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Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Administrative Enforcement Initiative

Federal funding opportunity OFH-2600-DC-021D from Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes August 6, 2026

Posted
July 2, 2026
Closes
August 6, 2026
Award ceiling
$10,000,000
Award floor
$2,000,000
Program funding
$10,000,000
Expected awards
3
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
14.417
Category
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 14.417 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$14.1M
FY2025 obligated
$10.6M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$-139,696
Awards in window
186

Top recipients: National Fair Housing Alliance, Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc., Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

Recipients must use AEI funds to "develop, implement, carry out, or coordinate programs or activities designed to obtain enforcement of the rights granted by [the Act] or by State or local laws that provide rights and remedies for alleged discriminatory housing practices that are substantially equivalent to the rights and remedies provided in [the Act]..." 42 USC § 3616a(a); 24 CFR § 125.201.

Who can apply

Eligible Entities. In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 3616a(a), to receive an award under this NOFO you must be a State or local government or their agency or other public entity that is formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. This can include:A State or local government or their agency that participates in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). 24 CFR § 115.Another agency of State or local government.A public entity that is formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.FHAP agencies cannot be currently under suspension or a performance improvement plan under 24 CFR § 115.210(a) or (b).Agencies or public entities that do not participate in the FHAP must operate under a substantially equivalent law to the Act. Your application should include a request for determination whether the law the agency or entity operates under is substantially equivalent. See 24 CFR § 115.204 for Criteria for adequacy of law. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

How to apply

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Agency contact: Department of Housing and Urban Development · katherine.vasilopoulos@hud.gov · 202-402-2440

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