To assist private non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations in the investigation and enforcement of violations of the rights granted under title VIII of the civil rights act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded $425,000 to Legal Aid Of Arkansas Inc. on April 1, 2026, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) for comprehensive fair housing enforcement investigating Title VIII violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

Legal Aid Of Arkansas Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, will conduct testing and other investigative activities to enforce fair housing rights and develop and implement related enforcement activities under the Fair Housing Act or state or local laws providing substantially equivalent rights and remedies for alleged discriminatory housing practices. The intended beneficiaries include any person or group aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, as well as persons and groups, including landlords or real estate agents, to prevent such discriminatory practices.

The award carries a period of performance from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with place of performance in Springdale, Arkansas. Extensions may be requested within the performance period but no later than 30 days prior to the end date and require written approval from the Government Technical Representative or Government Technical Monitor. The program funds private non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations meeting Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organization or Fair Housing Enforcement Organization eligibility criteria, with applicants evaluated competitively and ranked by a Technical Evaluation Panel based on rating factors, preference points, past performance, and applicant risk.

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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. Persons or groups 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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