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Program manager outlines Windham County lead-hazard program, HUD grant and fall application window
Summary
A Windham County program manager told the Townshend Select Board that a $1.1 million HUD grant funds training and future abatement work; applications will open in the fall for households meeting income and child-age eligibility and could cover up to $30,000 per unit.
A program manager for the Windham County Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes initiative briefed the Townshend Select Board on a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant supporting contractor training and lead abatement work.
"A little over a year ago, the Windham County Sheriff's Office received a $1,100,000 grant," the program manager said, and the county has used funds to expand capacity for lead abatement and contractor training statewide. She said the program offers free training (RRPM) so more contractors can bid on abatement work and that, once capacity building concludes, the program will provide direct unit assistance.
She described eligibility and benefits the board can expect to see when applications open this fall: families meeting the 80% annual-income threshold with a child under age 6 may qualify for assistance "up to $30,000 per unit" for single- or multi-family homes. The program also distributes free cleaning kits through early-education partners and welcome-baby packets to reduce lead exposure while waiting for remediation.
The manager asked the board to post program materials and a link on the town website and to refer interested contractors and property owners to program staff. The select board agreed to have the web coordinator coordinate materials with program staff.
