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 CNY Fair Housing Inc., doing business as Fair Housing Council, $125,000 on April 1, 2026, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417).

The award supports comprehensive fair housing services across fourteen counties in central and northern New York: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, St. Lawrence, and Tompkins. CNY Fair Housing develops, implements, and coordinates programs and activities to educate the public about their rights under the Fair Housing Act and state and local laws providing substantially equivalent protections. The intended beneficiaries include persons and groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, as well as persons and entities working to prevent such discrimination.

Performance period runs from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Place of performance is Syracuse, New York. CNY Fair Housing is a tax-exempt nonprofit that operates exclusively as a grant recipient for fair housing enforcement, education, and outreach services; the organization holds nineteen awards from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, all classified as Project Grants or Cooperative Agreements under CFDA 14.417, with combined obligations totaling $7.3 million over five years.

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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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