The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded $645,369.52 to the Maryland Commission On Civil Rights on October 1, 2025, under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), a Formula Grant designated for complaint processing activities.
The recipient processes housing discrimination complaints filed under the Fair Housing Act. Funding is distributed based solely on the number of complaints the Maryland Commission On Civil Rights acceptably processes during the 12-month performance period (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026), as determined by HUD's Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Regional Office. Each case processed is logged into HUD's Enforcement Management System (HEMS) and evaluated against performance standards set forth in 24 CFR 115.206 and the cooperative agreement. The Maryland Commission On Civil Rights, a state government entity headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, maintains certification from HUD as substantially equivalent under the Fair Housing Act and operates under a formal Memorandum of Understanding with HUD. The agency has received consecutive annual Fair Housing Assistance Program awards beginning in October 2021, supporting both complaint processing and administrative costs for fair housing investigation and enforcement within Maryland.
This is a reimbursement program; funds are obligated at the end of the fiscal year after regional monitors review acceptably processed complaints for the performance period.