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 Building Neighborhoods Together, Inc. $125,000 under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) on March 15, 2026.

Building Neighborhoods Together will develop and implement programs educating the public about fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act and equivalent state or local laws. The organization will serve Bridgeport, Connecticut. The award period runs through March 14, 2027. The intended beneficiaries include persons or groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, as well as landlords, real estate agents, and other parties seeking to prevent such discrimination.

Building Neighborhoods Together is a nonprofit community development corporation headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut, operating primarily within the federal grant space. The organization has received prior Fair Housing Organization Initiatives funding in January 2022 for the same program.

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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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