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 $125,000 to Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Inc. on April 1, 2026, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417).

The recipient, doing business as Fair Housing Action Center, develops and implements programs and activities to educate the public about rights under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state or local housing discrimination laws. The organization serves persons and groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, as well as landlords and real estate agents seeking to prevent such discrimination.

Performance runs through March 31, 2027, with work performed in New Orleans, Louisiana. The award is structured as a Project Grant, a competitive assistance type evaluated by technical evaluation panel rating factors, preference points, and past performance under the program's selection criteria published in the relevant Notice of Funding Opportunity.

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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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