Fair Housing Assistance Program Cooperative Agreement Summary

The City of Charlotte received a $162,100 Cooperative Agreement 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) for the performance period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award funds the city's fair housing enforcement agency to investigate and process housing discrimination complaints, advance fair housing compliance, and support enforcement of protections based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin within the Charlotte jurisdiction.

The funding supports complaint processing activities, administrative costs associated with managing fair housing cases, training delivery for fair housing initiatives, technical assistance, education and outreach efforts, and maintenance of data and information systems that support fair housing enforcement operations. As a certified fair housing enforcement agency, the City of Charlotte processes housing discrimination complaints under a reimbursement mechanism whereby funding is obligated following regional monitoring and review of complaints processed during the performance period. The award is structured as a fixed-price cooperative agreement with lump sum payment in accordance with the cooperative agreement schedule.