Over $7 million awarded to residential lead hazard services

by | Nov 14, 2024 | Health and Wellness

 

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Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 14, 2024

CONTACT: Laina Stebbins, 517-241-2112, [email protected]

Over $7 million awarded to expand residential lead hazard services, make Michigan homes safer

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services awarded more than $7 million in community grants to expand residential lead hazard control services to eligible households with a Medicaid-enrolled resident, making homes and communities safer.

“Michigan is committed to protecting families from lead exposure by working with communities across the state to reduce or eliminate all sources of lead in the home,” said MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel. “Providing Medicaid funding to these communities to address lead hazards helps protect some of our most vulnerable residents.”

Grants were available this year for qualifying cities, counties or consortiums to provide lead hazard control services. Awarded grantees include:

Grantee Name Target Area  Amount Awarded
City of Battle Creek Calhoun County $1,500,000
Community Action Agency Lenawee and Hillsdale counties $1,500,000
City of Detroit City of Detroit $1,300,000
City of Grand Rapids City of Grand Rapids $700,000
Human Development Commission Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac, Lapeer and Bay Counties $750,000
Public Health, Delta and Menominee Counties All Upper Peninsula counties $700,000
City of Muskegon Muskegon County $1,200,000

Activities must be completed by Sept. 30, 2025. Services available for funding under this initiative include, but are not limited to, the following efforts:

  • Lead inspection, risk assessment and/or elevated blood lead investigation activities to determine the presence of lead hazards.
  • Permanent removal, enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based paint and lead dust hazards for eligible residences.
  • Removal or covering of soil lead hazards up to eligible residence property lines.
  • Minimal rehabilitation to help sustain the lead abatement work.
  • Removal of pre-2014 faucets and fixtures used for human consumption, plumbing and/or service lines deemed to be a lead hazard.
  • Temporary relocation of residents during lead abatement activities.
  • Building local capacity to safely and effectively abate lead hazards.

For more information about lead services, visit Michigan.gov/mileadsafe.