Open lead grants, tracked in one place.
A running list of federal funding for lead hazard control, childhood lead poisoning prevention, healthy homes, and lead in water, pulled straight from Grants.gov. Built for the people who actually do this work: health departments, healthy homes programs, remediation contractors, school districts, water utilities, and the nonprofits beside them.
Updated June 15, 2026
Open and forecast right now
1 open to apply now, 2 on the horizon (announced, but not yet accepting applications). The list is short on purpose. There are rarely more than a handful of federal lead opportunities live at once, and each is worth millions, so missing one is expensive.
Open now
Lead-Safe and Healthy Homes Financing Demonstration
Open since: June 3, 2026
Apply by: August 3, 2026
Run by: U.S. HUD
Program (CFDA): 14.922
On the horizon
Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program
Expected to open: May 12, 2026
Deadline: not announced yet
Run by: U.S. HUD
Program (CFDA): 14.900
On the horizon
Healthy Homes Production Grant Program
Expected to open: May 12, 2026
Deadline: not announced yet
Run by: U.S. HUD
Program (CFDA): 14.913
The one to watch: HUD Lead Technical Studies
Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS)
HUD runs a near-annual program that funds research into better ways to detect, measure, and control lead hazards. It opens in late spring or summer most years, awards run roughly $700,000 to $800,000 per project, and recent winners include both universities and small research firms. It is not open today. The last cycle closed in August 2024, which makes the next one worth watching closely.
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The money behind it is not small
$1.8 billion+
Across just four federal programs since 2018, counting only the largest awards. The recipients are exactly the organizations this page is built for: city and state health departments, redevelopment authorities, tribal health boards, and national public health associations.
HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard ControlAssistance Listing 14.900. Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, and Chicago among the cities funded.
$696M
HUD Lead Hazard Reduction DemonstrationAssistance Listing 14.905. Redevelopment authorities and city health departments.
$675M
CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning PreventionAssistance Listing 93.197. State health associations, tribal health boards, universities.
$414M
EPA Lead Training and CertificationAssistance Listing 66.707. State health and environment departments.
$44M
Source: USAspending.gov, top awards per program, fiscal years 2018 to 2026. Totals are a floor, not the full program spend.
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A starting kit of helpful resources
Where to register, who funds lead work, how to find opportunities, the forms you will need, and the partners who can help you win.
Get registered to apply
Before you can apply for any federal grant you have to finish two free registrations that together can take a couple of weeks. Start here first.
SAM.gov entity registration
Where your organization gets its Unique Entity ID and completes the SAM.gov registration federal grants require. Activation can take up to 10 business days.
Grants.gov applicant registration
How to create a Grants.gov account, link it to SAM.gov, and assign the Authorized Organization Representative role so staff can submit.
Federal funders of lead work
The main federal programs that fund lead hazard control, childhood lead poisoning prevention, and lead in drinking water.
HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
The HUD office that funds lead-based paint hazard control and healthy homes work.
HUD healthy homes grant opportunities
Lists HUD's active lead and healthy homes grant programs, including Hazard Control, Hazard Reduction Demonstration, and Capacity Building.
CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
CDC's program that funds state and local lead programs and supports blood lead testing, surveillance, and case management.
EPA lead program hub
EPA's hub covering lead in paint, drinking water, soil, and air, including the RRP rule and the National Lead Information Center.
EPA WIIN lead testing in schools and child care
EPA grant that funds states, territories, and tribes to test for and reduce lead in drinking water at schools and child care.
EPA drinking water SRF lead service line replacement grants
Capitalization grants that fund lead service line identification, planning, and full replacement through state revolving funds.
Find and track opportunities
Tools to discover open opportunities and to study who has already won lead funding.
Grants.gov search
The free federal search for forecasted, posted, and closed opportunities, filterable by eligibility and category.
USASpending award search
The official federal spending database. Search past grants by keyword, recipient, agency, and year to see who won and how much.
Candid (Foundation Directory)
Data on private and corporate foundation giving beyond what public 990 filings show.
Instrumentl
Subscription platform that matches your programs against funder profiles and active RFPs and refreshes weekly.
GrantStation
Subscription research service with profiles of US charitable, federal, and state funders plus proposal tools.
NIH RePORTER
Searchable repository of NIH-funded research projects, useful for lead and environmental health research funding.
The federal application forms
Federal applications are built on the standard SF-424 family of forms.
SF-424 form family on Grants.gov
The official SF-424 application forms with sample PDFs. Actual submission happens through Grants.gov Workspace.
Technical assistance and partners
National organizations that provide training, model policies, and direct help on lead and healthy housing.
National Center for Healthy Housing
Data, tools, policy guidance, and best practices on lead poisoning prevention and housing quality.
Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
Direct services, training, and technical assistance on housing-based lead, asthma, and energy work.
Children's Environmental Health Network
Child-protective policy, science, and training across environmental health, including lead and clean water.
Pew childhood lead exposure resources
A clear summary of lead exposure sources and prevention strategies for policymakers.
State pass-through money
Most CDC and HUD lead money does not go straight to local groups. It flows to state health departments that then sub-grant locally, so finding and partnering with your state lead program is often the practical route to funding.
CDC funded state and local programs
Explains the state and local programs CDC funds, the channel through which much CDC lead money reaches communities.
CDC state blood lead surveillance directory
The CDC-funded state surveillance programs, a useful starting point for identifying and contacting your state lead program.
This page is maintained by DetectLead and Fluoro-Spec Inc., which makes lead detection tools for families, programs, and labs. We built it because the people fighting lead exposure should not have to dig through Grants.gov to find the money meant for this work.
Federal opportunities are pulled from Grants.gov and refreshed periodically. Funding amounts come from USAspending.gov. This is a starting point, not legal or grant-writing advice. Always confirm eligibility and deadlines in the official notice.
Questions or a grant we missed? eric@detectlead.com · 631-461-1838