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 New Hampshire Legal Assistance on April 1, 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.

New Hampshire Legal Assistance, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, delivers fair housing complaint intake, investigation, and testing activities to identify discriminatory practices in housing sales, rentals, financing, and related transactions. The organization enforces fair housing rights on behalf of persons aggrieved by discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, and works to prevent discriminatory housing practices among landlords, real estate agents, and other housing market participants.

The award runs from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. This is a project grant funded through reimbursement of activities. The Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity or designee makes final funding and award decisions based on competitive evaluation by a Technical Evaluation Panel using rating factors, preference points, and past performance assessment. Grantees must comply with audit requirements under 2 CFR Part 200 and may request extensions within the performance period, subject to written approval by the Government Technical Representative or Government Technical Monitor and approval by the Assistant Secretary or designee, with approval/disapproval decisions made within 120 to 180 days.

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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