The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417), has awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Way Finders, Inc., a non-profit organization and community development corporation based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The funding will support Way Finders' efforts to affirmatively further fair housing by providing fair housing education, outreach, and enforcement activities in the four-county Western Massachusetts...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the Private Enforcement Initiatives (CFDA 14.418) program, provides $425,000 to the Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc. (FHJC) to deliver comprehensive fair housing services in the New York City region. Key activities include conducting 45 fair housing tests per year, assisting individuals with disabilities to request reasonable accommodations and modifications, and providing outreach, education,...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $125,000 and provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program, will support the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, Inc. (FHCCI) in delivering fair housing education and outreach activities throughout its 24-county service area in central Indiana. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting...
This $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program aims to increase awareness of discriminatory housing practices and fair housing complaint procedures among renters and homebuyers, with a focus on minorities, the disabled, non-English speakers, religious minorities, and low-income individuals in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties, New York. The key activities to be performed under this 1-year...
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 eliminate housing discrimination and promote open, accessible, and inclusive communities in the New York City region. Key activities include publishing a series of six newsletters...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program (CFDA 14.418 - Private Enforcement Initiatives) provides $850,000 in funding to the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, a qualified fair housing organization (QFHO), to deliver comprehensive fair housing enforcement and education services across a 38-county service area in West and Northern Michigan. Key activities under this two-year grant include: Processing...
This $100,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417). The grant recipient, the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM), will provide comprehensive fair housing education, outreach, and enforcement services across a 38-county service area in West and Northern Michigan over a 12-month period from September 2024 to August 2025. Specifically, FHCWM will: 1) Conduct at...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) - Private Enforcement Initiatives (CFDA 14.418), awarded a $1,275,000 ($425,000 per year for 3 years) Project Grant to the Fair Housing Contact Service, Inc. (FHCS), a qualified fair housing organization based in Akron, Ohio. The grant will enable FHCS to continue delivering comprehensive fair housing investigation, testing, and enforcement activities across a 7-county region in...
This $850,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives (CFDA 14.418) program, supports a comprehensive fair housing enforcement project by Hope Fair Housing Center, a non-profit organization in Wheaton, Illinois. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year grant include: (1) Intake and counseling for an estimated 350 clients per...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $125,000 Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) project grant to Family Housing Advisory Services Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska. The grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, will fund a 12-month education and outreach project to promote fair housing choice and access to the organization's fair housing services for underserved populations in Nebraska and Iowa. Key activities include conducting 8 in-person and virtual training...
This $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program will fund the Fair Housing Program (FHP) operated by Community Teamwork Inc., a non-profit community action agency in Lowell, Massachusetts. The FHP aims to reduce housing discrimination and promote housing equality by providing fair housing complaint intake and referral services, conducting trainings on fair housing rights in multiple languages, and engaging in outreach and advocacy for inclusive zoning policies in the Greater Lowell region. Key activities include responding to at least 60 fair housing complaints, providing technical assistance to 20 individuals, delivering 20 on-site trainings (10 in Spanish, Portuguese, or Khmer) and 16 virtual trainings, and participating in 10 meetings/events to promote affirmatively furthering fair housing and inclusive zoning. This grant will allow the FHP to continue and expand its efforts to increase awareness of fair housing protections and assist underserved communities, including residents with limited English proficiency and people with disabilities.