Community Development Block Grant funds are eligible as a local contribution. Other Federal resources will be excluded from a computation of the statutorily required 10 percent local matching requirement, but can be used as other contributed resources once this statutory threshold is achieved. There is no matching requirement for research grants. The Hazard Control Grant award is for a three-year period for a previously unfunded grantee and 30 months for an existing grantee. The Research Grant award is for up to a two-year period.
Payment is on a cost-reimbursable basis.
Final research results from fiscal years 1997 and 1998 will be available starting in Spring, 2000. For Hazard Control Grants, there is some change in the content and direction of the NOFA that is issued each year, dependent on SuperNOFA format, Congressional direction, changes in emphasis among priorities, and improvements based on experience with prior NOFAs. These telephone numbers are not toll-free. Research Grants and cooperative agreements are designed to address key issues related to the evaluation and control of residential lead-based paint hazards. It is anticipated that research focused on these issues will improve the cost-effectiveness of lead hazard evaluation and control efforts.