The Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control oversees seven
grant programs under the Healthy Homes Initiative
and the Program Management and Assurance
Division to assist in achieving our mission. The information
provided below is intended to provide you with an overview of our
programs and to direct you to the grant program most appropriate
to you.
In 2004, the National Center for Healthy Housing conducted a National
Evaluation of OHHLHC grant programs - a very helpful resource
for you to review. In addition to the National Evaluation, you can
find out detailed information on each program by following the links
provided below.
Lead-based
Paint Hazard Control Program (LHC)
The
LHC Grant Program assists States, Native
American Tribes and local governments in creating wide-ranging programs
to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately
owned housing. Each year the OHHLHC awards roughly 30 grants of
up to $3M per grant. Applicants must provide a 10% match (non-federal)
to participate.
Lead
Hazard Reduction Demonstration Program (LHRD)
The
LHRD Grant Program assists States, Native
American Tribes and local governments with high numbers of rental
units built in 1940 or earlier in creating wide-ranging programs
to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately
owned housing. Each year the OHHLHC awards roughly 12 grants of
up to $4M per grant. Applicants must provide a 25% match (non-federal)
to participate.
Operation
Lead Elimination Action Program (LEAP)
The
LEAP Grant Program assists private sector,
non-profit and for-profit organizations (provided no fees are charged
for services) in creating wide-ranging programs to identify and
control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned housing
by leveraging private sector funding. Each year the OHHLHC awards
roughly 6 grants of up to $2M per grant. Applicants are not required
to provide a match to participate, but are evaluated (in part) on
the amount of leveraged funds dedicated to the applicant's proposal.
Lead
Outreach Program (LOR)
The
LOR Grant Program assists academic institutions,
non-profit and for-profit organizations (provided no fees are charged
for services), States, Native American Tribes and local governments
to raise public awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention,
provide training and education. Each year the OHHLHC awards roughly
4 grants of up to $500,000 per grant. Applicants must provide a
10% match (non-federal) to participate.
Lead
Technical Studies Program (LTS)
The
LTS Grant Program assists academic institutions,
non-profit and for-profit organizations (provided no fees are charged
for services), States, Native American Tribes and local governments
to conduct research to gain knowledge on improving the efficacy
and cost-effectiveness of methods for evaluation and control of
residential lead-based paint hazards. Each year the OHHLHC awards
roughly 5 grants of up to $1M per grant. Applicants are not required
to provide a match to participate.
Healthy
Homes Technical Studies Program (HHTS)
The
HHTS Grant Program assists academic institutions,
non-profit and for-profit organizations (provided no fees are charged
for services), States, Native American Tribes and local governments
to develop the most promising, cost-effective methods for identifying
and controlling housing related hazards, and build local capacity
to operate sustainable programs to prevent, minimize, and control
housing-related hazards in eligible residences. Each year the OHHLHC
awards roughly 3 cooperative agreements of up to $1M per agreement.
Applicants are not required to provide a match to participate.
Healthy
Homes Demonstration Program (HHD)
The
HHD Grant Program assists academic institutions,
non-profit and for-profit organizations (provided no fees are charged
for services), States, Native American Tribes and local governments
to address environmental triggers that may be contributing to the
child's illness, conduct education and outreach that furthers the
goal of protecting children from environmentally induced illness,
and build capacity in the target community to assure long-term progress
of healthy homes efforts. Each year the OHHLHC awards roughly 5
cooperative agreements of up to $1M per agreement. Applicants are
not required to provide a match to participate. |