Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program

U.S. territory or possession are eligible to apply.Applications to supplement existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new awards. However, organizations that apply and use the same Principal Investigator (PI) that is identified on any active LHHTS grants must demonstrate that the time to be spent in the new grant and any other LHHTS grants is not above 100% full time equivalent.If supported by the majority of the Application Review Panel, HUD will make an award of up to $800,000 under the LTS Grant Program or up to $1,000,000 under the HHTS Grant Program for the highest scoring application from a qualified new applicant, as defined here, on the condition that the application receives a score of at least 79 points. A new applicant is an organization that has not been previously funded by the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) under the Technical Studies Grant Program to which they are applying as the primary grantee. A new applicant may have previously been a sub-grantee under an award to another organization. If there is not a qualified new applicant for funding, any remaining funds will be made available to the general pool of qualified LHHTS Grant Program applicants based on the final overall ranking. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.