Fair Housing Trust Fund

The Massachusetts Fair Housing Trust Fund provides dedicated resources to advance fair housing, eliminate discrimination, and promote equitable access to housing opportunities across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trust Fund supports initiatives that educate residents, landlords, and housing providers on fair housing rights and responsibilities, strengthen enforcement of state and federal fair housing laws, expand access to housing in all communities, build capacity among community-based organizations, municipalities, and housing providers to implement fair housing best practices, and conduct research and data collection to inform fair housing policies and strategies. Proposals must align with one or more of the following funding priorities: Education and Outreach, Enforcement and Investigation, Access and Inclusion, Capacity Building and Technical Assistance, Research and Data Analysis, Policy Advocacy, and Special Project Activities. • Eligible applicants include Fair Housing Assistance Programs, private nonprofit organizations, municipalities, state-funded public housing authorities, and other entities with demonstrated capacity to carry out fair housing activities. • Total funding available under this NOFA is up to $1,000,000, with a maximum award per project of $500,000. • Applicants must submit a completed cover sheet, applicant narrative, and proposed budget. • The application process includes a review of the submitted responses, evaluation of the proposal, and selection of the entity. • HLC reserves the right to request additional information from applicants during the review process and to use other available information as may be necessary to complete its review.