HUD Grants to Research Detection of Lead, Mold, and Safety
Hazards
By Carolyn on July 1, 2009 1:04 PM | Permalink
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today
announced that $4 million is available to improve methods
to detect and control lead-based paint, mold and other
housing-related safety hazards that harm children. These
grants will be awarded competitively to multiple Academic
and non-profit institutions, State, Tribal or local
governments that advance the recognition and control of
residential health and safety hazards or improve our
understanding of the link between housing and health.
"Anything HUD can do to continue to improve the methods for
protecting our children from dangerous home hazards is
crucial to American families, their children and their
future," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "Investing in
healthy homes is not only good for health reasons, but good
for the environment and the economy as well."
These grants will further the implementation of HUD's
Healthy Homes Strategic Plan, and the Surgeon General's
Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes, both recently
released, which encourage government agencies, other
research organizations, and scientists to develop and
support a portfolio of rigorous healthy homes research. In
addition, both documents recommend that agencies and
sectors work together to provide guidance and technical
assistance to support safe, healthy, and environmentally
friendly housing options.
HUD will award approximately six to ten grants ranging from
$250,000 to $800,000 each. Applications may be downloaded
from the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control's
Website. The application provides instructions, including
submitting proposals by Federal Express (FedEx), United
Parcel Services (UPS) and overnight Express Mail delivery
services. The deadline for receiving grants is 5:00 PM
eastern time, August 18, 2009.
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