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The Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant Program develops, demonstrates
and promotes cost-effective, preventive measures for identifying
and correcting residential health and safety hazards. The Notice
of Funding Availability is published online.
Eligible Applicants
HUD awards Healthy Homes Demonstation grants to not-for profit,
for-profit firms located in the United States, state and local governments,
federally recognized Indian Tribes and colleges and universities.
Unfortunately, HUD does not make awards directly to individuals.
How to Apply
Each year HUD publishes a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
that provides information to applicants about requirements for this
program and the process for applying. Information about the process
for applying for these grants is available at Grants.gov.
NOFAs published in previous years are available at HUD's
SuperNOFA archive.
Objectives of Healthy Homes Demonstration Projects
- Carry out direct remediations where housing-related hazards
may contribute to children's diseases
- Deliver education and outreach activities to protect children
from housingn-related hazards
- Build capacity to assure Healthy Homes projects are sustained.
Healthy
Homes Demonstration grantees must expend at least 65% of the federal
funds on direct remediations for housing-related hazards. See the
Healthy Homes Initiative for a list of housing-related
hazards addressed in Healthy Homes Demonstration projects. Applicants
are encouraged to partner with community- and faith-based organizations
to address healthy homes issues in a target area of low-and very-low
income famililes.
Examples
of Healthy Homes Demonstration Programs
Mold
and Moisture Control
Cuyahoga
County Department of Development addressed pulmonary hemorrhaging,
asthma, and lead poisoning by controlling the environmental factors,
particularly moisture and mold problems, in the home in high-risk
areas of Cleveland. The grantee provided outreach, environmental
assessment of the units, clinical assessment of the families, cost
effective home remediation of MM and lead hazards, post remediation
environmental testing, follow up environmental and clinical testing,
and comprehensive education of families and foster parents. They
found that asthmatic children showed a reduction of symptoms after
housing interventions.
Healthy Homes Demonstration
Erie
County Health Department adopted a primary prevention approach
of correcting hazards in 600 one and two-family pre-1950 homes before
residents moved into the unit. Low-cost interventions for allergens,
carbon monoxide, radon, and unintentional injuries were performed.
Healthy Homes Education
Children's
Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC) developed a web based
"electronic
house" utilizing advanced virtual reality software to enable
parents to "walk" from room to room to identify health hazards,
exposure pathways and find alternatives that would minimize potential
health risks.
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