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Home Health and
Safety Outreach Pavilion
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HUD has information and guidance for cleaning up homes hit by hurricanes. You’ll find guidance and step-by-step instructions on how to find and clean up mold to keep you and your family safe!
Applicants
that had difficulties submitting an electronic application for assistance
in response to a notice of funding availability (NOFA), for which
the deadline date has passed, may submit a request for Quality Assurance
Review by September 5, 2008. Read the Notice (below) before submitting
your appeal. Appeals
must be submitted by e-mail.
When submitting the appeal, please place in the subject line the program
name, applicant name, and any Grants.gov Call-Center ticket number(s).
Read
the NOTICE.
What
you should know about the HUD-funded Baltimore Soil Study
Lead
is a highly toxic metal that may cause a range of health problems,
especially in young children. When lead is absorbed into the body,
it can cause damage to the brain and other vital organs. Lead may
also cause behavioral problems, learning disabilities, seizures and
in extreme cases, death. Of greatest concern is that even "low level"
lead exposure reduces children's ability to learn. More...
HUD
Makes $1 Billion in Grants Available through 35 Programs
The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development publishes its Fiscal
Year 2008 "SuperNOFA," an annual funding notice that makes available
more than $1 billion in grants through 35 programs. More...
Updated
PIH Guidance on Lead-Safe Housing Rule and Lead Disclosure Rule
for Field Office Staff and Public Housing Agencies
The
Office of Public and Indian Housing updated its lead regulatory
guidance to field staff by issuing guidance describing how lead
safety is addressed in all of its programs, and by issuing a lead
compliance toolkit for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Both
documents are on a single PIH
Guidance Web page in the Guidebooks section of HUDclips.
Healthy
Homes for Healthy Kids
HUD is conducting the "Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids" campaign,
a three-year, 30-city outreach effort to inform parents about health
and safety hazards in the home. This can include lead paint, mold,
moisture, and pests like mice and cockroaches. For more information
about the campaign, please call (212) 542-7411.
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