Batavia Lead Paint Help

A lead-paint cleanup program serving Batavia and the wider GLOW region will keep operating after its federal grant was renewed for three more years. (thedailynewsonline.com) The program is run through the Genesee County Health Department and serves residents in Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties. It pays to identify and fix lead-based paint hazards and some other home health risks. (videonewsservice.net) Genesee County’s lead hazard control program began with a $1.3 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant awarded in January 2019 for Genesee and Orleans counties. County records say $1 million was set aside for lead hazard reduction and $300,000 for related repairs and improvements. (geneseeny.gov) The footprint has widened over time. The county says the original program expanded beyond Batavia and Albion in December 2020, and later reporting said the grant was broadened to cover all four GLOW counties, including Livingston and Wyoming. (geneseeny.gov) (orleanshub.com) The region has an old housing stock that keeps lead risks in play. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in September 2024 that more than 50,000 homes in the GLOW region were built before the 1978 ban on lead in residential paint. (cdc.gov) Eligibility is aimed at older homes and young children. Genesee County says the lead-hazard grant is for income-eligible households in properties built before 1978 where a child under 6 lives or visits often, or where an expectant mother lives. (geneseeny.gov) Owners who live in their homes do not have to provide a financial match, according to the county. Landlords must contribute 10% of total project costs, and multi-unit properties can qualify even if not every unit does. (geneseeny.gov) The lead work now sits alongside a separate $1.2 million Healthy Homes Production grant Genesee County received in January 2024. That grant covers other hazards across the same four counties, including mold, pests, fall risks and weatherization issues. (geneseeny.gov) (thebatavian.com) The region also has a separate childhood lead poisoning prevention effort funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Genesee County says that program received $1.2 million in October 2021 for outreach, education and testing awareness across the four counties. (geneseeny.gov) Local health departments say the risk is easiest to miss in children because lead exposure often shows no obvious symptoms. Livingston County said in October 2025 that state law requires lead testing at ages 1 and 2 and that homes built before 1978 are more likely to contain lead-based paint. (livingstoncountyny.gov) For owners of older homes in Batavia and nearby counties, the practical step is to check grant eligibility before paying for lead remediation on their own. Genesee County lists applications through its health department and says staff help residents determine whether a property qualifies. (geneseeny.gov)