RFA- Lead-Safe Homes Program- for a Lead Hazard Reduction Grant

The Lead-Safe Homes Program (LSHP) invites local partner organizations to apply for grant funding aimed at reducing lead hazards in homes across Wisconsin. With up to $4 million available from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, the program seeks to protect children and pregnant women eligible for Medicaid or BadgerCare. Organizations will be selected based on their ability to coordinate and execute lead hazard reduction efforts, ensuring safe environments for vulnerable populations.

Background
LSHP creates home environments free of lead hazards for families in Wisconsin. LSHP focuses on homes built before 1978 and families with children under the age of 19 and/or pregnant women eligible for qualifying Medicaid or CHIP benefits. The highest priority for LSHP is to protect children from further lead exposure by prioritizing lead hazard reduction work.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ (WI DHS) Lead-Safe Homes Program (LSHP) is soliciting partner organizations to coordinate lead hazard reduction-related services for children and pregnant women eligible for Medicaid or BadgerCare benefits throughout the State of Wisconsin.
The purpose of this request for applications is to seek local partner organizations to provide lead-safe services as part of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ (WI-DHS) Lead-Safe Homes Program (LSHP). This program is available through a Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) health services initiative (HSI) funded through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). WI-DHS will select organizations with capacity to provide coordination, environmental investigation, project oversight, repair and remediation of identified lead hazards in eligible homes across the State of Wisconsin. LSHP performs lead hazard reduction activities at eligible properties in all counties in Wisconsin and prioritizes projects based on the blood lead levels of children as outlined in the HSI and as described below. The grant is expected to begin on October 1, 2026.
Approximately up to $2,500,000 will be available starting October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, contingent on state and federal funding, to administer all aspects of this LSHP grant program across the state. Multiple grants may be awarded from this request. The total grant dollars will be distributed between selected grantee organizations across the state based on the number of units each anticipates serving.