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 $125,000 to Fair Housing Center of West Michigan on April 1, 2026, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417). The award funds fair housing complaint processing, fair housing testing, systemic housing investigations, client counseling, and educational programs serving a 38-county region in West and Northern Michigan through March 31, 2027. The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, doing business as Fair Housing Center of Greater Grand Rapids, is a Michigan-based nonprofit that operates as a prime recipient of HUD project grants focused on fair housing enforcement and education. Place of performance is Grand Rapids, Michigan. The program supports organizations that develop, implement, or coordinate activities to educate the public about their rights under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state or local laws, with intended beneficiaries including persons aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, as well as housing professionals and landlords working to prevent such discrimination.

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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

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