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 Arizona Attorney General's Office $865,545.60 on October 1, 2025, under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), a formula grant that provides complaint processing funds to state and local agencies certified as substantially equivalent to federal fair housing enforcement standards.

The recipient processes housing discrimination complaints filed under the Fair Housing Act on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. Funding is distributed based on the number of complaints acceptably processed by the agency during a specifically identified 12-month baseline period, as determined by HUD's Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity regional office. Each case processed is logged into HUD's Enforcement Management System (HEMS) for performance evaluation against standards set forth in 24 CFR 115.206 and the cooperative agreement. The Arizona Attorney General's Office maintains complaint files for one year after closure and operates under a Memorandum of Understanding with HUD that certifies the state's fair housing law as substantively equivalent to federal requirements.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Work is performed in Phoenix, Arizona. The award is structured as a fixed-price cooperative agreement with lump-sum payment, and represents reimbursement for complaint processing during the specified fiscal period following HUD regional review and approval.