"This grant will benefit housing and community revitalization projects throughout the state," said Senators Snowe and Collins in a joint statement. "We are pleased that HUD is once again making a commitment to help us provide for local needs."
The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program is designed to:
• Implement a national strategy to assist states and local governments build the infrastructure necessary to eliminate lead-based paint hazards in all housing; • Encourage effective action to prevent childhood lead poisoning by establishing a workable framework for lead-based paint hazard identification and control; • Mobilize public and private resources, involving cooperation among all levels of government and the private sector, to develop the most promising, cost effective methods for identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards; and • Promote job training, employment, and other economic lift opportunities for low-income residents and businesses which are owned by and/or employ low-income residents.