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 Fair Housing Council-Riverside on April 7, 2026, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) to investigate and enforce violations of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and substantially equivalent state and local fair housing laws.

Fair Housing Council-Riverside, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Riverside, California, will conduct testing and other investigative activities targeting discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin across sales, rentals, financing, and related housing transactions. The award funds enforcement and investigation activities through April 6, 2027, with work performed in Riverside.

The Private Enforcement Initiatives program supports private nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations to develop, implement, and carry out investigation and enforcement activities. Intended beneficiaries include persons or groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices and landlords or real estate agents seeking to prevent such discrimination. Awards are made through negotiated grant agreements and distributed by HUD on a reimbursement basis. Applicants must be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations with at least two years of relevant enforcement experience in the three years prior to application, or Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations with at least one year of such experience in the two years prior to application.

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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