To assist organizations that are regional and local, community based and national programs, that develop, implement, carry out, or coordinate programs and/or activities to educate the public about…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded the Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia, Inc. (doing business as Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania) $125,000 under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) on April 1, 2026.

The award funds fair housing education and public outreach across the Greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley regions of Pennsylvania through March 31, 2027. The program supports organizations that develop, implement, and coordinate activities to educate the public about rights under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state or local protections. The intended beneficiaries include persons aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, as well as persons and entities such as landlords and real estate agents seeking to prevent such discrimination.

Performance occurs in Media, Pennsylvania. The recipient is a Pennsylvania-based tax-exempt nonprofit that operates exclusively as a prime recipient on HUD fair housing grants and has received 15 prime grant awards since 2022 across two HUD fair housing programs, with total obligated dollars of $6.6 million across all active awards.

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Intended beneficiaries

Any person or group of persons aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices because of race, color, religion, SEX disability familial status or national origin. Any person or group of persons, including landlords or real estate agents, to prevent discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, SEX, disability, familial status or national origin. Award description source - assistance listing from SAM.GOV

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