The "Big Buy" Reimbursement Program

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HUD's new Big Buy Reimbursement Program is designed to assist property owners with meeting the financial impact of complying with the Lead Safe Housing Rule. The Big Buy program reimburses owners of a limited number of properties for some or all the cost associated with the obtaining the required lead hazard risk assessment.

To be considered for financial assistance, an owner must receive a letter from HUD inviting the enrollment of a specific property in the Big Buy Reimbursement Program. Owners receiving this letter will be required to:

• Complete the required owner's statement of interest, and property profile verification form. Follow instructions on the form for proper submission.
• Employ an independent certified risk assessor to perform the required lead risk assessment.
• The risk assessment must be performed after September 30, 2008 in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 35.1320(b) 24 CFR. HUD's Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing (the HUD Guidelines) provides detailed discussion regarding the process for performing a risk assessment and preparing a risk assessment report.
• The risk assessment report must meet the technical requirements set forth in the HUD Guidelines, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and state and local government requirements applicable to the jurisdiction in which the property is located.
• The completed risk assessment report must be delivered as an Adobe Acrobat PDF or Microsoft Word file to HUD's quality assurance contractor, Consolidated Safety Services, Inc. ("CSS"), no later than September 30, 2009.
• The owner must provide HUD's reimbursement contractor, Healthy Resources Enterprises, Inc. ("HRE"), with a copy of the invoice from the risk assessor at the same time that the risk assessment report is submitted to CSS.