Assistance Listing 14.902

Lead Technical Studies Grants

Department of Housing and Urban Development · Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Assistance Listing 14.902, “Lead Technical Studies Grants,” is a federal program administered by Department of Housing and Urban Development. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 5 closed opportunities under this listing. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 19 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was EMORY UNIVERSITY.

Program objective

To fund technical studies to improve methods for detecting and controlling lead-based paint hazards in housing. The purpose of the Lead Technical Studies program is to improve our knowledge of lead-based paint related health hazards, and to improve or develop new hazard assessment and control methods.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 14.902

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
Local
State
Other Special Disctrict Government
County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
Other
State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
Nonprofit Organization
For-Profit Organization
Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government

Academic, not-for-profit and for-profit institutions located in the U.S. (for-profit firms are not allowed to profit from the project), state and local governments, and federally recognized Native American tribes are eligible under all existing authorizations. Applications for supplementation of existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new awards. Federal agencies and federal employees are not eligible to submit applications. The General Section of the NOFO provides additional eligibility requirements.

Intended beneficiaries: Land/Property Owner, Homeowner and Specific Restrictions Determined at NOFO Level.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$5.67M

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): In Fiscal Year 2022, 1 cooperative agreement, for approximately $700,000, was awarded. The total amounts estimated to be awarded in Fiscal Year 2023 is approximately $2 million, and $1.5 million in Fiscal Year 2024. Approximately 4 to 8 cooperative agreements are estimated to be awarded in Fiscal Year 2023, and approximately 3 to 6, in Fiscal Year 2024, ranging from approximately $300,000 to a maximum of $800,000 in each year.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 14.902. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 19 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 14.902, and prime recipients reported 12 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22

$700K

FY24

$5.55M

Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY24 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Largest recipients since October 1, 2023

Where recipients are located

Maryland$1.29M
Georgia$800K
New Jersey$800K
Kansas$800K
North Carolina$800K
New York$800K
Missouri$380K

Most recent awards

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL · NCPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR $800KStarts May 15, 2025 · Award ↗
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · NJPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR $800KStarts May 1, 2025 · Award ↗
QUANTECH INC · MDPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR $625KStarts Apr 1, 2025 · Award ↗
NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY · MOPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR $380KStarts Mar 10, 2025 · Award ↗
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTHY HOUSING INC · MDPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR $661KStarts Feb 3, 2025 · Award ↗
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY · KSPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR $800KStarts Feb 3, 2025 · Award ↗
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK · NYPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR $800KStarts Dec 1, 2024 · Award ↗
EMORY UNIVERSITY · GAPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR $800KStarts Sep 1, 2024 · Award ↗
EMORY UNIVERSITY · GAPURPOSE: THROUGH THIS LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TECHNICAL STUDIES (LHHTS) AWARD, HUD IS FUNDING STUDIES TO IMPROVE HUD'S AND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO IMPROVE OR DEVELOP NEW HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL METHODS, WITH A FOCUS ON LEAD AND OTHER KEY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS. HUD IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN APPLICATIONS THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR —Starts Aug 1, 2024 · Award ↗
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY · KSLEAD TECHNICAL STUDIES GRANTS$700KStarts Feb 15, 2022 · Award ↗

Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards

Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.

THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYfrom MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY$250K · Nov 13, 2024
GWINNETT HOUSING CORPORATIONfrom EMORY UNIVERSITY$214K · Aug 22, 2025
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYfrom THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$200K · Jun 4, 2025
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYfrom MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY$165K · Nov 20, 2023
CHILDRENS MERCY HOSPITALfrom THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI$124K · Mar 19, 2024
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITYfrom FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE$124K · May 9, 2024
LUCKY SHOALS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.from EMORY UNIVERSITY$113K · Dec 10, 2024
THE LEAGUERS, INC.from THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$78.2K · Jun 3, 2026
THE LIVING AND LEARNING YOUTH CENTERfrom UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$48.1K · Aug 7, 2025
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITYfrom THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$40.5K · May 22, 2025

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Recently closed under 14.902

Closed opportunities under 14.902
Opportunity	Status	Award range	Closes	ALN
Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development	Closed	$300K – $1M	Aug 6, 2024	14.902, 14.906
Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development	Closed	$300K – $1M	Nov 6, 2023	14.902, 14.906
Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program Pre- and Full ApplicationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development	Closed	$300K – $1M	Jul 18, 2022	14.902, 14.906
Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program Pre- and Full ApplicationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development	Closed	$300K – $1M	Jun 21, 2021	14.902, 14.906
Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program Pre- and Full ApplicationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development	Closed	$300K – $1M	Jun 15, 2020	14.902, 14.906

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 14.902?

14.902 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Lead Technical Studies Grants.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 14.902?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government, U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states), U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Local, State, Other Special Disctrict Government, County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Other, State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals) and 3 more. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

Who has received funding under ALN 14.902?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 19 grant awards under 14.902. The largest recipients by obligations were EMORY UNIVERSITY ($800K), THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ($800K), KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ($800K), UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL ($800K) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 12 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.