HUD awarded $18.1 million in grants to 102 groups in 85 cities throughout the nation to help reduce housing discrimination.

Grants were awarded under one of two initiatives:

Private Enforcement Initiative grants (PEI) - HUD awarded $13.9 million to assist groups in the investigation and enforcement of alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent state and local fair housing laws.

Education and Outreach Initiative grants (EOI) - HUD awarded $4.2 million to groups that educate the public and housing providers about their rights and obligations under federal, state, and local fair housing laws.

Awards Data By State

Alaska Alabama American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Mariana Islands Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming