Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes Program

The City of Dubuque has made 1,300 units lead-safe over the course of five grants starting in 1997. Download the list of properties made lead-safe, which is sorted by house number. If a unit was previously made lead-safe, it is not eligible for additional grant funding.

Eligibility Requirements

• Live in a house built before 1978 that is within the Dubuque city limits. If you’re not sure whether you’re in the city limits, see this interactive map.
  
  
• Have a child under the age of six that lives in the home or visits the home on a frequent basis. Alternatively, a pregnant woman qualifies.
  
  
• Household income must be 80% or less of the Area Median Income by household size established by HUD Guidelines:
  • 1 Person Household: $46,450
  • 2 Person Household: $53,050
  • 3 Person Household: $59,700
  • 4 Person Household: $66,300
  • 5 Person Household: $71,650
  • 6 Person Household: $76,950
  • 7 Person Household: $82,250
  • 8 Person Household: $87,550

Apply

Please download and submit a completed application to be considered for the program.

• Landlord application
  (Aplicacion del Arrendador)
  
  
• Tenant application (Tenants must work with their landlords to apply.)
  (Aplicacion del Arrendatario)
  
  
• Homeowner application
  (Aplicacion del Propietario)

For questions, contact 563.589.1724 or lead@cityofdubuque.org 

Resources

• Children and Lead Poisoning
• Housing & Community Development Bids
• Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes Brochure