Department Of Administration North Carolina

The Department of Administration North Carolina, Office of Administrative Hearings Division, is a U.S. state government entity that has established itself as a specialized provider of administrative hearing services and civil rights enforcement support to the federal government. Operating from its headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Office of Administrative Hearings leverages its expertise in adjudication and fair employment and housing discrimination investigations to support federal agencies' enforcement missions. The organization has built a sustained track record of federal partnerships that demonstrate its capability to manage complex compliance and investigatory functions at both the state and federal levels.

Through federal contract awards, the Office of Administrative Hearings has provided employment discrimination investigation and complaint processing services to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The most recent contract, awarded on October 1, 2024, for $33,040 on a firm fixed-price basis, supports the FY 2025 North Carolina program with performance completion scheduled for September 30, 2025 and work to be performed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This award continues a pattern of EEOC contracts that includes a prior FY 2022 definitive contract valued at $95,535 for the Charlotte District FEPA (Fair Employment Practices Act) program, awarded October 1, 2021, with completion on September 30, 2024. Both contracts carried no set-aside designations and represent the organization's core competency in investigating employment discrimination complaints and providing administrative hearing support at the state level, which aligns with the federal government's civil rights enforcement priorities.

The Office of Administrative Hearings has received substantial recurring federal grant funding through the Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) administered by the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Most recently, the organization received a $366,600 Formula Grant effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, to support housing discrimination investigation, complaint processing, training, technical assistance, and fair housing education and outreach activities across North Carolina. Since 2021, the Office of Administrative Hearings has received continuous Cooperative Agreement grants under the Fair Housing Assistance Program, with multiple awards spanning from July 2021 through September 2024, demonstrating the federal government's confidence in its capacity as a certified state fair housing enforcement agency. These grant awards enable the organization to fulfill its critical role in supporting HUD's fair housing initiatives and ensuring equal access to housing opportunities throughout North Carolina, complementing its employment discrimination work under EEOC contracts to provide comprehensive civil rights enforcement support.