Fair Housing Assistance Program State and Local Formula Grant Award Summary

The City of Austin Office of Civil Rights received a $167,300 Complaint Processing (CP) formula grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the agency's complaint processing operations for housing discrimination claims, with the distribution amount determined solely by the number of complaints acceptably processed and accepted for payment by the HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Regional Office during the specified 12-month performance period. The City of Austin Office of Civil Rights will process fair housing complaints, log cases into HUD's Enforcement Management System (HEMS) for tracking and performance evaluation, and maintain compliance with established processing standards outlined in the cooperative agreement and applicable federal regulations (24 CFR 115.206).

As a certified FHAP participating agency, the City of Austin Office of Civil Rights leverages this formula grant funding to strengthen local fair housing enforcement capacity by investigating housing discrimination complaints, managing case files in accordance with federal documentation requirements, and supporting the broader fair housing enforcement infrastructure at the municipal level. The reimbursement-based funding model compensates the agency based on actual complaint processing performance, incentivizing efficient and compliant case management within the established performance standards set by HUD's regional oversight.