LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES ABATEMENT/REPAIRS GRANT – CITY OF NEWARK
HUD and the NJ Department of Community Affairs have awarded the City of Newark a Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR), Healthy Homes Production (HHP), and Lead Remediation and Abatement (LRAP) grants to help Newark residents to live in a lead safe environment.
Apply Now – Don’t Wait before the money runs out! We can help you to remediate lead-based paint and other healthy homes hazards in your home utilizing these grants.
This program can address a variety of environmental health hazards posing health risks to occupants in homes. Such hazards include: lead, mold, allergens, asthma, carbon monoxide, pesticides, home safety, risk of falls, fire, electrical hazards, and other home hazards with the potential to cause injuries.
The goal of the program is to provide Lead-Safe housing and Healthy Homes.
WHO CAN APPLY FOR THE LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION & HEALTHY HOMES GRANT?
HOMEOWNERS AND TENANTS
The following are eligibility criteria:
- Home built before 1978
- Household income < 80% area median income (refer to Income Limits Summary at the end of your application package)
- If unit is occupied by tenant/owner where a child under age six either lives/visits frequently
- If there is a pregnant woman residing at the unit.
- If a Notice of Violation is issued for the unit. Vacant units may be covered.
- Priority is given to units occupied by a child with an elevated blood lead level.
Healthy Homes Grant:
- Household income < 80% area median income (refer to Income Limits Summary on Page 13)
- Households with children under eighteen years of age
- Persons living with disabilities
- Seniors 62 years and over
To Apply For the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Lead Abatement and Remediation Program (LRAP) grant online, click on the link below:
https://www.nj.gov/dca/dhcr/offices/lrap.shtml
If you think you qualify based on these prerequisites, please send in your application to:
City of Newark
Attn: Felix Amoh Mensah
Department of Health and Community Wellness
94 William Street, 3rd Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-1316
DOCUMENTS
Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR), LEAD REMEDIATION AND ABATEMENT(LRAP) and Healthy HomeS PRODUCTION (HHP) Grants Application for Tenants and Homeowners
FAQs for City of Newark’s LHR, LRAP, & HHP Grants Program
Lead Safe/ Free Certificate Application for Owner/s to Request Inspection for Your Pre-1978 Rental Dwelling Unit/s (English)
Lead Safe/ Free Certificate Application for Owner/s to Request Inspection for Your Pre-1978 Rental Dwelling Unit/s (Spanish)
FAQs for City of Newark Lead Safe/FREE Certificate Program
CONTACT US
Felix Amoh Mensah
Program Manager
Rajiyah Baskerville
Secretary Assistant
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS
94 William Street 3rd Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-3787/6274 • Fax: 972-622-2875
Lead Inspection Hotline: 973-733-5323/5324/4311
mensahf@ci.newark.nj.us
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Renovate Right English: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/rr_english_color_book.pdf
Renovate Right Spanish:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/renovaterightbrochure-esp.pdf
Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home English:
Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home Spanish:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-04/documents/pyf-spanish-color-2020-portrait-508.pdf
