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 $260,000 to Intermountain Fair Housing Council on February 15, 2026, under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417). The recipient will educate the public about rights under the Fair Housing Act and state or local laws providing substantially equivalent protections, with performance through February 14, 2027, at the recipient's location in Boise, Idaho. The program serves 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 working to prevent such discrimination. Intermountain Fair Housing Council is a nonprofit fair housing organization that has previously conducted fair housing education, outreach, and enforcement activities including developing multilingual curriculum materials, providing trainings, implementing media strategies, conducting intake interviews, assisting with fair housing allegations, and performing housing discrimination tests.

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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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