The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $12.3 million in grants to the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, the city of Nashua and Sullivan County, all aimed at remediating lead hazards in housing stock in the Granite State.

The funding is part of a total of $165 million awarded to 44 state and local governments in 23 states.

The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority was awarded $4,275,542 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program funds and another $700,000 in Healthy Homes funding. The funds will be used to address lead hazards in 226 housing units, HUD said.

Nashua was awarded $5 million in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program funding and $700,000 in Healthy Homes funding as well. The city will use the money to address lead hazards in 250 housing units, according to the agency.

In addition, Sullivan County was awarded $1,303,524 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program funding and $400,000 in Healthy Homes funding to address lead hazards in 60 housing units.

The grants support “ongoing efforts to make housing lead-safe for families with children under the age of six and pregnant women by working with landlords who own older rental housing stock,” said Dean Christon, executive director of New Hampshire Housing.

Noelle Lambert, a member of the U.S. Paralympics team who founded The Born to Run Foundation after losing her left leg in a 2016 moped accident, has been named one of 10 2020 Women of Worth, an honor presented by L’Oreal Paris. Shown here with Isaac Depelteau, the first recipient of the foundation, Lambert will receive $10,000 from L’Oreal and has the potential to receive another $25,000 through an online voting program that runs through Nov. 27. Lambert’s foundation donates specialized athletic prostheses to amputees so that they can lead active lives. The prostheses donations include running blades, water legs and arms for yoga and weight training. To vote, visit lorealparisusa.com.