The Minnesota Department of Health Lead and Healthy Homes Program (LHHP) is announcing the availability of swab team services grants for the 2026–27 biennium.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/08/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
These grants are intended to train workers, provide lead screening, education, outreach, and swab team services for residential properties. Projects that provide AmeriCorps funding or positions, or leverage matching funds, as part of the delivery of the services will be given priority for the grant funds. In addition, proposed projects should address health equity.
Funding Information
- The total amount of the grant funding is up to $958,000, or $479,000 per year
- Estimated award maximum is $650,000
- Estimated award minimum is $50,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027.
Eligible Projects
The following tasks are considered to be eligible activities for work to be done as part of the swab team services grant:
- Education and outreach
- Provide instruction to residents and property owners on the home environment and appropriate lead control techniques
- Provide lead dust cleanup equipment and instruction to residents to allow them to more safely address lead hazards in their home environment
- Blood lead testing
- Conduct blood lead testing events for screening children and pregnant women
- Swab team work
- Provide on-the-job training to swab team workers
- Provide swab team services on residential properties for primary or secondary prevention
- Provide lead hazard reduction through abatement or interim controls undertaken to make a residence, childcare facility, school, or playground lead-safe.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applications are non-profit organizations.
For more information, visit MDH.
