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 Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation $392,079.26 under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) on October 1, 2025.

The recipient, a Virginia state regulatory agency, uses the funding to investigate and process housing discrimination complaints, maintain data and information systems for fair housing administration, conduct training and outreach, and build capacity to enforce fair housing laws. The award covers the period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Richmond, Virginia.

The Fair Housing Assistance Program funds state and local government agencies certified by HUD as providing fair housing enforcement substantially equivalent to the Fair Housing Act. Awards support complaint processing, administrative infrastructure, technical assistance, education, and data systems. FHAP operates as a reimbursement program; funds are obligated after regional monitors review processed complaints for the performance period. Cooperative agreements run for one year and are non-competitive. The program serves any person or organization aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.