EPA Lead Program
Grant Fact Sheet
Cincinnati Acts Against Lead
Cincinnati, OH
EPA has selected Accountability and
Credibility Together (ACT) in Cincinnati,
OH for a Targeted Lead Grant.
The coalition will implement three broad
objectives:
•	Coordinated outreach and education
about lead hazards and their effects on
young children, to include training of
targeted tenants and homeowners in the
proper inspection and maintenance of
lead-contaminated housing,
•	Increased screening (up from 50% to
70%) of both Medicaid and non-Medicaid
eligible children to age 6, and
coordinated follow-up for treatment of
identified EBL cases; and
•	Development and expansion of the
Hamilton County Collaborative.
All at-risk residents in the target area will be
solicited via outreach from various
community agencies to participate in tenant-
based lead hazard control classes. The
classes will inform them about lead hazards and teach them valuable inspection and hands-
on cleaning techniques. At-risk parents will be encouraged to have their children tested for
lead and if needed, follow-up services will be provided. HCC will work to bring other agencies
into the collaboration and explore possible incorporation as a non-profit agency in order to
obtain complete financial support from the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners and the
City of Cincinnati.
EPA's Targeted Lead Grants
EPA's Targeted Lead Grant Program funds
projects in areas with high incidences of
children with elevated blood-lead levels in
vulnerable populations. In 2007 the Agency
awarded more than $5.2 Million in grants
under this ambitious program. These
targeted grants are intended to address
immediate needs of the communities in
which they are awarded, and will also
highlight lead poison prevention strategies
that can be used in similar communities
across the country.
EPA's lead program is playing a major role
in meeting the federal goal of eliminating
childhood lead poisoning as a major public
health concern by 2010, and the projects
supported by these grant funds are an
important part of this ongoing effort.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control in 1978 there were 13.5 million
children in the US with elevated blood lead
levels. By 2002, that number had dropped
to 310,000.
For more information about EPA's Lead
Program, visit www.epa.gov/lead or call
the National Lead Information Center at
1-800-424-LEAD.
2007 Targeted Lead Grant Program
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
www.epa.gov/lead

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