Fair Housing Assistance Program Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The City of Dallas received a $100,600 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. 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 City will provide housing discrimination complaint processing and investigation services to enforce fair housing protections based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. Funding is distributed based on the number of complaints acceptably processed by the agency during the specified 12-month performance period, as determined by the Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Regional Office according to established performance standards and cooperative agreement requirements.

The City of Dallas will log all processed complaints into the HUD Enforcement Management System (HEMS) for performance evaluation and oversight purposes, maintaining compliance with federal data handling and personally identifiable information protocols. As a certified fair housing enforcement agency, the City will administer complaint investigations in accordance with regulations set forth in 24 CFR 115.206 and applicable provisions of its Memorandum of Understanding with HUD. This reimbursement-based program supports the City's fair housing enforcement infrastructure and contributes to nationwide compliance with the Fair Housing Act through state and local government capacity building.