Fair housing assistance program state and local

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded $114,718.35 to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission on October 1, 2025, under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), a formula grant.

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, operating through its Central Regional Office in Harrisburg, processes housing discrimination complaints referred by HUD and accepted under the program's cooperative agreement. Funding is distributed based solely on the number of complaints the agency acceptably processed during a specified 12-month period and accepted for payment by the HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity regional office. The FHEO regional office determines acceptable processing against performance standards in 24 CFR 115.206, requirements in the cooperative agreement and its attachments, and an interim agreement or memorandum of understanding. Each case is logged into HUD's Enforcement Management System (HEMS) for performance evaluation. The award funds complaint processing, training and technical assistance, education and outreach, data systems maintenance, and investigation and resolution of housing discrimination complaints based on protected characteristics including race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin.

The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.