Rebuilding Together DC-Alexandria awarded $1.6 million federal grant to reduce health hazards

Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria has been chosen to receive a $1.6 million grant to reduce housing related hazards to 120 homes in the city.

RTA is one of  three nonprofits in Virginia to get the multi-year funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s $104.7 million package. There were 60 similar organizations that were awarded revitalization funds.

“By providing these grants, HUD makes it clear that ensuring healthy and safe homes for communities across our nation is a priority,” HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge said in a release. “HUD is working every day to keep families safe from home health hazards like lead paint because for many Americans, their home is a primary determinate of their health, and that is why HUD is committed to protecting families from these hazards and to providing healthy and sustainable housing for all Americans.”

RTA was founded in 1986, and is among the 130+ Rebuilding Together affiliates. The nonprofit has dedicated more than $8.8 million toward local revitalization efforts to homeowners in need, and 28,000 volunteers have donated their time and energy on more than 2,200 projects.

https://t.co/5rjQNfhlLg BIG NEWS! We are excited to announce Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria was selected as one of 60 non-profits around the country to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Healthy Homes Production Grant Program!

— Rebuilding Together DC • Alexandria (@RTDCAlex) January 13, 2022

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