EPA Lead Program

Grant Fact Sheet

Blood Lead Screenings and
Lead Hazard Inspections

Waterloo, Iowa

EPA has selected the City of Waterloo
Community Development Department in

Waterloo, Iowa for a Targeted Lead Grant.

The $100,000 grant will support the work of
the City of Waterloo and Black Hawk
County Health Department to provide:

•	Blood lead screening and follow up
care for an estimated 2,500 children,

•	Lead based paint inspections and
risk assessments for an estimated 64
housing units, and

•	General lead hazard education and
outreach materials at health centers,
schools and special community
events.

The project is part of a larger $825,000 door
to door screening strategy targeting low
income, Hispanic neighborhoods in the City
of Waterloo. The target area includes part
of the 50703 zip code which was chosen for
households, the age and deterioration of the
with elevated blood lead levels.

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.

the high concentration of low income
houses, and the number of children reported

By leveraging Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) funds for lead hazard
remediation activities, more lead safe housing will be available in areas where it is most
needed.

2007 Targeted Lead Grant Program

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

www.epa.gov/lead

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