Project Grant FEOI230024
- Summary of Federal Grant Award The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, awarded the Department of Human Rights Illinois a formula grant of $993,878.29 under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) effective October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2026. This award funds the state agency's fair housing enforcement activities, which include investigating and processing housing discrimination...
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417), awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Northside Community Resources (NCR), a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The grant enables NCR to enhance its outreach capacity and offer more educational activities under its Northside Fair Housing Initiative Program (NFHIP), which has provided fair housing enforcement services on Chicago's North Side for over...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary H.o.p.e., Inc. (doing business as Hope Fair Housing Center) received a $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) for the period of May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. The award supports fair housing education, enforcement, and advocacy activities across forty counties in Illinois, with the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Open Communities received a $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) for the period of May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. The award funds the organization's public education and outreach initiatives designed to inform the general public about their rights and protections under the Fair Housing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary On April 16, 2026, the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) to South Suburban Housing Center in Homewood, Illinois. The grant funds public education and outreach initiatives designed to inform the general public about fair housing rights and protections under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Open Communities received a $425,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The organization will investigate and enforce violations of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, conducting fair housing testing and other investigative activities to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Housing Research & Advocacy Center (doing business as Fair Housing Center For Rights & Research) received a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417). The award, obligated on March 20, 2026, with a performance period through March 19, 2027, funds public education and awareness activities...
- 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 Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc., a nonprofit law firm. The award, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024, will fund the organization's efforts to develop, implement, and coordinate programs that provide enforcement of fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act. Key activities include investigating housing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc. received a $124,999.07 Project Grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417), effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027. The grant funds fair housing education and public outreach activities designed to educate the public about their rights under the Fair Housing Act...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Prairie State Legal Services Inc. received a $260,000 Project Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) for the period June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. The award supports fair housing education and enforcement activities designed to prevent and eliminate discriminatory housing practices based on protected...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $109,817 Project Grant under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The grant funding will enable the university to expand its efforts to inform and educate college and university students, especially those in protected classes, about fair housing and fair lending laws in the Chicago metropolitan area. Key activities include: Providing two three-credit hour one-semester fair housing/fair lending courses at the university's law school, tuition-free, to a total of 24 students. The courses aim to create a new generation of fair housing advocates. Conducting a minimum of 15 fair housing/fair lending education and outreach presentations targeted to audiences ranging from students to seniors across protected classes. Students completing the law school courses will assist in delivering these community presentations. The grant program will further fair housing by training students on housing discrimination laws and remedies, while also educating the broader Chicago community about financial literacy and housing discrimination through the public presentations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $109.8k | 4/30/24 |