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- The Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Lead Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.900 Lead Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately Owned Housing.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 8, 2015 and posted on May 7, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 23, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 115959 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $48,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: City or township governments County governments State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments.
- States, cities, counties/parishes, Native American Tribes or other units of local government are eligible to apply for funding under this NOFA. Multiple units of a local government (or multiple local governments) may apply as a consortium however, an eligible principal (lead) applicant must be identified that will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all requirements specified in this NOFA. Where an application involves multiple entities, each entity must meet the civil rights threshold requirement of Resolution of Civil Rights Matters. Please refer to Section III.C.2 of the 2015 General Section for additional guidance on this requirement. State government and Native American tribal applicants (whether they are the principal applicant or partner applicants in a consortium) must have an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorized lead based paint training and certification program (see http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/traincert.htm). Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Lead Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) Grant Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), administered through HUDs Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH). Its core purpose is to help eligible governmental entities run comprehensive, community-based programs that find and control lead-based paint hazards in privately owned housing, including both owner-occupied homes and privately owned rental units. The program is designed to reduce lead exposure, especially for young children, and it aligns with HUDs 2012-2015 Environmental Justice Strategy, which focuses on environmental and health problems that disproportionately affect higher-risk communities such as low-income households, minority populations, children, and people with disabilities. Alongside lead hazard work, HUD also offers Healthy Homes Supplemental funding so grantees can use the Healthy Homes Rating System to identify, prioritize, and fix other health and safety hazards in the same eligible homes, allowing communities to address multiple housing-related risks in a more coordinated way.
The outcomes HUD expects from funded projects are strongly centered on protecting children under six, since that age group is particularly vulnerable to the lifelong impacts of lead poisoning. Applicants are expected to maximize both the number of young children protected and the number of housing units where lead hazards are controlled. Another major emphasis is targeting: resources should be directed toward the homes where children are at greatest risk, with particular attention to low-income and minority families, with the goal of reducing elevated blood lead levels in children under six. HUD also wants programs to promote cost-effective lead hazard control methods that can be replicated and sustained over time, rather than one-off interventions that communities cannot maintain after the grant ends. Building local capacity is also a key objective, meaning grantees are expected to strengthen the ability of local systems and workforces to address lead hazards safely during hazard control work and during common housing activities like renovation, remodeling, and maintenance by integrating lead-safe work practices into routine operations.
The program is also intentionally structured to push coordination across sectors, not just isolated housing repairs. Grantees are expected to integrate lead hazard control with other local programs that address housing-related health and safety issues, and to promote collaboration, data sharing, and targeting between health and housing departments. HUD is looking for a comprehensive community approach that mobilizes both public and private resources, including grassroots community-based organizations, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations. In practical terms, that typically means building referral pipelines (for example, from health clinics or childhood lead screening programs to housing remediation services), coordinating inspections and outreach, and using shared data to identify neighborhoods and properties where intervention will have the greatest impact.
Civil rights and equity requirements are not treated as optional add-ons in this opportunity. The NOFA includes an explicit objective to affirmatively further fair housing, and it notes that this is also a civil rights-related program requirement. Recipients must also further environmental justice by ensuring fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, disability, or income in how programs are designed and carried out. In addition, recipients are subject to disability civil rights requirements, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and relevant provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Titles II and III, as applicable), which prohibit disability-based discrimination and require accessibility and reasonable accommodations in covered programs and activities.
HUD also emphasizes that the grant should produce local economic benefits where feasible. To the greatest extent possible, job training, employment, contracting, and other economic opportunities generated by the project are expected to be directed toward low- and very low-income persons, particularly individuals receiving housing assistance, and toward businesses that create economic opportunities for low- and very low-income people in the project area. The NOFA references 24 CFR Part 135 in connection with these goals, signaling that workforce and contracting considerations are part of the overall program intent, not just secondary benefits.
From a funding and competition standpoint, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FR-5900-N-12) was posted in May 2015 under CFDA 14.900 (Lead Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately Owned Housing). HUD anticipated making about 16 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $48,000,000. Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 (floor) to $3,000,000 (ceiling), and the opportunity included a cost-sharing or matching requirement. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by the published deadline (June 2015 for this round), and the opportunity was later archived in September 2015.
Eligibility is limited to government entities: states, cities, counties/parishes, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and other units of local government as described in the NOFA. Multiple local governments can apply together as a consortium, but the group must designate an eligible principal (lead) applicant that is responsible for ensuring full compliance with the NOFA requirements. Where multiple entities participate, each entity must meet civil rights threshold requirements, including the Resolution of Civil Rights Matters referenced in the HUD General Section guidance. There are also specific program readiness expectations for certain applicants: state governments and Native American tribal applicants (whether acting as the lead applicant or as partners in a consortium) must have an EPA-authorized lead-based paint training and certification program. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are explicitly not eligible to apply for or receive awards under this announcement.
Overall, the LBPHC program is meant to do more than pay for lead hazard repairs. HUD is funding community-scale systems that identify at-risk children and homes, deliver lead hazard control efficiently and safely, coordinate across health and housing partners, ensure fair housing and environmental justice outcomes, and leave behind lasting local capacity, stronger cross-agency workflows, and safer housing that can be affirmatively marketed and prioritized for families with young children.
Lead Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) Grant Program - FAQs
What is the Lead Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) Grant Program?
The LBPHC Grant Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It is administered through HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) and supports comprehensive, community-based programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately owned housing.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The core purpose is to help eligible governmental entities operate programs that find and control lead-based paint hazards in privately owned housing (including owner-occupied homes and privately owned rental units) in order to reduce lead exposure, especially for young children.
What types of housing are covered by the program?
The program focuses on privately owned housing, including both owner-occupied homes and privately owned rental units, where lead-based paint hazards can be identified and controlled.
Who is the program designed to protect most?
HUD expects funded projects to prioritize protecting children under six years old, because this age group is particularly vulnerable to the lifelong impacts of lead poisoning.
What outcomes does HUD expect grantees to achieve?
HUD emphasizes outcomes such as maximizing the number of young children protected, maximizing the number of housing units where lead hazards are controlled, reducing elevated blood lead levels in children under six, and implementing approaches that are cost-effective, replicable, and sustainable over time.
How should applicants target their resources?
Resources are expected to be directed toward homes where children are at greatest risk, with particular attention to low-income and minority families, to help reduce elevated blood lead levels among children under six.
Does the grant support approaches beyond one-time repairs?
Yes. HUD stresses that funded efforts should promote cost-effective lead hazard control methods that can be replicated and sustained, rather than one-off interventions that a community cannot maintain after the grant ends.
What does "building local capacity" mean in this program?
Building local capacity refers to strengthening local systems and workforces so they can address lead hazards safely not only during hazard control work, but also during common housing activities like renovation, remodeling, and maintenance by integrating lead-safe work practices into routine operations.
Is coordination with health and housing partners expected?
Yes. The program is structured to encourage coordination across sectors, including collaboration and data sharing between health and housing departments, and integration with other local programs addressing housing-related health and safety issues.
What does HUD mean by a "comprehensive community approach"?
HUD is looking for community-scale systems that mobilize public and private resources and coordinate multiple partners. Practical examples described in the opportunity include building referral pipelines (such as referrals from health clinics or childhood lead screening programs to housing remediation services), coordinating inspections and outreach, and using shared data to target neighborhoods and properties where intervention will have the greatest impact.
Are nonprofit, faith-based, or community-based organizations part of the approach?
They can be. While eligibility to apply is limited to governmental entities, the program description emphasizes mobilizing both public and private resources and collaborating with grassroots community-based organizations, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations as part of a coordinated community strategy.
Is there an option to address other housing health and safety hazards besides lead?
Yes. HUD offers Healthy Homes Supplemental funding alongside lead hazard work so grantees can use the Healthy Homes Rating System to identify, prioritize, and address other health and safety hazards in the same eligible homes.
What is the role of the Healthy Homes Rating System in this opportunity?
The Healthy Homes Rating System may be used (through Healthy Homes Supplemental funding) to help grantees identify, prioritize, and fix additional health and safety hazards in eligible homes, enabling a more coordinated approach to multiple housing-related risks.
How does this program relate to environmental justice?
The program aligns with HUD's 2012-2015 Environmental Justice Strategy, which focuses on environmental and health problems that disproportionately affect higher-risk communities such as low-income households, minority populations, children, and people with disabilities. The opportunity also expects recipients to further environmental justice by ensuring fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, disability, or income in program design and implementation.
Are fair housing and civil rights requirements part of the grant requirements?
Yes. The NOFA includes an explicit objective to affirmatively further fair housing, identified as a civil rights-related program requirement. Recipients must also comply with disability civil rights requirements and other applicable civil rights obligations described in the opportunity materials.
Which disability civil rights requirements are specifically referenced?
The opportunity references Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and relevant provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Titles II and III, as applicable), including requirements related to accessibility, non-discrimination, and reasonable accommodations in covered programs and activities.
Does HUD expect local economic benefits from the grant-funded work?
Yes. To the greatest extent possible, HUD expects job training, employment, contracting, and related economic opportunities generated by the project to be directed toward low- and very low-income persons (particularly individuals receiving housing assistance) and toward businesses that create economic opportunities for low- and very low-income people in the project area.
What regulation is referenced regarding workforce and contracting goals?
The NOFA references 24 CFR Part 135 in connection with directing economic opportunities toward low- and very low-income persons and supporting businesses that create such opportunities in the project area.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number listed for this round?
This opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number FR-5900-N-12 and was listed under CFDA 14.900 (Lead Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately Owned Housing).
When was this funding opportunity posted and what is its current status?
The opportunity was posted in May 2015, with applications due electronically by the published deadline in June 2015 for that round. It was later archived in September 2015.
How many awards did HUD anticipate making and what was the estimated total funding?
HUD anticipated making about 16 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $48,000,000 for this round.
What was the expected award size range?
Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 (floor) to $3,000,000 (ceiling).
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
Yes. The opportunity included a cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to government entities, including states, cities, counties/parishes, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and other units of local government as described in the NOFA.
Can multiple local governments apply together?
Yes. Multiple local governments can apply as a consortium, but they must designate an eligible principal (lead) applicant that is responsible for ensuring full compliance with the NOFA requirements.
What responsibilities does the lead applicant have in a consortium?
The designated lead applicant is responsible for ensuring full compliance with NOFA requirements on behalf of the consortium.
Do consortium partners have to meet civil rights requirements?
Yes. Where multiple entities participate, each entity must meet civil rights threshold requirements, including the Resolution of Civil Rights Matters referenced in HUD General Section guidance.
Are there special readiness requirements for state or tribal applicants?
Yes. State governments and Native American tribal applicants (whether acting as the lead applicant or as partners in a consortium) must have an EPA-authorized lead-based paint training and certification program.
Who is not eligible to apply for or receive awards under this announcement?
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are explicitly not eligible to apply for or receive awards under this announcement.
What kinds of activities does HUD expect programs to carry out beyond hazard control work?
Beyond controlling lead hazards in housing units, HUD expects programs to coordinate across health and housing systems, develop referral and targeting processes, promote lead-safe work practices in routine housing activities, integrate with other housing-related health and safety efforts, and create lasting local capacity and workflows.
How should programs find homes and children most at risk?
The opportunity emphasizes targeting and data sharing between health and housing departments, and describes building referral pipelines (for example, from health clinics or childhood lead screening programs to housing remediation services) and using shared data to identify neighborhoods and properties where intervention will have the greatest impact.
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