This $850,000 federal Project Grant, awarded on August 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, funds enforcement services to assist HUD in implementing its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) requirements and strategic goals. The key activities to be performed include analyzing housing-related issues, processing discrimination complaints, conducting fair housing testing, providing mediation...
This $124,988.16 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program aims to provide fair housing enforcement, education, and outreach activities in 72 counties in East Texas. The grantee, Disability Rights Texas, will implement a comprehensive set of activities over the 12-month project period beginning December 2, 2024. Key products and services include: Developing and distributing educational...
This $125,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The grant recipient, New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA), will use the funding to enhance and expand statewide fair housing education and outreach efforts through its Fair Housing Project. Key activities include conducting research to identify underserved communities,...
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...
This $124,646 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program will enable the Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Inc. to conduct a comprehensive 12-month project focused on fair housing education, outreach, and enforcement activities. Key products and services to be delivered include: Providing fair housing trainings and outreach to 1,900 program participants, both in-person and online Implementing...
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...
This $100,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program, will fund a comprehensive set of fair housing enforcement, education, and outreach activities by the Housing Research & Advocacy Center, doing business as the Fair Housing Center For Rights & Research, a non-profit organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. The key services to be delivered include: referring...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Housing Counseling Assistance Program (CFDA 14.169), totaling $498,129 and commencing on October 1, 2024, supports a network of approved housing counseling agencies in delivering comprehensive housing counseling services. The funded activities include providing information, advice, and tools to consumers on topics such as home buying, financing, maintenance, rental, and foreclosure...
This Project Grant award of $125,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program supports the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA), a non-profit organization, in providing fair housing education, outreach, and enforcement services in Arkansas. Key activities include: Conducting 350 trainings on fair housing and civil rights laws, reaching 25 non-English speaking persons, and holding 3 town hall meetings to educate...
This $125,000 federal Project Grant award to Florida Legal Services, Inc. (FLS) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417) will fund continued and expanded fair housing education and outreach efforts in North Central Florida. Key activities include: Expanding the fair housing program to cover Sumter County, Florida, providing 60 hours of fair housing training for staff, establishing 30 community partnerships,...