Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Human Rights Commission Division, operating as the Lexington Fayette Human Rights Commission, is a local government entity based in Lexington, Kentucky, that has been registered to receive federal awards since December 2003. The organization specializes in discrimination complaint investigations across employment, housing, and public accommodation matters, serving as a Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA) and fair housing enforcement entity. Through its federal award activity, the Commission provides civil rights enforcement services and related compliance support to the federal government, leveraging its expertise in equal employment opportunity and fair housing law to strengthen enforcement capabilities at the local level.

The Lexington Fayette Human Rights Commission has received two definitive firm fixed-price federal contracts from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, totaling $103,335 in contract value. The first contract, awarded on October 1, 2021, with a ceiling value of $76,935, was titled "FY 2022- Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission" and was scheduled for completion by September 30, 2024. The second contract, awarded on October 1, 2024, valued at $26,400, supports the "FY 2025 FEPA Prototype" initiative and is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2025. Both contracts carried no set-aside designations and reflect the EEOC's collaboration with state and local fair employment practices agencies. These contracts funded services related to the enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws and regulations, with the more recent prototype contract representing a focused, time-limited engagement designed to pilot or test specific FEPA-related processes, training, or services that support the Commission's ongoing mission to safeguard legal rights and promote equitable employment practices within the Lexington-Fayette jurisdiction.

Since October 2021, the Lexington Fayette Human Rights Commission has been the prime recipient of fourteen federal cooperative agreement grants under the Fair Housing Assistance Program State and Local initiative, administered by the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. These grants, awarded in annual and multi-year cycles between October 2021 and October 2025, have supported fair housing investigations, advocacy, and education activities. The grants demonstrate sustained federal recognition of the Commission's capacity to conduct fair housing enforcement and community education efforts at the local level. Additionally, the Human Rights Commission Division has received nine sub-grant awards from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), with awards dated between December 2023 and February 2025. These sub-grants funded infrastructure and disaster mitigation projects for the broader Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, including projects related to joyland drainage improvements, emergency generator procurement, soil stabilization at Harrods Creek Overlook, and various categories of disaster recovery work including debris removal, protective measures, public building restoration, recreational facility improvements, and state management activities. The combination of prime fair housing grants and sub-grants through emergency management programs demonstrates the Human Rights Commission Division's integration within the broader local government structure and its participation in multiple federal funding streams serving the Lexington-Fayette community.