Maryland Lead Hazard Reduction Grant — Healthy Homes & Lead Poisoning Prevention

Maryland DHCD's HUD-funded Lead Hazard Reduction Grant is available to eligible Maryland homeowners and landlords for qualifying properties statewide except Baltimore City, with funding used for licensed lead-abatement services.

FundingUp to $25,000 per eligible property owner under Maryland DHCD's new federally funded Lead Hazard Reduction Grant. DHCD received $4 million from HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes for this initiative.

DeadlineFunding is available until April 1, 2029. DHCD currently lists the application as Open.

Last verifiedSeptember 17, 2026

Required next actionConfirm the property is in Maryland outside Baltimore City and that the applicant is an eligible homeowner or landlord; document the lead hazard and property eligibility; use a licensed and accredited lead abatement contractor; complete the DHCD application and supporting property, contractor and financial documentation; and submit while the program remains open. Licensed residential childcare facilities and other special property types should separately confirm whether the companion state Lead Hazard Reduction Grant and Loan Program is the better pathway before applying.

Broad Eligibility

Maryland DHCD states that the new HUD-funded Lead Hazard Reduction Grant is available to eligible Maryland homeowners and landlords for properties statewide except Baltimore City. Funding must be used for lead abatement services performed by a licensed and accredited lead abatement contractor. DHCD's broader state Lead Hazard Reduction Grant and Loan Program separately covers owner-occupied single-family homes, rental properties and potentially licensed residential childcare facilities under its own requirements.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 80/100. This is a verified long-horizon healthy-housing and lead-poisoning-prevention resource with up to $25,000 per eligible property and $4 million in federal program funding. It is especially relevant to housing operators, landlords and community partners addressing pediatric environmental-health risk, but it is not a clinical-services or healthcare-technology procurement. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 0/100. Atlas keeps the new HUD grant distinct from Maryland's companion state lead-hazard loan/grant pathways so applicants do not assume eligibility or cost rules transfer automatically between programs.

Source verificationOfficial government source · dhcd.maryland.govAtlas last verified this record September 17, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗