The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is inviting applications for the Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program.
Donor Name: Department of Housing and Urban Development
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/18/2022
Grant Size: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
Through this NOFO, HUD is funding studies to improve HUD’s and the public’s knowledge of housing-related health and safety hazards and to improve or develop new hazard assessment and control methods, with a focus on lead and other key residential health and safety hazards.
Goals
- Lead Technical Studies (LTS): The overall goal of the LTS grant program is to gain knowledge to improve the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods for evaluation and control of residential lead-based paint hazards. Through this Program, HUD is working to fulfill the requirements of sections 1051 and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X) (42 U.S.C. §(HHTS): The overall goal of the HHTS Program is to advance the recognition and control of priority residential health and safety hazards and more closely examine the link between housing and health. The overall objectives of the Program include but are not limited to:
- Development and evaluation of cost-effective test methods and protocols for the identification and assessment of housing-related hazards.
- Development and assessment of cost-effective methods for reducing or eliminating housing related hazards.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of housing interventions and barriers and incentives affecting future use of the most cost-effective strategies.
- Supporting translational and implementation research studies which involve the adaptation and use of effective healthy homes intervention strategies in different housing types, residential settings, and populations.
- Investigation of the epidemiology of housing-related hazards and illness and injuries associated with these hazards, with an emphasis on low income, vulnerable populations (e.g., children, senior citizens, etc.).
- Analysis of existing data or generation of new data to improve knowledge regarding the prevalence and severity of specific hazards in various types of housing and by demographic characteristics of residents, with a focus on low-income housing.
- Improved understanding of the relationship between a residential exposure and illness or injury of children or other vulnerable populations. (Note: Applicants that propose this type of study should discuss how the knowledge that is gained from the study could be used in a program to reduce these hazards in target communities).
Funding Duration
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Award Floor: $300,000
- Length of Project Periods: 36-month project period and budget period
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Applications to supplement existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new awards.
- Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
