The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $8 million in grants to expand residential lead hazard control services to eligible households with a Medicaid-enrolled resident to help make homes and communities safer.
Funding is provided through Michigan’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. Grants are available for qualifying cities, counties or consortiums to provide lead hazard control services.
“Michigan is committed to protecting families from lead exposure by working with communities across the state to reduce or eliminate all sources of lead in the home,” said MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel. “These grant funds will allow communities to address lead hazards impacting some of our most vulnerable residents to help protect them from the health effects of lead.”
Among those that received grants was the Oakland County Health Department which was awarded $500,000.
Activities must be completed by Sept. 30, 2026. Services available for funding under this initiative include:
• 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.
Funding is provided through Michigan’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. Grants are available for qualifying cities, counties or consortiums to provide lead hazard control services.
“Michigan is committed to protecting families from lead exposure by working with communities across the state to reduce or eliminate all sources of lead in the home,” said MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel. “These grant funds will allow communities to address lead hazards impacting some of our most vulnerable residents to help protect them from the health effects of lead.”
Among those that received grants was the Oakland County Health Department which was awarded $500,000.
Activities must be completed by Sept. 30, 2026. Services available for funding under this initiative include:
• 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.
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