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 $125,000 to Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc. on March 1, 2026, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417).

The award funds fair housing enforcement and education development activities. Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc., doing business as Home, is a Buffalo, New York-based nonprofit civil rights organization. Performance runs through February 28, 2027, with place of performance in Buffalo, New York.

The Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program assists regional, local, community-based, and national organizations that develop, implement, or coordinate programs and activities to educate the public about rights under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state or local laws. Intended beneficiaries include persons aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, and persons and groups working to prevent discriminatory housing practices under those same protected classes.

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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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