Fair housing assistance program state and local

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded the District of Columbia's Office of Human Rights $154,966.60 under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) formula grant on October 1, 2025.

The Office of Human Rights investigates and addresses housing discrimination complaints, provides fair housing training and technical assistance, and conducts education and outreach to promote equal access to housing opportunities within the District of Columbia. The award funds complaint processing, administrative costs, and training activities. The Office of Human Rights operates as a certified state and local fair housing enforcement agency within the District of Columbia Government's Department of Behavioral Health.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Washington, DC. This is a formula grant, one year in duration, funded on a reimbursement basis after regional monitors review processed complaints for the performance period. The program funds only eligible state and local government agencies administering fair housing laws certified by HUD as substantially equivalent to the Fair Housing Act and having executed formal written agreements with HUD to process housing discrimination complaints. The Fair Housing Assistance Program supports complaint processing, training, technical assistance, education and outreach, and data and information systems that further fair housing enforcement and compliance.