The Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc. (FHJC) was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The 12-month grant, which runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, will fund FHJC's "Eliminating Race and National Origin Discrimination Project." The key activities to be performed under this grant include: Publishing a series of six newsletters highlighting "My Fair...
This Project Grant award of $425,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Private Enforcement Initiatives (CFDA 14.418) program will enable the Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc. (FHJC) to provide comprehensive fair housing services in the New York City region. Through this multi-year grant, FHJC will conduct 45 fair housing tests and 4 compliance monitoring tests annually, assist individuals with disabilities in requesting reasonable accommodations and...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (FHOI) program (CFDA 14.417) to Housing Counseling Services, Inc. (HCS), a non-profit organization. The grant will assist HCS in developing, implementing, and coordinating fair housing enforcement activities to provide enforcement of fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act. Specifically, the funding will support HCS's efforts to strengthen existing and...
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 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Inc. (doing business as Fair Housing Action Center) on May 6, 2024. The grant supports the organization's efforts to prevent and eliminate discriminatory housing practices in the New Orleans area. The funding enables the Fair Housing Action Center to develop, implement, and coordinate...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) awarded a $125,000 project grant to Citizen Action of New Jersey to provide fair housing education, outreach, and enforcement activities. The project aims to affirmatively further fair housing by educating vulnerable and marginalized New Jersey residents on their state and federal fair housing rights and protections, and assisting them in avoiding and reporting housing discrimination....
This $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (CFDA 14.417 - Fair Housing Organization Initiatives) supports the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, a non-profit organization, in developing, implementing, and enforcing programs that address housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. The key activities funded by this 12-month award include investigating housing discrimination...
The Fair Housing Center of Washington received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The funding will be used to support HUD's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan goals by affirmatively furthering fair housing, promoting affordable housing choice, combating Islamophobia and antisemitism, and advancing environmental justice and equitable development in underrepresented...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) to Citizen Action Of New Jersey. The award, dated Sep 1, 2023, will fund the organization's fair housing education and enforcement activities through Aug 31, 2024. Key activities include investigating housing discrimination complaints, conducting fair housing testing and compliance audits, providing counseling and legal assistance to...
The Fair Housing Resource Center (FHRC) was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The grant funding will be used to provide comprehensive fair housing education and outreach to residents in the tri-county region of Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties, Ohio. Key activities include hosting a multi-track fair housing conference, implementing a "Buddy Bench"...
The Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc. (FHJC) has been awarded a $260,000 Project Grant under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Organization Initiatives (CFDA 14.417) program. The purpose of this 17-month grant, commencing on October 1, 2024, is for FHJC to conduct 35 fair housing tests focused on investigating potential discrimination in pre-application mortgage lending practices and housing sales within the New York City metropolitan region. FHJC, the only full-service fair housing organization operating in the five boroughs of New York City, will use the grant funding to employ highly trained professional testers to uncover systemic discriminatory practices by lenders and housing providers against protected classes including racial minorities, immigrants, and individuals with disabilities or limited English proficiency. The grant-funded testing activities are expected to generate evidence for potential enforcement actions, including lawsuits and administrative complaints, to address unlawful housing discrimination in the region.