<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">A $6 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development will be used to continue the health department's <a href="https://www.pcchd.org/156/Lead-Safe-Homes-Programs">Lead Safe Program</a> that provides inspections and lead removal for Peoria homes built prior to 1978, when the federal ban on lead paint went into effect.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

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