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 West Tennessee Legal Services Inc. $125,000 under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) on April 1, 2026, to provide public education about Fair Housing Act rights across 17 counties in West Tennessee. The award runs through March 31, 2027. West Tennessee Legal Services is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Jackson, Tennessee, that delivers fair housing education and enforcement services through multiple HUD grants. The organization also receives substantial funding for legal assistance to domestic violence victims, homeless veterans, and those facing housing discrimination, with customer concentration tightly clustered around HUD programs representing 36 of its 71 total awards. The Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program supports nonprofit organizations that develop, implement, and coordinate programs and activities to educate the public about their rights under the Fair Housing Act or substantially equivalent state or local laws, with intended beneficiaries including any person aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices and any person or group working 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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