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The Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) is pleased to announce the release of four Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 HUD Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs). These opportunities provide funding to support the identification and control of lead-based paint hazards, address housing-related health and safety hazards, improve home safety and accessibility for older adults, and expand financing tools that leverage public and private investment in lead-safe and healthy homes activities.
Brief descriptions of each funding opportunity are provided below. Full descriptions, including funding levels, eligibility requirements, application instructions, and key program dates are available at the corresponding Grants.gov pages .
All eligible organizations are encouraged to review the applicable NOFO carefully and begin preparing applications as soon as possible. Please share this announcement with eligible partners and stakeholders who may be interested in applying.
Note : The Lead-Safe and Healthy Homes Financing Demonstration Program application deadline is September 14, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT , while applications for the three remaining NOFOs are due by August 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM EDT .
The Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program protects children under the age of six from lead poisoning by assisting eligible jurisdictions in identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in privately owned rental and owner-occupied target housing. The program also includes Healthy Homes Supplemental funding to address additional housing-related health and safety hazards in homes receiving lead hazard control assistance.
Please note that the application deadline is August 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM EDT. .
The Healthy Homes Production (HHP) Program supports comprehensive interventions that address multiple housing-related health and safety hazards, helping reduce childhood diseases and injuries through coordinated healthy homes strategies.
Please note that the application deadline is August 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM EDT. .
The Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP) provides funding to experienced nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and Public Housing Authorities to make safety and accessibility modifications that enable low-income older adults to remain safely in their homes and age in place.
Please note that the application deadline is August 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM EDT .
The Lead-Safe and Healthy Homes Financing Demonstration Program (LSHHFD) supports the expansion of financing strategies that leverage public and private investment to increase lead hazard control and healthy homes interventions in low-income housing.
Please note that the application deadline is September 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM EDT. .
1. If you applied, keep your Grants.gov submission confirmation and answer any HUD request for clarification promptly.
2. If you did not apply, check HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes page and Grants.gov before assuming any of the four notices stays closed.
3. Use the closed notices to prepare for the next round: confirm eligibility, match funds and partner commitments.
HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes released four FY 2026 funding notices covering lead hazard reduction, healthy homes production, older adult home modification and lead and healthy homes financing. All four application deadlines have passed (August 31, and September 14 for the financing demonstration). Eligible organizations that missed them should watch for a later round rather than assume a window is open.
Eligible applicants for each program. Lead Hazard Reduction serves jurisdictions working on lead paint hazards in rental and owner occupied homes. Older Adults Home Modification funds experienced nonprofits, state and local governments and public housing authorities. Healthy Homes Production and the Financing Demonstration serve organizations running healthy homes and lead hazard financing work. Low income households and children under six in target housing are the intended beneficiaries.
The Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) is pleased to announce the release of four Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 HUD Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs). These opportunities provide funding to support the identification and control of lead-based paint hazards, address housing-related health and safety hazards, improve home safety and accessibility for older adults, and expand financing tools that leverage public and private investment in lead-safe and healthy homes activities.
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