Lead Assistance Programs
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has a variety of lead-based paint hazard assistance programs to assist eligible occupants in remediating and/or abatement lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 one to four family residential units. NJDCA’s lead assistance programs are the following:
- State Lead-Safe Home Remediation Program
- State Single-Family Home Remediation Program
- State Municipal Lead Abatement Pilot Program
- HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program
FOR APPLICANTS
Eligible Applications: Submission of an application to a designated community-based agency or municipality.
- State Lead-Safe, Single-Family and HUD Program Application
- Municipal Demographic and Information Form
You may qualify for help the lead assistance programs if you meet the following requirements:
- The property has presence of lead-based paint hazards;
- You live in a 1 to 4-unit residential home built before 1978;
- The property is structurally sound.
- Additional Program Specific Requirements
- (State Lead-Safe, Single-Family, and HUD Lead Programs)- Your household income is within the low-to-moderate income limits;
- (HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction and State Municipal Lead Abatement Programs)- Applicant Household must be occupied or frequently visited by a child under the age of 6
Contact List by Program
- State Lead-Safe Home Remediation Program
- State Single-Family Home Remediation Program
- State Municipal Lead Abatement Pilot Program
- HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program
State Lead-Safe and Single Family Home Remediation Program Policy and Procedures and Forms
State Municipal Lead Abatement Pilot Program Policy and Forms
HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program Policy and Procedures and Forms
Related Links
Additional Links
Lead Safe Bid Opportunities for Contractors
Contact Us
For additional information, contact the corresponding Lead Agency for your county (information under "Contact List by Program")
or Call Phone: 609-913-4520 or 609-913-4517 or 609-915-4515.