| Harkin Announces $420,000 for Fair Housing in Iowa |
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| Written by Sen. Tom Harkin | |||
| Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:39 | |||
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February 7, 2012 - WASHINGTON D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) has awarded $422,622 to seven Iowa cities. FHAP aims to assist state and local agencies that administer fair housing laws. The assistance includes support for complaint processing, training, technical assistance, data and information systems, and other fair housing projects. The program is also designed to provide incentives for states and localities to assume a greater share of the responsibility for administering fair housing laws. Senator Harkin is a senior member of the Appropriations subcommittee that funds HUD. “Quality, affordable housing is one of our most basic needs,” said Harkin. “I am pleased the federal government is providing funding to Iowa cities that will allow each of them to take responsibility for fair housing laws and projects in their communities.” Details of the funding are as followings: Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission-$100,000 Davenport Civil Rights Commission-$64,285 Des Moines Human Rights Department-$44,680 Iowa Civil Rights Commission-$37,200 Mason City Human Rights Commission-$86,802 Sioux City Human Rights Commission-$23,655 Waterloo Commission on Human Rights-$66,000
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