HUD Archives: News Releases


HUD No. 11-244
Shantae Goodloe
(202) 708-0685
For Release
Thursday
October 6, 2011

HUD AWARDS $28 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
84 local agencies to receive Fair Housing Initiatives Program Funding

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $28 million to 84 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 33 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination (see attached). This is in addition to the $10 million funding for high performing fair housing enforcement organizations awarded last month. Read a complete project-by-project summary of the programs awarded grants.

The grants announced today are funded through HUD's Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and will be used to investigate allegations of housing discrimination, and work to promote equal housing opportunities (see attached list of grantees).

"The Obama Administration is committed to ending housing discrimination, and these grants enable local fair housing and community organizations all over the nation to help HUD enforce the Fair Housing Act, and make people more aware of their fair housing rights," stated HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.

HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity, John Trasviña added: "Last year, HUD filed more Fair Housing Act charges than any year since 2002. The Fair Housing Initiatives Program grantees play a vital role to enhance our civil rights law enforcement efforts."

The categories of grants awarded today are:

  • Private Enforcement Initiative grants (PEI) - HUD awarded $17.5 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 $4.6 million to groups that educate the public and housing providers about their rights and obligations under federal, state, and local fair housing laws.
     
  • Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI) - HUD awarded $5.9 million to groups that serve rural and immigrant populations in areas where there currently is no existing fair housing organization, or are otherwise underserved.

HUD is awarding FHIP grants to the following agencies:

State Recipient City
Amount
Alabama Mobile Fair Housing Center, Inc Mobile
$124,998
   
Total AL
$124,999
Arizona Arizona Fair Housing Center Phoenix
$320,001
   
Total AZ
$320,001
California Inland Mediation Board Rancho Cucamonga
$125,000
  California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. San Francisco
$250,000
  Fair Housing Council of Central California Fresno
$259,034
  Southern California Housing Rights Center Los Angeles
$324,980
  Greater Napa Fair Housing Center Napa
$309,000
  Housing and Economic Rights Advocates Oakland
$154,887
   
Total CA
$1,422,901
DC Equal Rights Center Washington
$125,000
  National Community Reinvestment Coalition Washington
$499,664
  Housing Counseling Services Washington
$125,000
  National Fair Housing Alliance Washington
$325,000
  National Community Reinvestment Coalition Washington
$321,743
  National Fair Housing Alliance Washington
$1,250,000
  Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Washington
$323,054
  National Community Reinvestment Coalition Washington
$324,410
  National Fair Housing Alliance Washington
$323,591
   
Total DC
$3,617,462
Delaware Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. Wilmington
$306,998
   
Total DE
$306,998
Florida Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. West Palm Beach
$125,000
  Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. Miami
$125,000
  Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. Tampa
$292,920
  Fair Housing Continuum, Inc. Melbourne
$320,667
  Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. Jacksonville
$324,902
  Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. West Palm Beach
$313,246
  Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. West Palm Beach
$318,270
  Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. Daytona Beach
$325,000
  Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. Daytona Beach
$325,000
   
Total FL
$2,470,005
Georgia JC Vision and Associates Hinesville
$120,330
   
Total GA
$120,330
Hawaii Legal Aid Society of Hawaii Honolulu
$325,000
   
Total HI
$325,000
Idaho Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. Boise
$124,906
  Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Inc. Boise
$124,654
  Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. Boise
$96,878
   
Total ID
$346,438
Illinois Oak Park Regional Housing Center Oak Park
$125,000
  John Marshall Law School Chicago
$99,668
  Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs Winnetka
$110,874
  John Marshall Law School Chicago
$62,568
  Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs Winnetka
$125,000
  South Suburban Housing Center Homewood
$324,775
  HOPE Fair Housing Center Wheaton
$324,020
  HOPE Fair Housing Center Wheaton
$312,576
   
Total IL
$1,484,481
Kentucky Lexington Fair Housing Council, Inc. Lexington
$296,996
   
Total KY
$296,996
Louisiana Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, Inc. New Orleans
$125,000
  Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center New Orleans
$325,000
  Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, Inc. New Orleans
$325,000
   
Total LA
$775,000
Massachusetts HAP, Inc. Springfield
$117,409
  Community Legal Aid, Inc. Worcester
$182,000
  Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston Boston
$325,000
   
Total MA
$624,409
Maryland Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. Baltimore
$324,411
   
Total MD
$324,411
Michigan Fair Housing Center of West Michigan Grand Rapids
$125,000
  Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit Detroit
$299,525
  Fair Housing Center of West Michigan Grand Rapids
$325,000
  Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan Ann Arbor
$275,765
  Legal Services of Eastern Michigan Flint
$266,448
   
Total MI
$1,291,738
Missouri Missouri Commission on Human Rights Jefferson City
$124,675
   
Total MO
$124,675
Mississippi Fair Housing Center for the Gulf Coast Region of Mississippi Gulfport
$125,000
  University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg
$125,000
   
Total MS
$250,000
Montana Montana Fair Housing, Inc. Butte
$167,900
   
Total MT
$167,900
North Carolina Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina Durham
$325,000
   
Total NC
$325,000
Nebraska Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc. Omaha
$325,000
   
Total NE
$325,000
New Jersey Citizen Action of New Jersey Newark
$125,000
   
Total NJ
$125,000
Nevada Silver State Fair Housing Council Reno
$325,000
  Silver State Fair Housing Council Reno
$324,998
   
Total NV
$649,998
New York Buffalo Urban League Inc. Buffalo
$58,222
  Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project, Inc. New York
$125,000
  Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project, Inc. New York
$125,000
  Housing Council in the Monroe County Area, Inc. Rochester
$102,577
  Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc. New York
$324,999
  Fair Housing Council of Central New York, Inc. Syracuse
$322,025
  Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc. Buffalo
$308,167
  Legal Services NYC Staten Island Staten Island
$325,000
  Legal Services NYC Staten Island Staten Island
$325,000
  LSNY-Bronx Corporation (dba Legal Services NYC-Bronx) Bronx
$325,000
  Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. Suite 410
$325,000
  South Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc. Brooklyn
$325,000
  Queens Legal Services Corporation Jamaica
$325,000
  Brooklyn Housing and Family Services, Inc. Brooklyn
$325,000
  Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. A Brooklyn
$325,000
  Long Island Housing Services Bohemia
$325,000
  South Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc. Brooklyn
$325,000
  Queens Legal Services Corporation Jamaica
$325,000
  LSNY-Bronx Corporation (dba Legal Services NYC-Bronx) Bronx
$325,000
   
Total NY
$5,265,990
Ohio Coalition On Homelessness and Housing In Ohio Columbus
$125,000
  Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc. Dayton
$125,000
  Community Legal Aid Serves, Inc. Akron
$76,654
  Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. Cincinnati
$124,893
  Fair Housing Resource Center, Inc. Painesville
$325,000
  Fair Housing Contact Services, Inc. Akron
$325,000
  Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc. Dayton
$325,000
  Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc. Dayton
$325,000
  Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc. Dayton
$325,000
   
Total OH
$2,076,547
Oregon Fair Housing Council of Oregon Portland
$125,000
  Fair Housing Council of Oregon Portland
$325,000
   
Total OR
$450,000
Pennsylvania Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc. Washington
$1,092
  Fair Housing Right Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania Glenside
$324,000
  Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia, Inc. Fort Washington, PA
$324,877
  Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc. Washington
$325,000
  Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
$99,988
   
Total PA
$1,074,957
South Carolina Greenville County Human Relations Commission Greenville
$125,000
   
Total SC
$125,000
Tennessee West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. Jackson
$325,000
  West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. Jackson
$325,000
   
Total TN
$650,000
Texas San Antonio Fair Housing Council, Inc. San Antonio
$325,000
  North Texas Fair Housing Center Dallas
$108,805
  Houston Area Urban League Houston
$243,179
   
Total TX
$676,984
Utah Disability Law Center Salt Lake City
$124,900
   
Total UT
$124,900
Virginia Piedmont Housing Alliance Charlottesville
$75,822
  Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. Richmond
$121,077
  Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. Richmond
$141,209
   
Total VA
$338,108
Vermont Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Burlington
$125,000
  Vermont Legal Aid, Inc. Burlington
$324,987
   
Total VT
$449,987
Washington Fair Housing Center of Washington Tacoma
$325,000
  Northwest Fair Housing Alliance Spokane
$325,000
   
Total WA
$650,000
Wisconsin Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc. Milwaukee
$124,730
  Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc. Milwaukee
$322,629
   
Total WI
$447,359
GRAND TOTAL
 $28,148,573

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FHEO and its partners in the Fair Housing Assistance Program investigate more than 10,000 housing discrimination complaints annually. People who believe they are the victims of housing discrimination should contact HUD at 1-800-669-9777 (voice), or (800) 927-9275 (TTY).

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