In July 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development released a rule entitled Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, which set in motion an effort to a data-driven strategy to bolster its commitment to fair housing.

Six months later, HUD has released the AFFH Assessment Tool that local governments and their partners will use to conduct and submit their own Assessments of Fair Housing if they receive funds through any of the following programs:

  • Community Development Block Grants
  • HOME Investment Partnerships Program
  • Emergency Solution Grants
  • Housing for Persons with AIDS formula funding.

The first assessments using will be due after October 4, 2016.