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 Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc. $425,000 under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) on March 16, 2026, to investigate and enforce violations of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 through fair housing enforcement activities including complaint intake, investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and related enforcement work.

The award funds work performed in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a period of performance from March 16, 2026, through March 15, 2027. The intended beneficiaries are any person or group of persons aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, as well as persons or groups including landlords or real estate agents to prevent such discriminatory practices. The Private Enforcement Initiatives program supports private non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations meeting qualification thresholds—either Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations with at least two years of relevant complaint intake, investigation, testing, and enforcement experience, or Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations with at least one year of such experience in the two years prior to application.

Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc. operates as a federal grant recipient delivering civil legal services across North Carolina. This award represents one of multiple active HUD fair housing grants held by the organization, alongside concurrent funding under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417).

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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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