Federal Grant Award Summary

The Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded Disability Law Center a $125,000 Project Grant effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417). The grant supports Disability Law Center's fair housing enforcement and education initiatives serving Salt Lake City and Utah residents. As Utah's designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency, the organization will develop and implement programs to educate the public about fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act and equivalent state or local laws, with a particular focus on protecting individuals with disabilities and other protected classes from discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin.

The award enables Disability Law Center to conduct fair housing activities including discrimination testing, complaint investigation, counseling services, community outreach, and public education designed to inform both persons aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices and housing industry professionals about fair housing rights and responsibilities. The funding complements Disability Law Center's existing portfolio of federal grants from the Administration on Disabilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Social Security Administration, expanding the organization's comprehensive legal advocacy capacity to address fair housing enforcement across protected classes throughout Utah.