The City Of Clinton has received nearly three-million dollars in grants for some lead abatement in local homes and could provide other improvements.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $165 million to 44 state and local government agencies in 23 states to protect children and families from lead-based paint and home health hazards.
HUD is providing these grants through its Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction (LBPHR) Grant Program to identify and clean up dangerous lead in low-income families’ homes. These grants also include more than $17 million from HUD’s Healthy Homes Supplemental funding to help communities with housing-related health and safety hazards in addition to lead-based paint hazards.
Clinton received 2-point-4 million dollars in the Lead Abatement Program and another 400-thousand dollars in the Health Homes Grant.
The local grant will be administered by the East Central Iowa Governmental Association. ECIA officials say more local information will be released as further information is developed.
Statement from Project Summary: City of Clinton Recommended Lead Amount:$2,400,000 Recommended HH Amount: $400,700 Recommended Total Amount: $2,800,700
The City of Clinton will be awarded $2,400,000in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program funding.The City of Clinton will address lead hazards in86 housing units providing safer homes for low and very low-income families with children.City of Clinton will be working with other medical and social service providers.
Waterloo is the other Iowa city to receive funding under the grant programs.
