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 Rogers Park Community Council $425,000 on April 1, 2026 under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) to support fair housing investigations, complaint intake, fair housing testing, and enforcement proceedings in the Chicago metropolitan area. The award funds the organization's work investigating and enforcing violations of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, with performance running through March 31, 2027 at the recipient's location in Chicago, Illinois 60626. Rogers Park Community Council, doing business as Northside Community Resources, is a Chicago-based nonprofit with a prior portfolio of $2.2 million in HUD fair housing enforcement and community development grants dating to 2019. The Private Enforcement Initiatives program supports private nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations in developing and implementing enforcement activities and related work under the Fair Housing Act or substantially equivalent state and local laws. Intended beneficiaries include persons or groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, and persons or groups 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. 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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