The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) is seeking applications for the 2023 Lead Poisoning Prevention Mini-Grants to increase rural community capacity for lead poisoning prevention.
Donor Name: National Center for Healthy Housing
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/08/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
To help communities build capacity and advance evidence-based efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning, including through exposure to lead in paint, dust, soil, water, and consumer products, the NCHH invites communities to apply for a bundled award of coaching and support over six months that includes on-call access to technical assistance from a network of national experts, opportunities to engage in peer learning, and a grant.
Recognizing the significant, inequitable, and costly impact of childhood lead poisoning, many communities are taking action to address the issue through the removal of lead hazards from homes, especially before children are exposed, and through policy and systems change. Others want to take their first steps but may be unsure of how and where to start. The health and economic burden of lead exposure is considerable, especially for disproportionately impacted low-income communities and communities of color, and where there are persistent racial and economic disparities. Reducing childhood lead exposure means improving children’s health, reducing health disparities, and reducing strain on healthcare, educational, criminal justice, and other systems.
The purpose of the proposed work is to identify, spread, and grow successful policies and systems; support new communities to take action; and encourage communities to move up the ladder of engagement, taking actions that achieve cross-sector partnerships and put sustainable, systems-level policies and programs in place. Communities that are primed for change may use this support to mobilize more effectively to improve indoor environments or expand and sustain existing efforts.
Benefits of being selected
The community that is selected will receive support to pursue or implement their child care financing strategy. These benefits include but may not be limited to the following:
- Coaching and support: This opportunity includes the option to access coaching and support from national experts at the National Center for Healthy Housing, Children’s Environmental Health Network, and the National Association for Family Child Care.
- Peer learning: Opportunities to interact with and learn from other communities tackling similar issues with shared goals to reduce childhood lead poisoning.
Funding Information
A $50,000 grant award to support project activities.
Project Period
The grant period is six months (February-July 2024).
Eligibility Criteria
- Local or regional nonprofit and community-based organizations (includes public health institutes).
- County, local, state, and tribal government agencies.
Organizations must be based in the United States. For-profit organizations are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit NCHH.
