The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $367,054 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Human Rights Commission under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This grant supports the Commission's efforts to enforce fair housing laws, process housing discrimination complaints, conduct training and education initiatives, maintain data systems, and carry out other activities that further fair...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), awarded a $153,800 Cooperative Agreement to the Human Rights Commission, a West Virginia state government entity, to provide fair housing training for its staff responsible for administering and enforcing fair housing laws. The award supports mandatory HUD-approved or HUD-sponsored training for the agency's personnel to ensure they have the necessary knowledge to investigate and...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401), awarded a $130,914 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Westchester, New York on October 1, 2024. The award will provide funding to the county over a one-year period ending September 30, 2025 to support its fair housing enforcement and education initiatives. These activities include processing housing discrimination complaints, conducting training, providing technical...
The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation in Virginia has been awarded a $473,396.28 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401). The purpose of this award is to provide funding for administrative expenses related to the lifecycle of fair housing complaint processing by the agency. This includes supporting the agency's capacity to investigate and resolve housing discrimination complaints based...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Housing Opportunities Project For Excellence, Inc. (HOPE, Inc.) to conduct a statewide fair housing education initiative in Florida. The funding will support five fair housing symposiums in targeted underserved areas of the state, including Leon, Alachua, Polk, Lee, and Collier counties. The training curriculum will cover...
The County of Fairfax Park Authority received a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support the Park Authority's activities in processing fair housing discrimination complaints, conducting training, and implementing education and...
The District of Columbia's Human Rights Office received a $138,756.80 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401). This award, covering the period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, supports the organization's efforts to process housing discrimination complaints, conduct training and technical assistance, engage in education and outreach, and maintain fair housing data systems within the...
This $125,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417). The funding will allow the Orange County Fair Housing Council to realign the duties of 5 existing staff members and add a new staff position to significantly expand education and outreach activities focused on minority, immigrant, and disabled individuals. Key deliverables include 95 educational...
This $850,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) supports the Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama's (FHCNA) efforts to address housing discrimination and promote fair housing in its 29-county service area. The funding enables FHCNA to conduct fair housing enforcement activities, including investigating housing discrimination...
This $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program will fund the Fair Housing Program (FHP) of Community Teamwork Inc. (CTI), a community action agency in Lowell, Massachusetts. The FHP aims to reduce housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act and promote housing equality by advocating for increased housing choice, mobility, and services for underserved communities. Key activities...