Fair housing assistance program state and local

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Department of Civil Rights Michigan for $1,084,339.20 on October 1, 2025, under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401).

The funding supports administrative costs for the Department's operation of fair housing complaint processing and investigation activities. Administrative cost funds cover basic operational expenses related to the lifecycle of complaint processing, including information systems maintenance, staff training, and education and outreach. The Department may direct funding toward creating, modifying, or improving local, regional, or national information systems concerning fair housing matters, including the purchase of computer systems and internet access. Recipients must provide HUD with a statement of intended use of administrative cost funds, which is later used to measure specific deliverables via the Performance Assessment Report. The program does not specify measurable outputs, reflecting that participating agencies have different administrative needs.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance at Lansing, Michigan. The Department of Civil Rights Michigan operates as a certified state agency under FHAP, investigating and resolving housing discrimination claims on behalf of the federal government. The Fair Housing Assistance Program funds state and local government agencies to investigate and enforce claims of housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. FHAP is a reimbursement program; funds are obligated at the end of the fiscal year after regional monitors review processed complaints.