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 Civil Rights Commission Ohio a Cooperative Agreement of $1,594,495 under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) on October 1, 2025.

The funding supports administrative costs related to the basic operation of Civil Rights Commission Ohio's fair housing enforcement activities and complaint processing lifecycle. The agency must provide HUD with a statement of intended use for these administrative cost funds, which will be measured via a performance assessment report. HUD may require that some or all administrative funding be directed to creating, modifying, or improving local, regional, or national information systems concerning fair housing matters, including purchase of computer systems and internet access. All activities must strengthen the agency's ability to administer and manage fair housing investigations and enforcement.

Civil Rights Commission Ohio is located at 30 E Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2026. The assistance type is a cooperative agreement, non-competitive and executed for one year with lump-sum payment according to a schedule set out in the agreement. FHAP is a reimbursement program where funds are obligated at the end of the fiscal year after regional monitors review processed complaints and forward the cooperative agreement package to participating agencies following sign-off by the agency and region director.