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EPA Lead Program

Grant Fact Sheet

Lead Dust Intervention Project

Syracuse, New York

EPA has selected the Onondaga County
Health Department in Syracuse, New York
for a Targeted Lead Grant.

The Department plans to use the grant
money to conduct a lead dust intervention
project in Syracuse at zip codes which rank
high for the incidence of lead poisoning.

The project uses a novel approach to
provide multifaceted lead dust intervention
for residents in identified areas of high risk.

Enrolled families will:

•	Receive training on how to control
lead dust by cleaning properly.

•	Receive assistance with an initial
cleaning of all horizontal surfaces
and will be provided a lead dust
reduction kit containing supplies to
help them maintain low levels of lead
dust.

•	Have lead dust levels and children's blood lead levels measured before and after
intervention to assess the effectiveness of the project.

The project fosters community involvement through contacts with Community Based
Organizations (CBO) and local universities, through training and engagement of community
members and ultimately, through empowerment of residents by giving them the knowledge,
tools and support to control lead dust in their home environment.

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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