Opportunity Home to Receive $4.8 Million from HUD to Evaluate and Reduce Health Hazards in Public Housing
Sept. 18, 2024
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Opportunity Home San Antonio will receive $4,800,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to evaluate and reduce residential health hazards in public housing.
On Sept. 17, HUD announced more than $87 million for public housing agencies across the nation to assess and decrease health hazards in public housing, including lead-based paint, carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and fire safety. Through the Capital Fund Housing-Related Hazards (HRH) and Lead-Based Paint (LBP) Capital Fund programs, a total of 14 awards totaling $47.7 million under LBP and 22 awards totaling $40 million under HRH were awarded.
The funding will also help public housing agencies prepare to comply with the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE). NSPIRE improves HUD’s oversight by aligning and consolidating inspection regulations used to evaluate HUD housing across multiple programs. NSPIRE strengthens HUD’s physical condition standards, and fire safety, carbon monoxide, mold and moisture and lead-based paint standards.
Read HUD’s full press release.