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 Fair Housing Center of West Michigan on April 8, 2026, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417). The award funds fair housing complaint processing, fair housing testing, systemic housing investigations, client counseling, and educational programs serving a 38-county region in West and Northern Michigan through April 7, 2027. Performance occurs in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fair Housing Center of West Michigan is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization that operates exclusively as a grant recipient focused on fair housing enforcement and public education. The program supports organizations that develop, implement, or coordinate activities to educate the public about rights under the Fair Housing Act or equivalent state and local laws, benefiting persons aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices and those seeking to prevent such practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.

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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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