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 Vermont Legal Aid, Inc. $125,000 under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) on April 1, 2026, to educate the public about fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state or local laws.

The recipient, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, will deliver fair housing education activities during the period of performance from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 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 persons and entities, including landlords and real estate agents, seeking to prevent such practices.

Vermont Legal Aid operates across three principal service domains: fair housing enforcement and education, low-income taxpayer representation, and client advocacy for individuals with disabilities. The organization holds a broader federal footprint of $16.1 million in combined obligated dollars across 90 awards from multiple federal customer agencies, with particular concentration in IRS Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic awards, Department of Education Client Assistance Program funding, and HUD fair housing programs totaling $550,000 across private enforcement and education initiatives for the current performance period.

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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