Project Grant FEOI240046

Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. received a $125,000 Project Grant award dated February 18, 2026, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417). The 12-month grant period, concluding February 17, 2027, supports the organization's fair housing education and outreach activities targeting individuals with mental health disabilities in the Los Angeles area.

The grant funds comprehensive fair housing awareness and education services designed to prevent discriminatory housing practices prohibited by the Fair Housing Act. Key deliverables include conducting 12 fair housing workshops, distributing multilingual educational materials (in English, Spanish, and Korean) to approximately 5,000 individuals and 450 organizations, delivering monthly fair housing tip campaigns, and providing direct technical assistance to 75 individuals with fair housing information and guidance. The program emphasizes serving underserved communities within the Los Angeles Promise Zone and surrounding regions, with particular focus on individuals with limited English proficiency and those experiencing housing discrimination based on protected class status including race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin.