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 Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. $425,000 on March 1, 2026, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) to conduct fair housing investigations, testing, and enforcement activities addressing Title VIII Civil Rights Act violations in the Central Florida region.

Community Legal Services will investigate and enforce violations of fair housing rights granted under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, developing and implementing related enforcement activities under the Fair Housing Act. The organization will carry out testing and other investigative activities to identify discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.

The award runs from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, with place of performance in Orlando, Florida. The intended beneficiaries include persons or groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices and persons or groups—including landlords or real estate agents—to prevent such practices.

Community Legal Services is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Orlando that operates as a prime recipient under HUD's fair housing enforcement programs. The organization is eligible as a Fair Housing Enforcement Organization with requisite experience in complaint intake, investigation, testing, and enforcement activities.

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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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