Grants

Overview

The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition has raised $110 million to assist owners to make their properties lead-safe. These resources are divided into two buckets.

1. Incentive fees tied to obtaining a Lead Safe Certificate (or a 20-year Lead-Free Exemption)

2. Grants and loans to write the specs and perform the work to make a property lead-safe.

Incentives to comply with the Lead Safe Certification law

The $750 per unit incentive fee program has been discontinued effect Feb. 3, 2026.

Grants and loans to complete lead-safe work

The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition is in the process of restructuring policies for these resources. It is my understanding that it will be easier for rental property owners to apply for and receive grants to make their properties lead-safe. Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) will be the administrator, along with several other organizations.

STAY TUNED!

A final note (and disclaimer)

The above information is provided as a courtesy to my clients. CHN administers these resources, and will provide the most complete and current information about these grant resources.

The difference between lead safe and lead free

Lead Safe means that on the date of the inspection, there was no deteriorated paint, and more important, no lead dust (or chips) had fallen to a horizontal surface (such as floors, windowsills, soil, etc.) that could be hazardous to people, and especially to children under age 6 who frequently play on the floor and put their hands in their mouths..

Lead Free means that there is no lead-based paint in the residential structure, or if there is one or more layers of lead-based paint, these areas have been covered with a material that is designed to last for 20+ years. Examples of such enclosure materials include vinyl siding, aluminum coil stock, drywall, and plywood over a porch floor.