Housing & Neighborhood Development Annual Report 2024-25

Before

HUD Grant for Lead-Safe GSO In October 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Greensboro a Lead Hazard Reduction and Healthy Homes Grant valued at $2,698,441, which funded the replacement of deteriorated lead-based paint and limited home-repair services in 113 Greensboro residences. Started in 2002, the program has educated low-income homeowners and renters on the hazards of lead exposure, provided free home lead testing, and facilitated home repairs that address unsafe lead paint conditions. Primary focus is given to homes where children under six and/or pregnant women reside or frequently visit. Babies and small children are at high risk of developmental impact from the effects of lead poisoning. The City’s ongoing lead-safe housing grant program has restored over 1,000 homes in low-income areas since the early 2000s, which has eliminated critical health hazards

that disproportionately impact low-income communities. The program helps to remove conditions that give rise to physical health and developmental trauma for children and families who are most at risk. After a successful program year, HUD awarded Greensboro a seventh-straight Lead Hazard Reduction and Healthy Homes Grant valued at $4,696,278. The Gate City is one of the few cities to receive the grant for so many consecutive years. Learn more about the City’s

Lead-Safe Greensboro program at www.greensboro-nc.gov/LeadSafe .

HOMES IMPROVED through Duke Energy Home Repair partnership 218 Numbers BY THE

HOMES MADE LEAD SAFE 26

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT-FUNDED REPAIRS by Community Housing Solutions 27

HOME REPAIR GSO PROJECTS COMPLETED 5 15

COMPLETED OR IN-PROGRESS HOME REPAIR GSO REFERRALS

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