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Members alarmed after HUD notice terminated 78 fair-housing grants; acting IG says cancellations under litigation
Summary
Members told the committee that HUD terminated 78 Fair Housing Initiative Program grants and are planning cuts to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Acting Inspector General Steven M. Begg said the cancellations are tied to litigation and his office is monitoring the situation and its impact on capacity.
Multiple members of the House Financial Services subcommittee raised alarm after testimony that HUD sent notices on Feb. 27, 2025 terminating 78 contracts under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program and that the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) faces proposed staffing cuts.
Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking member of the full committee, said the terminations "severely impacted communities in their long time work to enforce the Fair Housing Act," listing groups the grants helped, including seniors, veterans, survivors of…
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