Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The Civil Rights Department of California received a $4.17 million Cooperative Agreement from the 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. Under this agreement, the department will process housing discrimination complaints and receive reimbursement funding based on the number of complaints it acceptably processes during the 12-month performance period. The department's primary deliverable is the investigation and processing of fair housing complaints in accordance with federal performance standards enumerated in 24 CFR 115.206 and the cooperative agreement terms, with all cases logged into HUD's Enforcement Management System (HEMS) for federal monitoring and evaluation purposes.

This reimbursement-based award supports the state agency's continued participation in FHAP as a certified fair housing enforcement entity with substantially equivalent state fair housing laws. The funding enables the Civil Rights Department to maintain its complaint processing capacity and infrastructure, contribute to HUD's fair housing enforcement objectives at the state and local level, and support the broader mission of investigating and remedying housing discrimination claims within California's jurisdiction.