Department of Housing Awarded $7.5 Million Federal Grant to Continue Healthy Homes Program with Connecticut Children's
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AWARDED $7.5 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO CONTINUE HEALTHY HOMES PROGRAM WITH CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S
OVER 3,600 HOUSING UNITS with children under the age of six are now lead SAFE SINCE PROGRAM LAUNCH
(Hartford, CT) The Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) and Connecticut Children’s announced today that the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $7 million in grant funding to continue the lead abatement known as Healthy Homes. Connecticut Children’s will provide matching funds of $682 thousand totaling an $8.1 million investment across the state. More than 3,600 homes across Connecticut have been made lead-safe, with many homes receiving funding to reduce home health hazards that exacerbate asthma and cause children to require medical attention. In addition, 45,000 residents have been educated on prevention methods through Healthy Homes.
Since 2003, Connecticut Children’s has been dedicated to making homes lead-safe, healthy, affordable, and stable for families across Connecticut. Children who live in safe, healthy environments have a significantly greater opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive. Healthy Homes works to reduce housing-related health hazards that contribute to poor outcomes, including lead paint hazards, mold and moisture, pest infestations, and poor indoor air quality, which can exacerbate asthma.
Healthy Homes operates through Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health, connecting housing stability with prevention-focused child health efforts across the state.
DOH and Connecticut Children’s partner with energy efficiency initiatives such as Energize Connecticut and community loan programs like Capital for Change to leverage resources and deliver the greatest possible benefit to the families they serve. Healthy Homes is a grant program that provides funding to property owners to make their homes lead safe and healthier. Property owners can visit https://www.connecticutchildrens.org/healthy-child-development/community-child-health/occh-programs-services/healthy-homes-program to learn whether they qualify and to submit an application for assistance.
“Maintaining, upgrading and remediating our current housing infrastructure is as important as new construction,” said Seila Mosquera-Bruno, Connecticut Housing Commissioner. “We appreciate the support from HUD and are proud to continue the Healthy Homes program. We hope as many residents as possible benefit from it and receive the assistance they need.”
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For Immediate Release: January 9, 2026
Contact: Maribel La Luz (DOH)
maribel.laluz@ct.gov
c: 860-539-5485
Contact: Carling Willis
Connecticut Children’s Community Health Communications Manager
CWillis01@connecticutchildrens.org