By PBN Staff -September 24, 2019 3:59 pm
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. will receive $8.4 million in federal funds toward lead cleanup efforts in the state, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Tuesday.
RIHousing will receive $7.8 million from the High Impact Neighborhoods Demonstration, a grant program designed by Reed in 2018, according to Reed's office. RIHousing was one of seven grantees of the program.
The program, designed to eliminate lead paint from homes, targets neighborhoods with pre-1940s homes, low-income families and high rates of children with elevated blood lead levels.
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