The US Department of Housing & Urban Development recently awarded $1.5 Million in grants to children and families to reduce the health and safety hazards in Maryland homes. 

The grants are to support efforts to control allergy and asthma triggers such as mold and moisture and to improve energy efficiency.          

This grant is part of $18 Million that HUD is awarding nationwide to increase public awareness about preventing and reducing health hazards in their home and to actually clean up thousands of homes.

“HUD is committed to providing healthy and safe homes as part of our mission to help make the nation’s housing more healthy and sustainable,” said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.  “These grants will help communities to protect families and children from significant health and safety hazards.”

For more information about local funding or special incentives, call our office and we will put you in touch with a neighborhood housing counselor.

Many neighborhoods have a number of resources available to residents.

If you’re thinking of buying a HUD home we would be happy to discuss renovation funds available and other HUD grants.