Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): FY25_LHRP
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds in the amount of $5,750,000, with a required match of $750,000, for the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Childhood lead poisoning is a major health concern as it has numerous lifelong effects on children's nervous system and brain development. There is also a negative correlation between childhood lead poisoning, behavioral problems, and learning disorders. In Harris County, 122,000 homes are potentially at risk for lead-based paint hazards (homes built prior to 1978). It is estimated that 19,000 children under the age of 6 live below the poverty line. Children living below the poverty line have a higher probability of residing in homes built prior to 1978. Thus, there is an evident need to increase lead abatement and blood lead level testing in the community. Public Health Services is requesting permission to accept the HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) Grant TXLHD0563-24 (FY25_LHRP) award.
Expected Impact:
The expected impact of the program's efforts includes reduced exposure to lead-based paint hazards as well as improved health outcomes by detecting elevated blood lead levels, identifying its source, and abating the hazard, expeditiously. The lead remediation in homes will also improve the quality of the family's everyday lives while our outreach an...
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