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 Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. $425,000 on April 1, 2026 under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418).

The award funds complaint intake, investigation, and fair housing testing to identify discriminatory practices in housing sales, rentals, and financing transactions within Westchester County. Activities include mediation and conciliation services, litigation support, and education targeting discrimination based on protected classes—race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin—under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in White Plains, New York, specializes in fair housing enforcement. Performance runs from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 with place of performance in White Plains, NY 10605. The assistance type is a Project Grant, awarded competitively to organizations meeting the Private Enforcement Initiatives eligibility threshold of either at least two years of QFHO (Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organization) experience or at least one year of FHO (Fair Housing Enforcement Organization) experience in complaint intake, investigation, testing, and enforcement activities within the requisite timeframes.

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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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