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 Texas Riogrande Legal Aid, Inc. on April 1, 2026, under the Private Enforcement Initiatives program (CFDA 14.418).

Texas Riogrande Legal Aid will conduct fair housing testing and enforcement of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, investigating and enforcing violations of fair housing rights in Mercedes, Texas. The award period runs through March 31, 2027. The program supports private non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations in developing and implementing investigative activities, including testing for discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. Intended beneficiaries include any person or group aggrieved by such discrimination and persons or groups, including landlords and real estate agents, to prevent discriminatory housing practices in sales, rentals, financing, and related housing transactions.

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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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