Feds announcing record lead-based paint reduction grant to Houston Health Department

FEDS ANNOUNCING RECORD LEAD-BASED PAINT REDUCTION GRANT TO HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT

WHAT: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development joins the Houston Health Department to announce a record federal grant to address lead-based paint in low-income Houston neighborhoods.

WHEN: Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 2 p.m.

WHERE: 1620 Chew Street in Houston (Home recently made lead safe.)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Hundreds more Houston homes will be made lead safe thanks to a new grant awarded to the Houston Health Department. The grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the largest the federal agency has ever awarded to a local health department for home lead-based paint hazard reduction.

Contact: Scott Packard Office: 832-393-5045 Mobile: 281-254-6403 Scott.Packard@houstontx.gov Porfirio Villarreal Office: 832-393-5041 Mobile: 713-826-5695 Porfirio.Villarreal@houstontx.gov