By Michigan Department OF Health and Human Services

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.

Funding is provided through Michigan’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. Grants of up to $1.5 million were available 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	$1,231,125
City of Detroit	City of Detroit	$1,274,300
City of Grand Rapids	Kent County	$700,000
Human Development Commission	Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac Lapeer and Bay counties	$1,062,900
Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency	All Upper Peninsula counties	$500,000
City of Muskegon	Muskegon County	$880,100
Wayne County Health Deptartment	City of Highland Park	$520,000
City of Benton Harbor	City of Benton Harbor	$100,000

Activities must be completed by Sept. 30, 2023. Services available for funding under this initiative include, but are not limited to, the following efforts:

Advertisements - Click the Speaker Icon for Audio

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.