… HOW DO YOU ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL HEALTHY HOME PROGRAM?

…HOW DO YOU ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL HEALTHY HOME PROGRAM?

1. INTEGRATE

2. BE VISIBLE

1. INTEGRATEHousing

Health

Environment

Community Services

YOU

2. BE VISIBLE

Be able to clearly articulate what you are doing and why

Talk to everyone about your activities Be direct – ask for support,

resources, commitment, funding Show any cost-savings – use data

wherever possible

Reframe the topic…

…As with a quality education, every child should have the right to be raised in safe, healthy, living environment.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/asthma/asthma2.PNG

Blue columns represent the smallest parts of the lungs, called first-generation bronchioles, where fine PM is trapped. The graph illustrates the increase in airway damage at this level, where pollutants cannot be effectively cleared from the airways through normal mucousal or cilliary movement.

…about the NW Tribal Healthy Homes Workgroup…

1) Networking & Training: • Quarterly tribal conference calls & webinars

• Host tribe rotates each quarter; training topic & speakers selected by the tribes

2) On-line Clearinghouse:• IAQ outreach and education materials for download

• Directory of tribal IAQ contacts

• Short profiles of other tribal healthy homes/IAQ projects

3) Partnerships:• Formal partnerships with, federal, state and not-for-profit organizations

• Collaboration with partners to obtain better access to and early notification of IAQ training, funding, and technical assistance opportunities.

Funding Sources to Address Mold & Moisture

Funding for Housing/Structural

Assessments

Funding for

Weatherization, Energy Efficiency &

Ventilation Improvements

Funding for

Mold Remediation & Housing

Rehabilitation

G. Mittelstaedt - NW Tribal Healthy Homes Working Group

“Assessment” funding may enable tribes to…

Train staff to perform visual IAQ assessments

Train staff or contract out to have instrument-based assessments

performed

Contract with Community-Based Non-Profit (e.g., American Lung Association) to

perform assessments

Conduct community-based surveys of IAQ-related health concerns


Weatherization & Energy Efficiency Grants may enable tribes to…

Perform energy audits on tribal housing

Retain the services of a qualified building inspector to perform energy audits or

inspections…

Evaluate home-heating technologies, costs and alternatives for tribal housing

Repair, upgrade and/or install housing materials (e.g., caulking, weather strips,

fans, insulation)


Housing Rehabilitation and Mold Remediation Grants may enable tribes to…

Assess, evaluate and prioritize tribal homes in greatest need of remediation or

rehabilitation

Pay for repairs associated with mold contamination, including replacement of

drywall, framing, subfloor, window frames, siding, baseboards, etc.

Pay for ventilation improvements to control humidity-induced mold

contamination, such as installation of spot ventilation.

Pay for occupants to be temporarily re-located while housing repairs take place


Funding for Mold Remediation & Housing Rehabilitation

Funding for Energy Efficiency & Ventilation-Related

Improvements

Funding for Housing/Structural Assessments


NW TRIBAL HEALTHY HOMES WORKING GROUP - HEALTHY HOMES FUNDING INFORMATION

Grants & Loans for Housing, Indoor Air and Energy Efficiency Improvements (National)

AGENCY GRANTS ASSESSMENTS IMPROVEMENTS REMEDIATION

EPA

Environmental Justice Grant Program

http://www.epa.gov/compliance/ej/grants/index.html

EPACommunity Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program

http://www.epa.gov/CARE/

EPA

Clean Air Act Section 103 and 105 Grants

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/TRIBAL.NSF/programs/tribalairgrants

EPA

I-GAP Grants

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/TRIBAL.NSF/programs/tribalairgrants

USDA

USDA Rural Development Housing Grants

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=HOUSING_ASSISTA&parentnav=RURAL_DEVELOPMENT&navtype=RT

HUDHealthy Homes Demonstration Grants

http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/hhi/hhd.cfm

HUDHealthy Homes and Lead Hazard Grants

http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/hhi/hhd.cfm

BPA

Tribal Low-Income Weatherization Program

http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/About_BPA/Tribes/set-aside.cfm

DOETribal Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/eecbg.cfm

HUD

Indian Community Development Block Grant Program

http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/grants/icdbg.cfm#1

HUD

Title VI Federal Guarantees for Financing Tribal Housing Activities

http://www.nls.gov/offices/pih/ih/homeownership/titlevi/

USDA

USDA Rural Development Housing Loans

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?

navid=HOUSING_ASSISTA&parentnav=RURAL_DEVELOPMENT&navtype=RT

NW TRIBAL HEALTHY HOMES WORKING GROUP - HEALTHY HOMES FUNDING INFORMATION

Grants & Loans for Housing, Indoor Air and Energy Efficiency Improvements

GRANTS ASSESSMENTS IMPROVEMENTS

… HOW DO YOU ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL HEALTHY HOME PROGRAM?

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