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 The Southwest Fair Housing Council on April 1, 2026, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418) to support fair housing enforcement and investigation activities.

The Southwest Fair Housing Council, based in Tucson, Arizona, delivers complaint intake, fair housing testing to identify discriminatory practices in sales, rentals, and financing transactions, investigation of violations, and mediation and conciliation services. The work addresses violations based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

The award runs through March 31, 2027, with performance centered in Tucson, Arizona. The program supports private nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations meeting eligibility thresholds—Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations with at least two years of enforcement-related experience, or Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations with at least one year of such experience in the two years prior to application. The intended beneficiaries include persons or groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices and landlords and real estate agents to prevent such practices.

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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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