Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program

PURPOSE

The Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant program will assist the City of Atlanta’s Healthy Homes: Atlanta program in building its capacity to address the 6^th principle of a healthy home: Keep it contaminant free – examples include addressing lead dust, chemical storage, etc.

With this grant the Healthy Homes: Atlanta Team can develop the infrastructure to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rentals or owner-occupied housing.

• Marketing and (eligible targeted) outreach
• Building local Lead Hazard Control partnerships
• Educating entities on the benefits of program participation and lead-based paint hazards regulations
• Providing meaningful access to Fair Housing Act program benefits and information to Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals
• Training/contractor pool development, including Section 3 eligible individuals
• Establishing and collaborating with key partnerships/subgrantees
• Integrating strategies to incorporate lead hazard control into existing housing repair programs
• Targeting program implementation in areas that meet the Justice40 Initiative Executive Order 14008
• Developing the mechanism or capacity for data sharing and linking eligible families
• Conducting Lead Inspections and Risk Assessments
• Completing lead hazard control work in privately owned housing
• Purchasing of equipment and supplies to support completing lead inspections/risk assessments
• Purchasing or leasing items having a per-unit cost under $5,000
• Developing and implementing procedures/guidelines governing program elements
• Training and development to build qualified staff and organizational experience
• Developing appropriate financing mechanisms
• Obtaining high quality data to target resources where need is greatest
• Developing systems for sustaining a viable lead hazard control program after the grant

• Owner-occupied or tenant-occupied homes with 80% LMI or below where children aged six or under reside.

• All City of Atlanta neighborhoods with prioritization on the Westside Promise Zone neighborhoods listed