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The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded Housing Opportunities Project For Excellence, Inc. (Hope, Inc.), a Miami-based nonprofit, $125,000 on February 15, 2026, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417).

The award funds fair housing enforcement and education activities in North Miami, Florida, through February 14, 2027. The funding supports programs and activities designed to educate the public about rights under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state or local laws, targeting both persons aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, and housing industry professionals such as landlords and real estate agents seeking to prevent discriminatory practices.

Hope, Inc. operates as a specialized fair housing enforcement and education organization serving primarily HUD's fair housing programs. The organization delivers complaint intake and processing, fair housing testing, investigations, enforcement activities, reasonable accommodation and modification assistance, community outreach, education symposiums, and training curriculum development for housing professionals across Florida.

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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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