Court Halts HUD’s and DOGE’s Termination of Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination

National Fair Housing Alliance and Long Island Housing Services Applaud Court Decision Halting HUD’s and DOGE’s Termination of Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination

Urgent: Additional Action Still Needed to Stop Loss of Long Island Fair Housing Funding!

Today, following a hearing, Judge Richard G. Stearns of the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts granted a temporary injunction stopping the termination of 78 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants to fight housing discrimination, which includes a grant that Long Island Housing Services (LIHS)  had received and was doing work under. These grants were abruptly terminated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the behest of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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Court asked to Halt HUD/DOGE’s Termination of Fair Housing Grants

Relman Colfax and Fair Housing Advocates Ask Court to Halt HUD’s and DOGE’s Termination of Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination

Washington, D.C.—Relman Colfax and four members of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) announce the filing of a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This legal action follows HUD’s sudden and unlawful termination of grants disbursed under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The termination of those grants jeopardizes over $30 million in critical, congressionally authorized funding for fair housing groups to fight housing discrimination and enforce fair housing laws throughout the country.

The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court in the District of Massachusetts, is brought on behalf of a proposed class of more than 60 fair housing groups whose grants were abruptly terminated by HUD and DOGE on February 27, 2025. [Though not a named plaintiff, Long Island Housing Services, Inc. is one of the fair housing groups that had $1 Million in grants unlawfully terminated, thereby denying service to Long Islanders.] Plaintiffs have moved for a temporary restraining order (TRO). (more…)

Long Island fair housing watchdog loses $1M in DOGE spending cuts

Quoted from Newsday:
Newsday LogoLong Island’s only local nonprofit dedicated to investigating housing discrimination said it has lost $1 million in funding over the next three years after the Trump administration terminated its federal contract as part of a nationwide slashing of federal spending.

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