HUD lead removal grants lack oversight

Topline: Eleven state and local governments that received a collective $45 million from the federal government to remove lead from houses were never flagged as “high risk” grantees that need additional oversight, even though a Jan. 27 audit found they have been underperforming for years.

Key facts: The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $353 million in grants to 101 state and local governments from 2020 to 2022 through its Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes...