The organization will fund investigations to uncover allegation and systemic forms of housing discrimination. The organization will also provide a limited number of education deliverables under this grant to expand fair housing knowledge. This grant was administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

INHP applied as a sub-grantee of Housing Partnership Network through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Counseling Program. Funds awarded to INHP through HPN are used to support the INHP Homeownership Preparation Program at all four INHP locations, including the John Boner Neighborhood Center. The grant will partially underwrite the salaries and benefits of the INHP Homeownership Advisors providing one-on-one homeownership advising to clients.

A HUD-approved counseling intermediary since 1995, HPN has supported its members\x27 housing counseling efforts with a cumulative pass through of $30 million in HUD funding. This year, HPN will fund 15 members in 15 states who will provide housing counseling to approximately 19,750 households. The goals of HPN’s housing counseling program are: expand homeownership opportunity for low- and moderate-income families, especially minority, new immigrant, and traditionally underserved populations; promote neighborhood stabilization and revitalization by increasing sustainable homeownership and secure housing tenure; and support low- and moderate-income homeowners in maintaining their homes and building equity for the future.

HUD awarded this Education and Outreach grant to the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana. Through this grant, the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana will be able to improve and expand its programming to inform renters and homebuyers of their rights in order to ensure that housing discrimination is brought to the attention of authorities and that violators of discrimination laws are prosecuted.

The Department of Transportation awarded this grant to IndyGo for planning of the Blue Line bus rapid transit corridor, which will be completed in accordance with principles of transit-oriented development.

The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP) was a sub-grantee of the Housing Partnership Network’s Housing Counseling funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which will support INHP’s Homeownership Preparation Program serves all of Marion County, but funds will be utilized in the Promise Zone geographic area.

IHCDA will use this grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide funding for counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management and literacy, and other matters as may be appropriate to assist program clients in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership.

United Way of Central Indiana’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant from the Department of the Treasury will allow it to partner with other organizations to provide free, professional tax preparation services for low- to moderate-income individuals.