# Fair Housing Assistance Program (14.401)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Fair Housing Assistance Program is run by Department of Housing and Urban Development. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $126 million in 580 grants, about $217,818 per award.

## Objectives

Provide assistance to State and local fair housing enforcement agencies for complaint processing, training, technical assistance, education and outreach, data and information systems and other activities that will further fair housing within the agency's jurisdiction. The intent of the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) is to build a coordinated intergovernmental enforcement of fair housing laws and provide incentives for States and localities to assume a greater share of responsibility for administering fair housing laws.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22.7 million | 139 |
| 2022 | $26.9 million | 170 |
| 2023 | $27.7 million | 153 |
| 2024 | $22.7 million | 75 |
| 2025 | $26.3 million | 78 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Rights Department | California | $17.4 million |
| Texas Workforce Commission | Texas | $7.0 million |
| Civil Rights Commission Ohio | Ohio | $7.0 million |
| Florida Commission on Human Relations | Florida | $6.5 million |
| Human Rights New York State Division of | New York | $5.2 million |
| Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities | Massachusetts | $4.8 million |
| Department of Civil Rights Michigan | Michigan | $4.4 million |
| Department of Human Rights Illinois | Illinois | $4.4 million |
| Arizona Attorney Generals Office | Arizona | $3.7 million |
| Civil Rights Commission Indiana | Indiana | $3.5 million |
| Iowa Department of Executive Office | Iowa | $3.0 million |
| Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Maryland | $2.7 million |
| Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation | Virginia | $2.4 million |
| Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies | Colorado | $2.4 million |
| Human Rights & Opportunities Connecticut Commission on | Connecticut | $2.4 million |
| Human Rights Commission, Washington State | Washington | $2.3 million |
| Equal Opportunity Georgia Commission on | Georgia | $2.2 million |
| Tennessee Human Rights Commission | Tennessee | $2.2 million |
| Human Affairs Commission South Carolina | South Carolina | $2.0 million |
| New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety | New Jersey | $1.9 million |