Removing lead paint or replacing a lead pipe can be expensive, but many homeowners and landlords can get help. Choose your state to see the HUD lead hazard grants awarded there, city and county lead programs, and lead service line replacement help we have verified.
In short: most lead removal money comes from HUD grants to states, counties and cities, which run local programs for eligible pre-1978 homes, usually with income limits and priority for homes with young children. Utilities also replace lead service lines, often at little or no cost. We can’t promise eligibility; each program sets its own rules.
How HUD lead hazard grants work
HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes awards Lead Hazard Reduction grants to state and local governments, which then run programs that test and fix lead hazards in eligible privately owned homes, both owner-occupied and rental. The finder lists recent awards from the federal award record on USAspending.gov, with the amount and period. Where we have verified the grantee’s program page and phone number, we show them; otherwise, contact the grantee or your city or county housing department and ask about its lead program.
Lead service line replacement help
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law put $15 billion into lead service line replacement through state drinking water funds, with 49% going out as grants or forgivable loans. That money flows to water utilities, not directly to homeowners, so ask your utility whether it has a replacement program and what, if anything, you would pay. See lead service line replacement.
Before you apply
- Have your home’s age, ownership, household size and income ready; most programs ask for them during their own application, never through us.
- Renters: most grants go to the owner, but many programs accept referrals from tenants, especially for homes with children under 6.
- Work paid by these programs is done by certified contractors. Learn the options in lead abatement and lead paint removal.