The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) to Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc., a nonprofit law firm, on September 1, 2023. The funding will support the organization's efforts to develop, implement, and coordinate programs that provide enforcement of fair housing rights and address housing discrimination under the...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417), awarded a $260,000 Project Grant to the Legal Aid Society of San Diego. This grant funding supports the organization's efforts to develop, implement, and coordinate fair housing enforcement programs and activities that provide enforcement of fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act. The grant enables the Legal Aid Society of San Diego to investigate...
This Project Grant award of $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417), supports Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. in developing, implementing, and enforcing programs that address housing discrimination. Key activities include investigating complaints, conducting compliance audits, providing legal assistance to discrimination victims, and delivering fair housing education and outreach...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) to Citizen Action Of New Jersey. The award, dated Sep 1, 2023, will fund the organization's fair housing education and enforcement activities through Aug 31, 2024. Key activities include investigating housing discrimination complaints, conducting fair housing testing and compliance audits, providing counseling and legal assistance to...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417) to Housing Counseling Services, Inc. (HCS), a non-profit organization. The grant will assist HCS in developing, implementing, and coordinating fair housing enforcement activities to provide enforcement of fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act. Specifically, the funding will support HCS's efforts to strengthen existing and...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Inc. (doing business as Fair Housing Action Center) on May 6, 2024. The grant supports the organization's efforts to prevent and eliminate discriminatory housing practices in the New Orleans area. The funding enables the Fair Housing Action Center to develop, implement, and coordinate...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the High Plains Fair Housing Center, Inc. to provide quality fair housing education, outreach, and enforcement services across the state of North Dakota. Key activities will include: • Updating and distributing fair housing materials in English and four additional languages statewide • Conducting community education events, trainings,...
This $260,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417) will enable the Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc. (FHJC) to conduct 35 fair housing tests focused on pre-application mortgage lending practices and housing sales in the New York City region. The purpose is to identify and address systemic discrimination based on protected characteristics such as race, national origin,...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program to Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc., a non-profit organization, to assist with fair housing enforcement activities. The grant funding will support the organization's efforts to prevent and eliminate discriminatory housing practices by investigating allegations of housing discrimination, conducting fair housing testing,...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program, awarded a $260,000 Project Grant to the High Plains Fair Housing Center, Inc. in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The grant will fund the organization's activities to continue developing expertise in sales investigations through data analysis, testing, and other investigatory techniques. It will also expand High Plains' enforcement program by training staff on lending...