Federal grant programs / Environmental Protection Agency

TSCA Title IV State Lead Grants Certification of Lead-Based Paint Professionals (66.707)

Also known as State Lead Certification Grants

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$7.7 million
• Grant awards18
• Typical award$308,463
• Awarded in FY 2025$939,175
• Size rank1548 of 1824
• Type of assistanceFormula grants

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $2.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $939,175 in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1548th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 11 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 10 states and territories.

What the program funds

The goal of the EPA's lead-based paint program is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning. The program is comprised of four strategies designed to achieve the this goal 1) Establish standards to define where lead hazards are present in paint, dust and soil; 2) Give the public information about lead hazards and steps to protect themselves; 3) Ensure that information about known lead-based paint hazards is disclosed to individuals buying or renting pre-1978 housing, and that owners and occupants of pre-1978 housing are provided information on lead-based paint hazards before renovation activities take place; 4) Establish lead-safe work practice standards and require lead-based paint professionals and renovators who work in pre-1978 housing to be trained and certified. The program assists States, Tribes, and Territories in developing and carrying out authorized programs that: (a) certify contractors engaged in lead-based paint activities and accredit lead-based paint activities training programs; (b) certify contractors engaged in renovation, repair and painting activities that disturb painted surfaces in most target housing and accredit renovator training programs; and/or (c) require distribution of lead-hazard information prior to renovation (pre-renovation education program). In FY 2026, EPA will continue to provide assistance to authorized State, Tribal, and Territorial lead-based paint training and certification programs and pre-renovation education programs. As appropriate, the Agency will use grant funding to provide assistance to a State, Tribal, or Territorial program looking to develop or administer an authorized Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program and/or lead-based paint activities program.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

What the money can and cannot pay for

Assistance may be available for activities that relate to authorization under TSCA Title IV. Supported activities must contribute to or lead to the attainment or maintenance of authorization pursuant to TSCA Title IV. Lead-based paint program grants are awarded 1) to develop and/or carry out an authorized lead-based paint activities program; 2) to develop and/or carry out an authorized lead pre-renovation education program; and 3) to develop and/or carry out an authorized renovation, repair, and painting program. Section 404(g) of TSCA does not authorize grant funds awarded under this program to be used for the following activities: 1. Activities or programs that provide general lead awareness outreach and education to the public, including a) The development of materials b) the printing and distribution of materials c) Purchasing radio, TV or other mass media advertising. d) GIS mapping and other technology to identify neighborhoods with high incidences of children with elevated blood lead levels. 2. The performance of risk assessments, inspections or lead-based paint abatements. 3. The training of renovators, dust sampling technicians, risk assessors, inspectors, project designers, abatement supervisors or abatement workers 4. Enforcement activities including field inspections and case development (EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance provides grants to fund compliance assurance and enforcement activities in authorized lead-based paint programs).;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$16,000 to $350,000; average of $200,000.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2016: No content available. Since FY93 EPA has provided financial assistance to the States, Territories and Indian Tribes aimed at the development, implementation and enforcement of approved programs under the final EPA lead-based paint activities training and certification rule (40 CFR part 745, subpart L). The following is a list of previously funded activities: (a) core lead-based paint activities and enforcement capacity development; (b) developing the appropriate infrastructure to administer and enforce a lead-based paint activities program successfully; (c) overseeing the conduct of contractors engaged in lead-based paint activities; (d) overseeing and controlling training program activities; (e) ensuring compliance with requirements for post-abatement clearance sampling; (f) monitoring compliance with the work practice standards of regulations for the conduct of abatement; (g) implementing lead-based paint compliance assistance; (h) implementing the lead-based paint activities sampling techniques; and (i) implementing lead-based paint activities tracking tips and complaints efforts. Fiscal Year2018: Since FY93 EPA has provided financial assistance to the States, Territories and Indian Tribes aimed at the development, implementation and enforcement of approved programs under the final EPA lead-based paint activities training and certification rule (40 CFR part 745, subpart L).

Continue reading on SAM.gov

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 93% of the money, tribes 7.5%.

By state

4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Arkansas, Massachusetts, Louisiana and Michigan.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.