Fair Housing Assistance Program (14.401)
Fair Housing Assistance Program (Assistance Listing 14.401) is run by the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It awarded $126 million in 580 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $217,818 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $72,938. Half of the 580 awards fell between $23,006 and $212,371, and they ranged from $1,100 to $4.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$126 million
- Grant awards580
- Typical award$72,938
- Awarded in FY 2025$26.3 million
- Size rank736 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $22.7 million in fiscal 2021 to $26.3 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 736th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 69% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 38 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include State and local government fair housing enforcement agencies administering fair housing laws that have been certified by HUD as providing substantially equivalent rights and remedies as those provided by the Fair Housing Act and which have executed formal written Agreements with HUD to process housing discrimination complaints. In determining eligibility, HUD may also take into consideration whether a jurisdiction is already served by a FHAP agency.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The FHAP program provides funds on a formula basis to fully certified State and local agencies for complaint processing, administrative costs, and training associated with the enforcement of a substantially equivalent fair housing law. State and local fair housing enforcement agencies in their first three years of participation in the FHAP, which are interim certified, receive a fixed amount of funding to build the capacity of the agency to enforce substantially equivalent fair housing laws in lieu of the formula funding provided to fully certified agencies. HUD reimburses both interim and certified substantially equivalent state and local agencies in their fair housing enforcement efforts, consistent with congressional appropriations.;
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title 24, Part 307, Subpart 5,Public Law 24 CFR 115.307.FHAP agency may not unilaterally reduce the level of finance resources committed to fair housing activities.Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Where an agency investigates other types of (e.g., employment), it must certify annually that at least 20% of its total budget, exclusive of its FHAP funds, is dedicated to fair housing.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Funding is provided for capacity building, complaint processing, training, and administrative costs. Funding may also be available for partnership efforts and special enforcement efforts.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Investigation, conciliation, and litigation of housing discrimination complaints brought under state and local laws that are substantially equivalent to the federal Fair Housing Act and fair housing partnerships that assist states and localities carry out provisions of state and local laws that are substantially equivalent to the federal Fair Housing Act.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Fair Housing Assistance Program (14.401) awarded $126 million across 580 grant awards, an average of $217,818 per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 580 | $126 million | 100% |
By state
29 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | $17.4 million |
| Florida | 90 | $11.3 million |
| Texas | 24 | $9.6 million |
| Ohio | 20 | $8.0 million |
| Indiana | 35 | $6.5 million |
| Massachusetts | 24 | $6.3 million |
| New York | 11 | $6.1 million |
| Arizona | 10 | $4.5 million |
| Michigan | 6 | $4.4 million |
| Illinois | 5 | $4.4 million |
| Iowa | 30 | $4.2 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $3.6 million |
| North Carolina | 76 | $3.3 million |
| Virginia | 10 | $3.1 million |
| South Carolina | 16 | $2.9 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $2.7 million |
| Washington | 13 | $2.6 million |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $2.4 million |
| Connecticut | 10 | $2.4 million |
| Georgia | 15 | $2.2 million |
| Tennessee | 15 | $2.2 million |
| Kentucky | 44 | $2.0 million |
| Nebraska | 18 | $2.0 million |
| New Jersey | 5 | $1.9 million |
| Utah | 5 | $1.6 million |
| Rhode Island | 9 | $1.2 million |
| Maine | 7 | $1.2 million |
| Arkansas | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Delaware | 5 | $940,332 |
| Hawaii | 5 | $773,203 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $705,083 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $666,380 |
| Vermont | 8 | $571,939 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $442,380 |
| Kansas | 11 | $401,480 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $274,153 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $240,848 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $216,523 |