State and Tribal Lead Programs

Lead Grants
EPA awards grants to states and tribes to develop authorized programs to prevent lead poisoning through the training of workers who remove lead-based paint, the accreditation of training programs, the certification of contractors, and renovation education programs. The grants also fund education and outreach about lead which gives information to individuals on how to prevent lead poisoning. Another activity which EPA has funded is the collection of lead data to determine the nature and extent of the lead problem within an area.

Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning - Notice of Funds Availability (11/24/2004)

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You may be interested in a new lead grant program providing funds for activities that reduce childhood lead poisoning in vulnerable populations. Grants range from $25,000 to $100,000. Eligible applicants include: states, local governments, tribes, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher learning. Projects can address areas with high incidences of elevated blood lead levels or identify and address areas with high potential for elevated lead levels. Eligible activities include: outreach and public education, data gathering, monitoring, training, inspections and risk assessments, and demonstrations and new innovative approaches for identifying or reducing lead poisoning.

Applications are due by January 31, 2004 (60 days from publication in the Federal Register).

For more information, please contact

Barbara Ross

,with EPA in Seattle, by phone at 206-553-1985 or by email at ross.barbara@epa.gov.

Federal Register Notice of Funds Availability

published Wednesday, December 1, 2004.

State and Tribal Lead Programs

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