Fiscal Year 2008: Since the inception of the lead programs over 100,000 units have been made lead-safe and over 300,000 units have been tested. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Uses and Use Restrictions

For Fiscal Year 2008, potential applicants consulted the NOFA for available grant funding, particular requirements and restrictions, and application due dates.

Applicants submitted their electronic application through http://www.grants.gov.

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Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Government - General: Construction/Renewal/Rehabilitation.

State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals): Construction/Renewal/Rehabilitation.

Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals: Construction/Renewal/Rehabilitation

Beneficiary Eligibility

Homeowner; Low Income

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments and specific requirements of 24 CFR 85. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Aplication and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable.

Environmental impact information is not required for this program.

This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.

12372.

Application Procedures

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The competitive Notification of Funding Availability (NOFA) for fiscal year 2008 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control grants provides information about the application procedure. All grants had to be submitted electronically, via www.grants.gov, unless a waiver from electronic submission was received. Copies of the NOFA and required forms can be obtained at Grants.gov. Other relevant information can be found at HUD"s website, www.hud.gov, or the Office"s website, www.hud.gov/offices/lead/. For questions related to the application process, e-mail Support@grants.gov, call grants.gov at 800-518-GRANTS or via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (1-800) 877-8339.

Award Procedures

HUD"s review and awarding procedures are explained in the NOFA.

Deadlines

Apr 01, 2008 to Jul 10, 2008: no later than 11:59:59 p.m.

Authorization

Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Title 42 U.S.C. 4852 , Public Law 102-550; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching Percent: 10.%. The Lead Hazard Control Grant Program requires a minimum of 10 percent local matching requirement. Community Development Block Grant funds are eligible as a local contribution. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

The Hazard Control Grant award is for 36 months. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required.

No cash reports are required.

Progress reports are required quarterly, to cover such performance measures as the numbers of housing units assessed for hazards, units where hazards were controlled, people trained in assessing and/or controlling these hazards, people reached through outreach events, as well as the expenditure of funds, status of the environmental review process, jobs created and retained, and additional quantitative and narrative information that helps the Office assess grantee performance against grant benchmarks and other grant requirements, and make recommendations for improvements when appropriate.

Quarterly financial management and performance reports are required of participating jurisdictions.

Reports are due 10 days after the quarter.

Quarterly financial management and performance reports are required of participating jurisdictions.

Reports are due 10 days after the quarter.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with OMB Circular A-133.

Records

As required by OMB Circular A-102, "Grants and Cooperative Agreements With State and Local Governments".

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0177-0-1-451 - 86-0177 2009/2011.

Obigations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $77,949,463; FY 10 est $0

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will fund 30 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control grants totaling $77.9 million, with maximum grant awards of $3,000,000.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature

The Notice of Funding Availability is self-contained; all necessary information is provided; no other regulations pertain. For Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grants, there is some change in the content and direction of the NOFA that is issued each year, dependent on General Section format, Congressional direction, changes in emphasis among priorities, and improvements based on experience with prior NOFAs.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Bill Nellis Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 8236, Washington 20410-3000 Email: William.C.Nellis@hud.gov Phone: (202) 402-7684

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

For American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grants, HUD used the technical and financial selection criteria listed in the Fiscal Year 2008 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program NOFA.