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 Human Rights Illinois $993,878.29 under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) on October 1, 2025. The award funds the investigation and enforcement of housing discrimination complaints, complaint processing, training, technical assistance, education and outreach, and data and information systems activities. Performance runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Chicago, Illinois. The Department of Human Rights Illinois, a designated Fair Employment Practices Agency, operates as a certified state fair housing enforcement agency under a Memorandum of Understanding with HUD. This is a formula grant awarded to a state government entity; the Department of Human Rights Illinois is a division of the State of Illinois, Office of the Governor. FHAP is a reimbursement program in which funds are obligated at fiscal year-end after regional monitors review processed complaints, and the cooperative agreement package is prepared and forwarded to FHAP agencies for execution by the agency and Region Director.