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 $424,794.07 to Central Alabama Fair Housing on April 1, 2026, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418).

Central Alabama Fair Housing will conduct fair housing enforcement activities, including testing and investigation of discriminatory housing practices, in compliance with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The organization will investigate and enforce violations of fair housing rights and develop related enforcement activities under the Fair Housing Act or substantially equivalent state or local laws. The intended beneficiaries are 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 practices, including landlords and real estate agents.

Performance takes place in Montgomery, Alabama. The award period runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. Central Alabama Fair Housing, a non-profit civil rights agency established in 1995, must comply with audit requirements under 2 CFR Part 200 and meet the eligibility criteria for Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations, including documented enforcement-related experience within the preceding two years.

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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