Federal Grant Award Summary

The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, Inc. received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) on March 4, 2026, with a performance period through March 3, 2027. This award supports the organization's fair housing enforcement, education, and advocacy services across a 24-county service area in central Indiana, serving as a nonprofit entity dedicated to preventing and eliminating discriminatory housing practices prohibited by the Fair Housing Act.

Under this award, the organization delivers comprehensive fair housing services including fair housing testing (rental, lending, and insurance discrimination tests), complaint processing and investigation services, counseling for individuals experiencing housing discrimination, and community education and outreach initiatives. The grant enables the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana to identify and address systemic discrimination while protecting individuals across all federally protected classes—including those based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin—and serves persons and groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices as well as those seeking to prevent such discrimination among landlords, real estate agents, and other housing industry participants.