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 $124,999.98 to Fair Housing Center of Washtenaw County, Inc. on May 1, 2026 under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417).

The recipient, doing business as Fair Housing Center of Southeast, will develop and implement educational programs and public outreach activities to educate the public about fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state or local laws. Activities include digital advertising expansion, multilingual material development in Arabic and Chinese, community training sessions, tabling at community events, and targeted engagement with community service organizations and households.

The award period runs May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. Work is performed in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The program serves persons and groups aggrieved by or seeking to prevent discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin across a ten-county region in southeast Michigan encompassing Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Shiawassee, and Washtenaw counties.

Activities

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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

Subrecipient activities

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