This $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (CFDA 14.417 - Fair Housing Organization Initiatives) supports the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, a non-profit organization, in developing, implementing, and enforcing programs that address housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. The key activities funded by this 12-month award include investigating housing discrimination...
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 $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program supports the Housing Research & Advocacy Center, doing business as the Fair Housing Center For Rights & Research, in Cleveland, Ohio. The grant will fund activities to affirmatively further fair housing by increasing community awareness of fair housing rights and resources among underserved populations and protected classes...
This $125,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The award will support the Fair Housing Center of Washington, a non-profit organization, in advancing HUD's strategic goals of affirmatively furthering fair housing, promoting affordable housing choice, and combating discrimination based on religion and...
The Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc. (FHJC) was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The grant will fund the "Eliminating Race and National Origin Discrimination Project," which aims to combat housing discrimination and promote fair housing access for people of color, immigrants, and other protected groups in the New York City region. Key activities include...
This $260,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program will fund the Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc. (FHJC) to provide comprehensive fair housing testing and enforcement services focused on pre-application mortgage lending practices in the New York City region. The FHJC will conduct 35 fair housing tests across its service area to investigate potential discrimination by housing...
This $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) will enable the Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia, doing business as the Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania, to develop and deliver a comprehensive fair housing education and outreach program in the Greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley regions. Key activities include conducting 8 training workshops and 10 outreach...
The U.S. 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 Miami Valley Fair Housing Center Inc. on August 1, 2024. The purpose of the grant is to inform the public and housing professionals about rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state and local fair housing laws, as well as support referrals of fair housing complaints to HUD and Fair...
The Fair Housing Resource Center (FHRC) was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The grant will fund a comprehensive education and outreach campaign on fair housing rights for residents in Ohio's Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties. Key activities include hosting a multi-track fair housing conference, implementing a "Buddy Bench" diversity initiative in local...
The U.S. 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 Inc., a non-profit organization in Cincinnati, Ohio. The grant will fund activities to address racial and economic segregation, as well as systemic housing discrimination, in the Greater Cincinnati region. Key activities include: maintaining a website and social media accounts to provide fair...
This $100,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417), supports fair housing education and outreach services delivered by the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM).
The grant funds comprehensive efforts by FHCWM to promote racial desegregation, equity, and justice in housing across a 38-county service area in West and Northern Michigan. Key activities include conducting at least 150 fair housing trainings and workshops on topics such as race-based discrimination for historically marginalized populations, developing and disseminating 6 fair housing educational materials reaching over 500 individuals, and providing direct outreach to at least 200 persons/agencies in underserved communities to enhance knowledge of fair housing rights and protections. The project aims to address housing discrimination, opposition to affordable housing, and other barriers to expanding housing choice, with expected outcomes including increased fair housing inquiries, improved knowledge among community members and housing stakeholders, and enhanced staff capacity to further fair housing.