Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is a civilian agency sub-office that funds fair housing enforcement, education, and advocacy through contracts and grants, with total federal contract spending of $417.6 million across 88 awards and cumulative grant funding of $1.37 billion across 4,889 awards since the early 2000s.

The office operates a highly fragmented contract portfolio. Over 88 total awards since 1998, the combined potential value stands at $417.6 million, with $154.3 million obligated to date. Contract activity has been volatile: 6 awards in 2021, 3 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 9 in 2024, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. Among the top primes by recent award count over the last five years, Nuvosum Consulting LLC, Mark J. Mazz, Aia, LLC, and West Publishing Corporation each hold 2 awards; together with Looper Consulting LLC and Nuvosum LLC, these five primes cover only 53 percent of recent awards. By potential value, the top five—led by F-Concepts, Inc. ($3.9 million), Nuvosum Consulting LLC ($2.6 million), and Looper Consulting LLC ($2.3 million)—account for just 2 percent of combined potential value, indicating a long tail of small task awards across 64 distinct contractors. Seventy-three percent of awards carry no set-aside designation; 22 percent are 8(a) sole-source awards, and 6 percent are small-business set-asides.

Grant activity is substantially larger and declining. The office has obligated $1.37 billion across 4,889 awards to 447 distinct recipients. Award volume fell from 320 in 2022 to 241 in 2023, 148 in 2024, and 76 in 2025, with 99 awards year-to-date in 2026. Recipients are highly fragmented: the top five by award count—High Plains Fair Housing Center, Inc., Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, Intermountain Fair Housing Council, and Tennessee Human Rights Commission—each hold 10 or 11 awards and together cover only 6 percent of recent awards. By federal dollars, the National Fair Housing Alliance dominates with $7.3 million across 9 awards, followed by Florida Commission on Human Relations ($4.4 million across 8 awards) and Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc. ($3.4 million across 7 awards); the top five recipients account for 2 percent of obligated federal dollars. The assistance-type mix is predominantly Project Grants (66 percent of awards) and Cooperative Agreements (33 percent), with a small share of Formula Grants (1 percent).

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against this office.

The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity enforces federal laws and establishes policies to ensure that all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice.