WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it expects to award up to 20 cooperative agreements for lead hazard reduction capacity building. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of the Lead Hazard Control Capacity Building Grant Program is to assist states, Federally-recognized Native American Tribes (that have an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-authorized lead abatement certification program), cities, countie more ST