Act Now: Urge Congress to Support Critical Fair Housing Enforcement Funding in the FY ‘26 Budget

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Act Now: Urge Congress to Fully Fund Critical Fair Housing Funding in the FY26 Budget

President Trump’s FY26 budget proposal will worsen the nation’s fair and affordable housing crisis. As everyday Americans face an escalating fair and affordable housing crisis, the President’s FY 26 budget proposes a 44 percent cut to critical HUD programs, including eliminating the local Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), which funds local nonprofits that ensure access to housing opportunity free of discrimination for seniors, disabled veterans, survivors of sexual harassment, families with children, and people of color, and more ; allocating only $26 million for the state/local Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) with no new money to make up for cutting other fair housing programs despite 12 states and many localities not having FHAP-funded agencies; and allocating only $55 million for HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) which represents a cut of $31 million from its current budget at a time when fair housing issues are escalating and the office is already under-resourced.

Tell Congress to fully fund essential fair housing programs!

Now is not the time to cut critical funding for fair housing programs. In 2023 – the most recent reporting year for comprehensive fair housing complaint data – 34,150 fair housing complaints were received by private fair housing organizations, FHAP agencies, HUD and DOJ, representing the highest number of complaints ever reported in a single year, 3.5 percent higher than the number of complaints reported in 2022. FHIP funded organizations processed 75.52 percent of all complaints, while FHAP agencies processed 19.26 percent of all complaints.

As the nation is in the throes of a fair and affordable housing crisis, persistent housing discrimination, and increased homelessness, Congress must act to provide the highest possible amount for HUD appropriations and fully fund our nation’s fair housing programs for FY26.

Why does this matter? The President’s budget proposal falls short of what is needed to effectively support local communities in their efforts to ensure equitable housing opportunities and help victims of housing discrimination to be made whole. As a result, disabled veterans and seniors requiring accessible housing opportunities, families with children looking to rent an apartment free of discrimination, women seeking to live without sexual abuse from landlords, and people seeking to buy a home free of racial harassment will all be adversely impacted.

Join us in calling on Congress to fully fund fair housing programs:

$125 million for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).

$36.6 million for Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP).

$153 million for salaries to support 1,125 Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE) staff at HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

Act now to tell Congress to provide essential funding for HUD programs and fully fund fair housing programs!

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Act Now: Urge Congress to Support Critical Fair Housing Enforcement Funding in the FY ‘26 Budget

U.S. Senate

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Hello! My name is (First Name, Last Name) and I am a constituent of Senator _____________________. I’m calling today to urge (member of Congress) to reject proposed drastic cuts to fair housing and instead express the need for fully funding fair housing programs in the fiscal year 2026 spending bill, specifically:

• $125 million for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).
• $36.6 million for Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP).
• $153 million for HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

The administration is trying to eliminate critical funding, in the 2026 budget, for local fair housing organizations that help seniors, disabled veterans, families with children, survivors of domestic violence, people with disabilities, people of color, and others secure housing free of discrimination.

This means there would be zero dollars for the local organizations fighting housing discrimination, enforcing civil rights laws, helping people access critical housing opportunities, and promoting initiatives that create healthy, vibrant, resilient neighborhoods where everyone can thrive.

[PERSONALIZE: INSERT PERSONAL OR LOCAL STORY]

The administration’s actions will only worsen the fair and affordable housing crisis.

Please work with your colleagues to pass a final spending bill that fully funds HUD’s fair housing programs. Thank you for your time.

U.S. House of Representatives

These are the talking points that will have the biggest impact.

Hello! My name is (First Name, Last Name) and I am a constituent of Representative _______________. I’m calling today to urge (member of Congress) to reject proposed drastic cuts to fair housing and instead express the need for fully funding fair housing programs in the fiscal year 2026 spending bill, specifically:

• $125 million for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).
• $36.6 million for Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP).
• $153 million for HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

The administration is trying to eliminate critical funding, in the 2026 budget, for local fair housing organizations that help seniors, disabled veterans, families with children, survivors of domestic violence, people with disabilities, people of color, and others secure housing free of discrimination.

This means there would be zero dollars for the local organizations fighting housing discrimination, enforcing civil rights laws, helping people access critical housing opportunities, and promoting initiatives that create healthy, vibrant, resilient neighborhoods where everyone can thrive.

[PERSONALIZE: INSERT PERSONAL OR LOCAL STORY]

The administration’s actions will only worsen the fair and affordable housing crisis.

Please work with your colleagues to pass a final spending bill that fully funds HUD’s fair housing programs. Thank you for your time.

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Act Now: Urge Congress to Fully Fund Critical Fair Housing Funding in the FY26 Budget

Act Now: Urge Congress to Support Critical Fair Housing Enforcement Funding in the FY ‘26 Budget

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