clearances must be provided to the owner of the unit, together with a notice describing the owner’s legal duty to disclose the results to tenants and buyers (see 24 CFR 35.88 of the Lead Disclosure Rule). Grantees must ensure that this information is provided in a manner that is effective for persons with disabilities (24 CFR 8.6). Grant files must contain verifiable evidence of providing lead hazard evaluation and control reports to owners and tenants, such as a signed and dated receipt. You must also describe how you will provide owners with lead hazard evaluation and control information generated by activities under this grant, so that the owner can comply with the Lead Disclosure Rule (24 CFR part 35, subpart A, or the equivalent 40 CFR part 745, subpart F), the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR part 35, subparts B-R), and the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule and/or Lead Abatement Rule, as applicable (see 40 CFR part 745 and https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program and https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-abatement-inspection-and-risk-assessment).

13. Testing, sampling, and laboratory analysis. All testing, sampling and laboratory analysis for lead must comply with Title X, Section 1011, and conform to the current HUD Guidelines, the EPA lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazard standards and clearance levels at 40 CFR part 745, and OLHCHH Program Policy 2017-01:

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Revised Dust-Lead Action Levels for Risk Assessment and Clearance of Porch Floors or subsequent notices on its subject. In addition, your program must follow federal, state, or tribal regulations developed as part of the appropriate contractor certification program, whichever is most protective of children. Paint chip sampling alone is not a cost effective or practical method for grantees to use alone in the identification of all lead hazards for the purposes of this grant. It is expected that an XRF will be utilized to complete each Lead Inspection / Risk Assessment in combination with dust wipes, paint sampling, and soil sampling as applicable. Paint chip sampling in accordance with the HUD Guidelines chapters 5 and 7 (https://www.hud.gov/contactus/lead-based-paint-guidelines) (may be used in certain cases. All laboratory analyses conducted on paint chips, soil and/or dust samples must be performed by an environmental laboratory recognized by EPA under the National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2685) (See the list of laboratories https://www.epa.gov/lead/national-lead-laboratory-accreditation-program-nllap).

14. Control/Elimination Strategies. All lead-based paint hazards identified in housing units and in common areas of multifamily housing enrolled in this grant program must be controlled or eliminated by either of the following strategies or a combination of the two methods below within 10 days or less:

• Interim Controls. 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.

• Abatement. Abatement means any set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards in accordance with standards established by the EPA.

Abatement includes the removal of lead-based paint and lead contaminated dust, the permanent containment or encapsulation of lead-based paint, the replacement of lead painted surfaces or fixtures, and the removal or covering of lead contaminated soil; and all preparation, cleanup, disposal, and post-abatement clearance testing activities associated with such measures; however, for clearances under this NOFO on applicable interior and patio surfaces, dust-lead sampling and analysis shall demonstrate residual dust lead below the lower of EPA’s or HUD’s dust lead hazard standards or clearance levels (40 CFR 745.227, or 24 CFR 35.1320 and 35.1340).

15. Temporary Relocation. HUD expects that the lead hazard control work and temporary relocation will take 10 days or fewer. See section VI.A.8 of this NOFO regarding the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA), 42 U.S.C. 4601-4655, as described in regulations at 49 CFR 24.202(a) and the corresponding Appendix A to Part 24. (These regulations can be accessed at 49 CFR Part 24).

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