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LHC-2600-DC-0013

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

Lead Hazard Reduction 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-0013 . 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.

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I. Basic Information

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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 The Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program is authorized under Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852) to assist states or units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental or owner-occupied housing, which

Key Facts Opportunity Name:

Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program Opportunity Number:

LHC-2600-DC-0013

Federal Assistance Listing(s):

14.900

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:

11/01/2030

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I. Basic Information LHC-2600-DC-0013 Page 6 of 72 must be target housing. In addition, Healthy Homes Supplemental funding is available to comprehensively identify and address other housing hazards that affect occupant health.

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

Available Funds Funding of approximately $239,146,935 is available through this NOFO. Subject to appropriations, HUD reserves the right to award fiscal year 2027 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.

Of the approximately $239,146,935 available through this NOFO:

• approximately $115,815,225 is for Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) grants (to Highest Lead-Based Paint Abatement Needs applicants),

• approximately $53,367,651 is for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) grants (to All Other Jurisdiction and Never-Before-Grantee applicants), and

• approximately $69,964,059 is available for Healthy Homes Supplemental related activities.

Estimated Number of Awards 30 awards from available funding Length of Performance Period:

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

Not applicable

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

II. ELIGIBILITY

II. Eligibility

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Eligible Applications

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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) 04 (Special district governments) 07 (Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)) 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.

Other ineligible applicants include:

• Foreign entities

• Sole proprietorship organizations

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 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 https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/Eligibility-Requirements-Addendum-FY2025.pdf

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4. A state or Native American Tribe applicant must have an Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) authorized lead abatement certification program on the submission deadline to apply; this application restriction does not pertain to cities, counties/parishes, and other units of local government. Multiple entities may apply as a consortium, but a principal (lead) applicant responsible for ensuring compliance with NOFO requirements must be designated, and each entity must meet the Resolution of Civil Rights Matters threshold requirement.

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.

5. Lead Funding:

An applicant that would be a first-time grantee or whose previous lead hazard control grant ended two (2) or more years before the deadline may apply under the Other Jurisdictions (LBPHC) grants category for lead hazard evaluation and control funding of up to $4,000,000.

An applicant with at least 3,500 pre-1940 occupied rental housing units (either alone or through a consortium) whose previous lead hazard control grant is currently open or that ended less than two (2) years before the deadline may apply under the Highest Lead-Based Paint Abatement Needs (LHRD) grants category for up to $7,000,000. An applicant that is eligible for a grant under the Areas with the Highest Lead-Based Paint Abatement Needs (LHRD) grant category may choose to apply under the Other Jurisdictions (LBPHC) category instead.

An applicant with fewer than 3,500 pre-1940 occupied rental housing units (either alone or through a consortium) whose previous grant is currently open or that ended less than two (2) years ago may apply under the Other Jurisdictions (LBPHC) grants category for up to $5,000,000.

An applicant requesting funding under the Highest Lead-Based Paint Abatement Needs (LHRD) category that does not meet the applicable criteria will be put into the category of Other Jurisdictions (LBPHC) and the requested amount lowered to the maximum for the funding group based on their lead hazard reduction grant history, i.e., $4,000,000 or $5,000,000, as above, if the requested funding exceeded that applicable funding group's maximum.

6. Healthy Homes Supplemental Funding:

An applicant that would be a first-time grantee or whose previous lead hazard control grant ended two (2) or more years before the deadline may apply for up to $400,000 for Healthy Homes Supplemental Related Activities in addition to the required lead funding.

Other applicants may apply for up to $850,000 for Healthy Homes Supplemental Related Activities in addition to the required lead funding.

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7. Radon Testing and Mitigation:

Applicants that are awarded funding under this Lead Hazard Reduction NOFO may use grant funds to comply with Environmental Review requirements, including costs associated with initial radon testing where recommended, subject to the limitations described below:

a. HUD encourages applicants to also apply for Healthy Homes Supplemental funding, as this funding source may be used to support radon-related activities that cannot be supported with Lead Hazard Reduction grant funds, such as radon mitigation activities or post-mitigation clearance testing.

b. For awarded applicants, the Healthy Homes Supplemental funds or another non-lead funding source could be used to support radon testing and mitigation activities.

c. If there are no Healthy Homes Supplemental funds or another non-lead funding source, grantees may use Lead Hazard Reduction grant funds for initial radon testing if recommended by the Environmental Review. Lead Hazard Reduction grant funds and required match funds may not be used for radon mitigation activities or post-mitigation clearance testing.

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

Match and Cost Requirements Table.

Program Minimum Match (of federal request)

Minimum Lead Hazard Control Costs

Maximum Administrative Costs

Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

10 percent 65 percent 10 percent

Note: Table above excludes Healthy Homes supplemental funds.

Matching 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 opportunity. The SF-424 and the match table will constitute the applicants' commitment to fund the match requirement.

The applicant is responsible for all match commitments, including those from donors, discounts and property owners, should those contributions not materialize. The table should indicate the source, proposed 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

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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, although the funds may be used for the units being treated under this grant.

Evidence of match commitment. You must provide documentation of all match indicated on the SF-424 and the Form HUD_424_CBW by letters of firm commitment, such as Memoranda of Understanding or other signed agreements from those entities identified as partners in the application with your submission to this NOFO. 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 Property Owners. Homeowners or landlords (owners) may contribute match. You must provide detailed documentation of the cost to be paid by the homeowner or landlord. Only owner contributions for eligible activities will count as match. Owner contributions must be supported and verified by a third party: for example, materials or labor that the owner paid for or provided must be substantiated via receipts/records. You must document and verify all owner-provided labor through a third party, and this labor must be valued at market rates.

• The value of in-kind donated items, such as paint and other materials or equipment that are used for lead-based paint hazard control, 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 match is difference in the cost of the product the supplier would typically charge, and the discounted rate if otherwise eligible. You must document that the vendors that provide discounts are knowingly providing support for this federal award.

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III. Program Description

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III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A. Purpose The purpose of the LHR grant program is to maximize the number of children under the age of six protected from lead poisoning by assisting states, Native American Tribes, cities, counties/parishes, or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing, which must be target housing. In addition, there is Healthy Homes Supplemental funding available to enhance the lead-based paint hazard control activities by comprehensively identifying and addressing other housing hazards that affect occupants' health in homes being treated under the LHR grant. Proposed projects involving abatement, repair or rehabilitation require completion of an environmental review before work begins.

B. Goals and Objectives The OLHCHH's mission involves reducing health and safety hazards in homes of families, particularly those with low incomes, and conducting public outreach on the health and safety of homes. This NOFO supports the mission by making awards to state, tribal, and local governments to address lead-based paint hazards and potentially other housing-related hazards in homes being treated for lead-based paint hazards, and through the outreach to their communities that grantees will conduct as part of soliciting enrollment of eligible housing, which must be target housing for treatment under the grant by owners of that housing.

C. Authority The LHR Grant Program is authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992) (42 U.S.C. 4852), and sections 501 and 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), 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

1. Administrative Costs. Administrative costs may not exceed 10 percent of the grant award, excluding the Healthy Homes Supplemental funds. Administrative costs are determined based on the nature of the activity being performed and, therefore, may be found in both the direct and indirect cost categories. OLHCHH considers all costs included in your negotiated indirect cost rate as "administrative costs".

2. Lead Hazard Control Costs. This NOFO requires awardees to expend not less than 65 percent of the federal award on direct lead hazard control activities, as outlined in Section II. C, above. The federal award amount for lead program activities alone is used to determine the minimum percentage of expenditure and does not include the requested Healthy Homes Supplemental funds.

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3. Ineligible Costs and Activities. You may not use grant funds for any of the following activities:

a. Purchase of real property.

b. Purchase or lease of equipment having a per-unit cost in excess of $10,000, except for the purchase or lease of up to two (2) X-ray fluorescence analyzers to be used exclusively by the grant program.

c. Chelation or other medical treatment costs, including case management, related to children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels (EBLLs) or occupants with other health conditions. Non-federal funds used to cover these costs may not be counted as part of the matching contribution.

d. Lead hazard evaluation or control activities in public housing, project-based Section 8 housing, housing for the elderly, housing for persons with disabilities, or any 0-bedroom dwelling or housing built after 1977.

e. Complete or gut rehabilitation, or demolition of housing units or detached buildings.

f. Lead hazard evaluation or control activities in housing covered by a pending or final HUD, EPA, and/or Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement agreement, consent decree, court order or other similar action regarding violation of the Lead Disclosure Rule (24 CFR part 35, Subpart A, or the equivalent 40 CFR part 745, subpart F), or by HUD or DOJ regarding the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR part 35, subparts B–R).

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

3501).

h. Lead-hazard control or rehabilitation of a building or manufactured home that is 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: 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 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)). You are responsible for assuring that flood insurance is obtained and maintained for the appropriate amount and term.

E. Indirect Costs 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 was in FY2025. Changes in this NOFO include:

1. Applicants may use Lead Hazard Reduction grant funds for initial radon testing if recommended by the environmental review but not use these funds or required match funds for mitigation or post-mitigation clearance. Applicants are encouraged to apply for Healthy Homes Supplemental funding because that funding and other non-lead funding sources may be used for comprehensive radon mitigation activities. Please refer to Section II.B.7 (Radon Testing and Mitigation).

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2. New funding restrictions prohibit the use of awards for illegal racial discrimination, violations of constitutional rights regarding speech and religion, or the funding of illegal drug injection sites. Additionally, all subrecipient agreements must incorporate these terms and conditions as the grant agreement. Any conflicts require HUD approval.

Please refer to Section VII.A.25-28.

3. Proposed activities supporting the goals of a Promise Zone are not an option for obtaining Preference Points.

4. Please see Section I.A.2 for updated funding breakdown details.

G. Other Information See Section VII.A, Administrative, National and Departmental Policy Requirements, and General Terms and Conditions.

Criteria for Beneficiaries.

Funds must only be used under this grant program to provide assistance for pre-1978, privately owned target housing that is not federally assisted and that meets the following criteria:

• For rental housing, at least 50 percent of the units must be occupied by or made available to families with incomes at or below 50 percent of the area median income level and the remaining units, must be occupied or made available to families with incomes at or below 80 percent of the area median income level, and in all cases the landlord must give priority in renting units assisted under this section, for not less than three years following the completion of lead abatement activities, to families with a child under the age of six years, except that buildings with five or more units may have 20 percent of the units occupied by families with incomes above 80 percent of area median income level; or

• For housing owned by owner-occupants, all units assisted with grants under this section must be the principal residence of families with income at or below 80 percent of the area median income level, and not less than 90 percent of the units assisted with grants must be occupied by a child under the age of six years or must be units where a child under the age of six years spends a significant amount of time visiting.

See Policy Guidance PG 2024-08.1, Eligibility of Units for Assistance with Lead Hazard Control Funds, for additional information. The income requirements above are considered on a program-wide basis (cumulatively), not a project-by-project basis.

Procedures for determining if a family is income-eligible are found in Policy Guidance PG 2024-07, Income Verification.

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IV. APPLICATION CONTENTS AND FORMAT

Applications must include three main elements: a) standard forms, assurances, and certifications; b) budget; and c) narratives and other attachments. The content, forms, and format for each element are included in this section.

You may use this section as a checklist to ensure you submit a complete application.

If you don't provide the required documents in the correct format, your application is incomplete.

Do not submit password protected or encrypted files.

Each application should include the following items submitted as directed.

15 pages is the total maximum length of all narratives.

Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font on letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11 inches) with at least 1-inch margins on all sides.

Do not submit password protected or encrypted files.

A. Standard Forms, Assurances, and Certifications You must properly complete and submit with your application the standard forms, assurances, and certifications identified below. You can find all forms in the application package or review them and their instructions at Grants.gov Forms. You can also read more about standard forms on HUD's Funding Opportunities page.

Forms/Assurances/ Certifications Submission Requirement Notes/Description

Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) Required with the application

Page limit: Not applicable File name: SF-424

Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report

(HUD 2880)

If applicable, required with the application

Page limit: Not applicable File name: HUD-2880

Element Submission Form

Standard Forms, Assurances, and Certifications Upload using each required form.

Budget Use the required budget form.

Narratives and Other Attachments Upload narrative and attachments, as applicable.

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Forms/Assurances/ Certifications Submission Requirement Notes/Description

Certification Regarding Lobbying

If applicable, required with the application

Page limit: Not applicable File name: Lobbying Certification form

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) Required with the application

Page limit: Not applicable File name: SF-LLL

Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan

(HUD-2991)

If applicable, required with the application.

Page limit: Not applicable File name: HUD-2991

Certification for a Drug-Free Workplace (HUD-50070) Required with the application

Page limit: Not applicable File name: HUD-50070

Certification for Opportunity Zone Preference Points (HUD 2996)

If applicable, required with the application

Page limit: Not applicable File name: HUD-2996 Form location:

B. Budget You must submit a budget with your application to support your project narrative.

At a minimum, your budget must indicate direct and any indirect costs.

Budget Form/Document Submission Requirement Notes/Description

Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet (HUD-424-

CBW)

Required with the application

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Indirect Cost Information Certification (HUD-426)

If applicable, this document is required with the application and after award

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C. Narratives and Other Attachments If applicable, you must upload narrative and other attachments in Grants.gov using the Attachments Form. When using the Attachments Form, you can upload PDF, Word or Excel https://grants.gov

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Document Submission Requirement Notes/Description

Response to Rating Factors Required with the application See Section V.B File name:

Code of Conduct If not included in HUD's eLibrary, this document is required with the application

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Resumes for Key Personnel Required with the application Page limit: up to three pages File name:

Abstract Required with the application Page limit: 2 pages File name: Code

Letters of Agreement/Memoranda of Understanding

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D. Other Application Content Lobbying Activities Applicants are subject to the provisions of Section 319 of Public Law 101-121, 31 U.S.C.

1352, (the Byrd Amendment), and 24 CFR part 87, which prohibit recipients of federal awards from using appropriated funds for lobbying the executive or legislative branches of the Federal government in connection with a Federal award. All applicants must submit with their application the signed "Certification Regarding Lobbying" form. In addition, applicants must disclose, using Standard Form LLL (SF-LLL), "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," any funds, other than federally appropriated funds, that will be or have been used to influence federal employees, members of Congress, or congressional staff regarding specific awards.

Federally recognized Indian tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) established by Federally recognized Indian tribes as a result of the exercise of the tribe's sovereign power are excluded from coverage of the Byrd Amendment, but state-recognized Indian tribes and TDHEs established only under state law shall comply with this requirement.

Your application must contain a 2-page abstract (project summary) with the information detailed below. Abstracts are not evaluated with your application, but they provide required documentation of threshold elements regarding target area, confirmation of Healthy Homes Supplement amount requests (if such a request is being made), and a plain language (see https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/) introduction to your proposed program:

1. Applicant Table. Please include this table at the beginning of your abstract, selecting, in the first two rows, the one choice that applies to your application.

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Type of applicant New, or Current, or Recent/Prior

Type of jurisdiction >= 3,500 occupied pre-1940 rental housing units (large, urban jurisdiction)

< =3,500 occupied pre-1940 rental housing units

List Complete Target Area

Total Federal Amount Requested $___________________

Lead Funding.

LHR Requested $___________________

Healthy Homes Supplement Requested $___________________

Match Commitment $___________________

Total Lead-Safe Units Proposed

Total Healthy Homes Interventions Proposed

2. A general summary of your target area, why funding is needed, partners you intend to work with, and the lead hazard control and healthy homes work you intend to undertake.

1. Technical Application Errors HUD will contact you to fix a technical error with your timely application after the due date.

Technical errors, if corrected, do not affect (positive or negative) your merit rating under this NOFO. Examples of technical errors include, but are not limited to: inconsistencies in funding requests; a missing or incomplete form or certification; failure to submit an otherwise sufficient application under the correct Assistance Listings number or Funding Opportunity Number in Grants.gov; improper signature on a form or certification; and missing or inappropriate eligibility documentation.

HUD will send notice to the authorized organization representative to fix a technical error.

You must respond timely and appropriately to HUD's notice (see submission requirements).

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V. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

A. Threshold Review When you apply: Your application is reviewed to make sure it meets the threshold requirements of this NOFO. If your application has a technical error, HUD will allow you to correct it. If you fail to meet any of the threshold requirements, your application is not eligible for HUD funding. If you do meet the threshold requirements, your application moves to Merit Review (the next step).

1. Timely Application Submission Late applications are not evaluated and not eligible for funding. See deadlines in Section VI.

2. Complete Application If your application is timely, HUD will confirm completeness. Your application is considered for funding if it is complete and responsive to the requirements in this NOFO. If your application is incomplete, HUD will ask you to fix any technical errors. Otherwise, incomplete and nonresponsive applications are not considered for funding.

3. Eligible Applicant Upon receipt, HUD will confirm whether you are an eligible applicant. Applications from ineligible applicants do not proceed to merit review and are not eligible for HUD funding.

B. Merit Review If your application meets the threshold requirements, a panel will review and score its merits.

The panel may include HUD employees and non-employees. They will evaluate your application based on the following criteria. The results of the evaluation are shared with senior HUD officials who make the final decisions about funding consistent with this NOFO.

Merit Review Summary

Minimum Score. Applications scoring seventy (70) points or more will be eligible to receive an award.

1. Rating Factors Your application must include a response to the following criteria.

Rating Factors Details

Criterion Total number of points = 102 Rating Factor 1 Capacity of the Applicant and Relevant Organizational Experience

60 points (including a max of 2 points for Section 3)

Rating Factor 2 Justification of Applicant Need 40 points

Preference Points 2 points Total 102 points

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Criterion Max points = 102

Rating Factor 1 - Capacity of the Applicant and Relevant Organizational Experience

60 max points (including a max of 2 points for Section 3)

Indicate your capacity for successfully performing the grant by describing your approach to implementing it as described in the items below. HUD will consider numerous factors of your prior performance on LBPHC or LHRD grants, performance against benchmarks, and other relevant information, to evaluate your capacity and relevant organizational experience if you have a current LBPHC or LHRD grant at the time of application, or have had one or more past (closed) LBPHC or LHRD grants:

1. Describe how you will administer this program, including how you will address oversight, financial management (provide examples of current financial reports) and the required environmental reviews (specify the name and contact information of the Responsible Entity that will conduct the environmental reviews for the prospective grantee and include documentation of support from that entity, e.g. an Email). (20 points)

2. Describe how funding will flow from you to those who will perform work under you in this program and, if so, how you will ensure that acceptable work is conducted, and acceptable products were provided before you pay invoices, and before you submit invoices to HUD. (10 points)

3. Describe how you will designate your target area for working under this grant, and how you will develop a work plan for which the recruitment, evaluation and control elements are provided. (10 points)

4. Describe the safeguards in place to avoid co-mingling of funds whether funded by HUD, or other agencies. (Community Development Block Grant Funds may be used as Match.) Current LBPHC grantees must describe their plans to implement lead hazard control activities under this NOFO with other ongoing LBPHC grant program funds. (4 points)

5. Describe the procedures and electronic management systems you will use to ensure proper program oversight and monitoring and, if you conduct it, targeted monitoring of all sub-recipients and contractors to ensure conformity to the terms, conditions and specifications of contracts or other formal agreements. (4 points)

6. Your key personnel must include at minimum a Project Director (PD), Program Manager (PM), and a Fiscal Officer (FO). Describe the roles and responsibilities of each key personnel and include their resumes up to three pages in length. Key personnel must not work on another LBPHC, LHRD, or LHR grant unless such other grant has reached the end of its period of performance. (10 points)

1. The Program Manager must commit 75 percent of his/her time during the normal business hours (except for special off-hours events, such as community meetings or professional conferences) to the program and obtain lead abatement supervisor and lead inspector risk assessor certifications within 60

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2. The Government Technical Representative (GTR) for this grant will determine the candidate's readiness before final approval of the candidate. In addition, if the Program Manager oversees or completes onsite unit monitoring, then a lead safe work practices class is also expected to be completed. If you have not yet hired a Program Manager, you must attach the job announcement, as well as a letter of commitment for the intent to hire from the leadership of your agency.

7. See Section 3 below (2 points) If your existing or previous OLHCHH grant's performance falls under at least one of the following past performance measures:

• Is below 50 percent of the performance benchmarks as documented in the Healthy Homes Grants Management System (HHGMS) on the submission deadline; or

• The grant is in a High-Risk Status at the time of application deadline; or

• If you had a previous LBPHC or LHRD grant for which the period of performance ended in calendar years 2023 or 2024 with the grant on High-Risk Status, your narrative must describe the structural and operational reforms you have made to address those issues (not merely, e.g., replacing the program manager and/or other staff). The description of your reforms must clearly show how you have addressed and will continue to address the specific performance issues identified by HUD as associated with your poor performance in its reviews of your progress reports and other grant documentation. If the narrative is not included, or does not sufficiently address performance improvements, you will lose significant points for this rating factor.

Rating Factor 2 - Justification of Applicant Need

40 max points

It is the intent of the program to ensure lead hazard reduction grants are awarded based on the degree of severity and extent of lead-based paint hazards in the jurisdiction to be served, and the ability of the applicant to carry out the proposed activities, among other considerations, according to Title X criteria.

Points will be determined according to the need for lead hazard control in the applicant's jurisdiction. If you are a State applicant, you should identify the county(ies) or city(ies) that would include your Target area. See Appendix II for the list of counties and cities that meet the criteria for lead reduction hazard demonstration grants.

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Using just one of tables 1A or 1B below, all applicants must provide the following data for the designated Jurisdiction area(s) Total # of Occupied Pre-1978 Housing Stock Total # of Occupied Housing Stock Number of Children under six years (6) of age Total Population Table 1A: Jurisdiction Area Data (Other Jurisdictions and Never-Before-Grantee Applicants Only) (32 points) All Other Jurisdictions and Never-Before-Grantee Applicants must complete Table 1A:

Jurisdiction Area Data. To obtain percentages for Table 1A, divide the Jurisdiction Area Data by the Jurisdiction Area Comparison Data (for example, # of Pre-1978 Housing Units divided by Total Occupied Housing Units (ALL)). Points will be applied based on the following scale for each Jurisdiction data category. If the applicant's jurisdiction, such as a county, includes another jurisdiction that will not be a part of the grant's Jurisdiction area (e.g., the county's health department works only in the suburbs because the city's health department works within the city limits), reduce the numbers of units, children, and families to reflect that exclusion, and calculate the percentages accordingly. For all information provided, sources of data, including website addresses when they exist, must be included in the second part of the table. Data without a valid source will be considered not to have been provided. The applicant is responsible for expending funds proportionately within the total jurisdiction in which the funds are being requested and for which points will be awarded.

Table 1A: Jurisdiction Area Data

Maximum Points

Jurisdiction Area Data

Jurisdiction Area Results

Jurisdiction Area Comparison Data

Comparison Data Results

Justification of need percentage

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