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 CSA San Diego County on March 1, 2026, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) to investigate and enforce violations of fair housing rights under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

CSA San Diego County, a non-profit fair housing enforcement organization based in El Cajon, California, will conduct testing and other investigative activities targeting discriminatory housing practices in sales, rentals, financing, and related transactions based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. The organization will serve persons and groups aggrieved by such discrimination as well as landlords and real estate agents seeking to prevent discriminatory practices.

The grant runs through February 28, 2027. Performance occurs in El Cajon, California. The assistance type is a Project Grant. The program supports private non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations meeting experience requirements—either Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHO) with at least two years of documented complaint intake, investigation, testing, and enforcement experience and meritorious claims in the three prior years, or Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHO) with at least one year of such experience in the two prior 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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