HUD’s National Fair Housing Training Academy Partners with International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies

HUD No. 24-209 HUD Public Affairs (202) 708-0685

FOR RELEASE Thursday August 15, 2024

HUD's National Fair Housing Training Academy Partners with International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies

WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a renewed partnership between its National Fair Housing Training Academy (NFHTA) and the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA) at this week's 2024 IAOHRA conference in St. Louis, MO. Commemorating NFHTA's 20^th anniversary and IAOHRA's 75^th anniversary, this partnership marks a growing relationship between the Federal government, and civil rights, fair housing, and human rights stakeholders.

During the St. Louis conference, HUD's NFHTA offered one of its foundational training courses on intake for fair housing practitioners who currently receive funding from HUD's Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) or are interested in pursuing FHAP funding.

"Through close collaboration with partners like IAOHRA, HUD is ensuring that together, we multiply the support and resources we can offer to communities across the country," said HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman. "We are working every day to increase fair access to affordable homes for all and protect residents from housing discrimination."

"HUD's partnerships with state and local civil rights agencies through the Fair Housing Assistance Program are critical to fair housing enforcement," said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Diane M. Shelley. "I am pleased that we could offer specific training at the IAOHRA Conference and we will continue to provide these opportunities in the future."

This partnership follows HUD's announcement this past May awarding $26 million in non-competitive funding to state and local fair housing enforcement agencies across the country under the Fair Housing Assistance Program.

Formed 20 years ago, HUD's NFHTA builds skills and capacity for HUD-funded partners to end housing discrimination through timely, thorough, and comprehensive investigation of fair housing cases.

NFHTA will commemorate its 20^th anniversary throughout the next year by highlighting achievements and looking ahead to the next twenty years of building capacity to root out all forms of discrimination in housing.