Orange County Of

Orange County Of Housing & Community Development Division, doing business as Orange Co Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government entity that operates as a child entity within Orange County's organizational structure. Registered in SAM.gov since May 2008, this housing authority serves as a primary recipient of federal grant funding dedicated to fair housing initiatives and complaint processing activities. The organization functions as a participant in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Assistance Program, receiving cooperative agreements to support the enforcement and administration of fair housing laws at the local level.

The Housing Authority has maintained a consistent award history through the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), administered by the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Since 2021, Orange County Of has received multiple consecutive cooperative agreements supporting two primary functions: complaint processing and administrative costs. Under the complaint processing (CP) component, the Housing Authority processes fair housing complaints and logs cases into HUD's Enforcement Management System (HEMS), with funding based on the number of acceptably processed complaints during specified 12-month periods as determined by the FHEO Regional Office. The administrative costs (AC) component provides funding for operational expenses necessary to support the complaint processing lifecycle, including potential investments in information systems, computer infrastructure, and internet access to strengthen the organization's ability to administer and manage fair housing investigations and enforcement activities. The Housing Authority's award history demonstrates sustained participation in FHAP from fiscal year 2021 through 2026, with multiple cooperative agreements issued annually, indicating strong performance and continued qualification for federal support in advancing fair housing compliance and enforcement objectives.