1999 Fair Housing Initiatives Program Awards
Description of Projects
State Awards -- New York

Buffalo
Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc. - selected to receive $299,000 to increase compliance with federal, state and municipal fair housing laws by conducting outreach to new immigrant populations and persons with disabilities.

Flushing
Asian Americans for Equality Fair Housing Center, Inc. - selected to receive $200,000 to assist the Asian American community in exercising their fair housing/lending rights by eliminating discriminatory barriers to quality, affordable housing.

New York City
Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project, Inc. - selected to receive $286,270 to continue education and outreach services in partnership with neighborhood-based groups in areas with concentrations of new immigrants and protected classes in the Brooklyn, New York area.

Rochester
Housing Council in the Monroe County Area, Inc. - selected to receive $130,000 to conduct workshops on housing opportunity in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and other languages.

Monroe Co. Legal Assistance Corp. - selected to receive $382,070 to reduce illegal discrimination in housing transactions and prevent future fair housing discrimination in Monroe County.

Syracuse
Fair Housing Council of Central New York, Inc. - selected to receive $293,441 to conduct enforcement, testing and investigations of illegal housing discrimination.

Home Headquarters, Inc. - selected to receive $88,745 to provide fair housing education in Onondaga County, NY.