FEDERAL JUDGE HALTS HUD AND DOGE TERMINATION OF GRANTS TO FIGHT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
- At March 26, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – Today, following a hearing, Judge Richard G. Stearns of the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts granted a temporary injunction injunction stopping the termination of 78 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants to fight housing discrimination. 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).
In response, Lisa Rice, President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance® (NFHA™) released the following statement:
“We are grateful for today’s decision granting a temporary restraining order, halting DOGE’s wrongful and unlawful termination of FHIP grants to fight housing discrimination. The action DOGE directed is endangering everyday people while empowering wealthy landlords and others to discriminate.
Fair housing organizations are on the front lines of efforts to combat housing discrimination through enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. Without their efforts, survivors of sexual harassment in housing; veterans with disabilities requiring accessible housing; and people of color seeking to buy a home free of racial harassment, and families with children would have no protection or anywhere to turn to uphold the law.
The Trump Administration’s abrupt elimination of funding threatens drastic consequences for more than 75 fair housing groups around the country and creates fear, chaos, insecurity, and dysfunction in an already fragile housing market. FHIP grants, which are authorized by Congress and receive annual appropriations, have been provided for decades under administrations of both parties and are key to the nation’s ability to enforce the Fair Housing Act and ensure equal access to housing.”
