HUD AWARDS NEARLY $8 MILLION FOR ASTHMA INTERVENTION AND TO PROTECT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FROM HEALTH HAZARDS IN THEIR HOMES

WASHINGTON, DC – March 2, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today is awarding $7.8 million in grants to 14 local projects in nine states to conduct a wide range of activities such as research on the cost effectiveness of home-based interventions for children with asthma and novel strategies for reducing risks from lead-contaminated soil and house dust (see attached). For the first time, HUD is awarding $2 million of those grants to improve indoor environmental conditions and links to education and medical services for asthmatic children and other residents living in public and assisted multifamily housing