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 Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded Long Island Housing Services, Inc. $125,000 on May 5, 2026, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) to educate the public about housing rights protections under the Fair Housing Act and state or local substantially equivalent laws, with emphasis on racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable communities in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

The award funds public education and fair housing enforcement activities delivered in Bohemia, New York, with a period of performance ending May 4, 2027. Long Island Housing Services, a New York-based tax-exempt nonprofit, receives the funding as a project grant, the assistance type for competitive awards under this program. The intended beneficiaries include any person or group aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, and any person or group seeking to prevent such practices, including landlords and real estate agents.

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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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