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HUD No. 08-164 Shantae Goodloe (202) 708-0685 |
For Release Friday October 17, 2008 |
HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $21 MILLION IN GRANTS TO FIGHT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
92 agencies nationwide receive Fair Housing Initiative Program funding
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $21.8 million to Fair Housing, and other non-profits agencies in 37 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
"These Fair Housing Initiatives Program grants will help us continue our efforts to educate the public, the housing industry, real estate professionals and financial institutions about their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act," said Kim Kendrick, HUD's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. "Our local partners are critical not only in enforcing the law but in reinforcing the message -- housing discrimination is illegal and HUD will take action to eliminate it."
The categories grants were awarded in are:
- Private Enforcement Initiative grants (PEI) - HUD awarded $20 million to help groups investigate alleged housing discrimination, and enforce the Fair Housing Act and state and local laws that are substantially equivalent to the Act.
- Education and Outreach Initiative grants (EOI) - HUD awarded $1.3 million to groups that educate the public and housing providers about their rights and obligations under federal, state, and local fair housing laws.
- Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI): Clinical Law School Component - HUD awarded $500,000 to Howard University Law School to organize and operate a fair housing legal-clinic education program.
All of the specific grant recipients are listed below.
FHEO and its partners in the Fair Housing Assistance Program investigate approximately 10,000 housing discrimination complaints annually. People who believe they are the victims of housing discrimination should contact HUD at (800) 669-9777 (voice), (800) 927-9275 (TTY). Additional information is available at www.hud.gov/fairhousing. Stay on top of the most up-to-date news regarding the Fair Housing Act by signing up for the FHEO RSS Feed.
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Listing of Fair Housing Grants for Fiscal Year 2008
| Alabama | ||
| Central Alabama Fair Housing Center | $274,000 | |
| Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama | $275,000 | |
| Mobile Fair Housing Center, Inc | $275,000 | |
| Arizona | Arizona Fair Housing Center | $275,000 |
| Southwest Fair Housing Council | $270,144 | |
| California | Bay Area Legal Aid | $275,000 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Fair Housing of Marin | $275,000 | |
| Greater Napa Fair Housing Center | $120,000 | |
| Inland Mediation Board | $275,000 | |
| Orange County Fair Housing Council, Inc. | $175,000 | |
| Project Sentinel, Inc. | $270,000 | |
| Southern California Housing Rights Center | $275,000 | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Inc. | $275,000 |
| District of Columbia | ||
| Equal Rights Center | $100,000 | |
| Housing Counseling Services | $100,000 | |
| Howard University | $499,497 | |
| National Community Reinvestment Coalition | $230,000 | |
| Delaware | Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. | $274,621 |
| Florida | Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. | $234,973 |
| Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Fair Housing Continuum, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. | $274,752 | |
| Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. | $120,629 | |
| Mid-Florida Housing Partnership, Inc. | $100,000 | |
| Georgia | Metro Fair Housing Services, Inc. | $271,248 |
| Hawaii | Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | $275,000 |
| Iowa | Iowa Civil Rights Commission | $67,126 |
| Idaho | Intermountain Fair Housing Council Inc | $274,796 |
| Illinois | Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago | $275,000 |
| Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. | $274,994 | |
| HOPE Fair Housing Center | $274,491 | |
| Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs | $186,403 | |
| John Marshall Law School | $274,958 | |
| Praire State Legal Services, Inc. | $100,000 | |
| South Suburban Housing Center | $273,505 | |
| Kentucky | Lexington Fair Housing Council, Inc. | $260,477 |
| Louisiana | Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center | $275,000 |
| Massachusetts | ||
| Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston | $274,750 | |
| Housing Discrimination Project | $275,000 | |
| Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts | $232,000 | |
| Maine | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | $275,000 |
| Michigan | Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit | $180,740 |
| Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan | $183,549 | |
| Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan | $162,225 | |
| Fair Housing Center of West Michigan | $274,604 | |
| Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Legal Services of Eastern Michigan | $208,561 | |
| Minnesota | Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis | $275,000 |
| Missouri | Metropolitan Saint Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council | $224,379 |
| North Dakota | Fair Housing of the Dakotas | $220,546 |
| Nebraska | Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc. | $275,000 |
| New Hampshire | ||
| New Hampshire Legal Assistance | $223,557 | |
| New Jersey | Citizen Action of New Jersey | $100,000 |
| Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey | $275,000 | |
| New Mexico | ACORN Associates | $99,974 |
| Nevada | Silver State Fair Housing Council | $268,606 |
| New York | Buffalo Urban League, Inc. | $90,000 |
| Fair Housing Council of New York, Inc. | $211,346 | |
| HELP Social Service Corporation | $274,995 | |
| Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc. | $263,846 | |
| Legal Assistance of Western NY, Inc. | $197,500 | |
| Long Island Housing Services, Inc. | $270,417 | |
| New York Agency for Community Affairs | $99,427 | |
| South Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc. | $183,333 | |
| Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. | $261,895 | |
| Ohio | Fair Housing Contact Service | $275,000 |
| Fair Housing Opportunities, Inc. dba Fair Housing Center | $275,000 | |
| Fair Housing Resource Center, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Housing Advocates Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. | $273,815 | |
| Housing Research & Advocacy Center | $275,000 | |
| Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Oklahoma | Metropolitan Fair Housing Council | $274,900 |
| Oregon | Fair Housing Council of Oregon | $275,000 |
| Legal Aid Services of Oregon | $81,759 | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia, Inc. | $274,818 | |
| Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania | $275,000 | |
| St. Martin Center, Inc. | $100,000 | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Fair Housing Council, Inc. | $275,000 |
| West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Texas | Austin Tenants Council, Inc. | $274,707 |
| Garland Fair Housing Office | $100,000 | |
| Greater Houston Fair Housing Center, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| San Antonio Fair Housing Council, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Virginia | Piedmont Housing Alliance | $62,217 |
| Vermont | Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity | $100,000 |
| Vermont Legal Aid, Inc. | $275,000 | |
| Washington | Fair Housing Center of Washington | $275,000 |
| Northwest Fair Housing Alliance | $275,000 | |
| Wisconsin | Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc. | $274,921 |
| Total | $21,800,000.00 | |
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