The Washington State Human Rights Commission received a $367,054 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401). The award, with a performance period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports the Commission's efforts to enforce fair housing laws and promote equal access to housing opportunities in the state of Washington. Key...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), awarded a $473,396.28 Cooperative Agreement to the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The purpose of this funding is to provide administrative cost support for the agency's efforts to process fair housing complaints, maintain data systems, conduct training and outreach, and strengthen its capacity to administer and enforce fair housing laws. The...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded a $145,400 Cooperative Agreement to the Equal Opportunity Commission, Nebraska under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401). The purpose of this award is to provide administrative cost funding to support the Commission's operations in processing fair housing complaints, conducting training and education, and maintaining data systems related to housing...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), has awarded a $204,600 Cooperative Agreement to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) to support administrative costs related to fair housing activities. The funding will enable PHRC to strengthen its capacity to investigate and address housing discrimination based on protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and...
This $260,000 Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CFDA 14.417), will enable Telamon Corporation to provide fair housing services in Morgan, Jefferson, and Berkeley Counties. Key activities to be performed include assigning staff, executing subcontracts, submitting compliance documentation, conducting quarterly reporting, and providing fair housing training and education. Expected outcomes include...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) awarded a $115,600 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Omaha's Civil Rights Enforcement Division, known as the Human Relations division. The purpose of this award is to provide financial assistance to FHAP participating agencies, like the City of Omaha, to support fair housing complaint processing, training, technical assistance, education and outreach initiatives. Through this Cooperative...
The Federal Cooperative Agreement award of $138,756.80 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) supports the District of Columbia's Human Rights Office in providing critical civil rights and fair housing compliance services. The funding enables the Human Rights Office to process housing discrimination complaints, conduct training and technical assistance, engage in education and outreach efforts, and maintain fair housing...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $425,000 Project Grant to the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Inc., doing business as the Fair Housing Action Center, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives (CFDA 14.418) program. The grant supports the organization's efforts to investigate and enforce violations of fair housing rights granted under the Fair Housing Act, including conducting housing discrimination testing, processing complaints, providing legal...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), awarded a $626,382.85 Cooperative Agreement to the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights. The funding supports the agency's administrative expenses related to processing fair housing complaints, providing training and technical assistance, and improving information systems to strengthen its ability to enforce fair housing laws across Maryland. The award, effective October 1,...
This $125,000 federal Project Grant award to Florida Legal Services, Inc. (FLS) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417) will fund continued and expanded fair housing education and outreach efforts in North Central Florida. Key activities include: Expanding the fair housing program to cover Sumter County, Florida, providing 60 hours of fair housing training for staff, establishing 30 community partnerships,...