Healthy Housing and Lead Hazard Control
Lead Paint Hazard Grant Program
The Lead Hazard Reduction Program (LHR) offers federally-funded grants to assist homeowners of single-family or multifamily homes built before 1978 in reducing lead paint hazards and other health risks.
The program’s major goal is to assist homeowners and renters reduce lead paint hazards in order to prevent lead poisoning of residents - especially children. The most common cause of lead poisoning in young children is the peeling or flaking of lead paint, which can result in the ingestion of lead dust from window sills, floors, and toys. This program covers the removal of lead dust, painting, or replacing surfaces contaminated with lead-based paint.
Program Benefits
- Inspect and repair any lead paint hazards.
- Lead hazard repairs usually involve painting, replacing windows, or performing other home repairs to remove or contain lead paint.
- All assessments, updates, and repairs are provided at no cost to the homeowner.
- Families may need to be temporarily relocated (for up to 10 days) while remediation work is being conducted.
Program Eligibility
- Owner-occupied or rental home built before 1978.
- Must have household income; 80% Area Median Income (AMI) or less.
- Owner-occupied households must have a pregnant person or child under 6-yrs living or visiting the home regularly.
- Rental homes without pregnant residents or children under 6yrs are encouraged to apply.
Ready to apply?
**** For more details about the program, eligibility requirements, and application, please visit the Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) website at: https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/lhr
**** For additional information, please click on the links below.
Lead Hazard Reduction Application Instructions-Lhr-App - Dis (virginia.gov)
Lead Hazard Reduction Fact Sheet- Flyer