The Human Development Commission of Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac, Lapeer and Bay counties have been awarded $750,000 by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to expand residential lead hazard control services to eligible households with a Medicaid-enrolled resident, making homes and communities safer.
Funding is provided through Michigan’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. Initial grants were first distributed in 2017. Grants were available this year for qualifying cities, counties or consortiums to provide lead hazard control services.
Activities must be completed by Sept. 30, 2025. Services available for funding under this initiative include, but are not limited to, the following efforts:
- 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; and
- Building local capacity to safely and effectively abate lead hazards.
For more information about lead services, visit Michigan.gov/mileadsafe.
