CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland will lose $3.3 million in grant money that was meant to help remove sources of lead from homes because the city failed to spend the money fast enough.
The money was part of a $4.9 million grant administered by the Ohio Department of Development. Cleveland was allowed to use the funds to remove old windows and doors coated with lead paint, a common source of lead poisoning in homes.
But the grant came with a February 28, 2026 spending deadline. And over the past two years, Cleveland has struggled to spend the money, Tom McNair, Cleveland’s chief of integrated development, told City Council Monday afternoon…