Civil Rights Commission Indiana

Civil Rights Commission Indiana is a state government entity based in Indianapolis that has been registered to receive federal awards since December 2003. As a U.S. state government agency, the organization serves as a key participant in the federal government's efforts to enforce civil rights laws and combat discrimination across multiple domains. The agency provides personnel, facilities, and resources to support federal compliance and enforcement activities, positioning itself as an essential partner in advancing fair housing and equal employment opportunity initiatives at the state level.

Through federal contract awards, Civil Rights Commission Indiana has provided investigative and administrative services related to employment discrimination enforcement. The agency received a $309,000 firm fixed price definitive contract from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for the fiscal year 2024, with an award date of October 1, 2023, and completion date of September 30, 2024. Under this contract, the Civil Rights Commission Indiana supplied personnel, facilities, and resources to investigate employment discrimination complaints within the Indianapolis district, supporting the EEOC's mission to stop and remedy unlawful employment discrimination in Indiana. The contract was not designated as a set-aside award and represented a direct engagement between the federal agency and the state entity to enhance employment discrimination enforcement capacity.

Civil Rights Commission Indiana has demonstrated sustained engagement in federal grant programs, particularly through cooperative agreements with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). The agency has received multiple awards under CFDA 14.401, including a current cooperative agreement for $715,410.60 effective from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, focused on administrative cost funding to support fair housing complaint processing and enforcement activities. Prior grant awards include cooperative agreements for training funds (awarded October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024) and longer-term cooperative agreements dating back to June 2021, all administered through the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. These grants support the agency's core mission of administering and enforcing fair housing law, with funds designated for operational expenses, staff training in HUD-approved programs, capacity building, and potentially technology infrastructure improvements to enhance fair housing information systems at the state level.