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 State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for $188,316.85 on October 1, 2025, under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401).

The award funds complaint processing, administrative costs, and training activities in support of fair housing enforcement. The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations operates as the state's certified fair housing enforcement agency, investigating and processing housing discrimination complaints under state law substantially equivalent to the Fair Housing Act. The cooperative agreement runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The Fair Housing Assistance Program provides reimbursement funding to state and local government agencies certified by HUD to enforce fair housing laws. Eligible recipients must maintain housing discrimination complaint files for one year after closure and comply with audit requirements under 2 CFR 200. Cooperative agreements under this program are executed for one-year terms and are non-competitive. The source indicates that funding is obligated at the end of the fiscal year after regional monitors review processed complaints for the performance period, with the cooperative agreement package forwarded to FHAP agencies for execution.