A plan to redirect fair housing funds is drawing pushback from 32 Democratic senators, who are urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to “rescind a series of proposed changes that would fundamentally undermine implementation” of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The senators wrote that, if implemented, the plans could “shutter the doors of local fair housing organizations that handle more than 74 percent of the housing discrimination complaints across the country.” The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts district court last month against HUD and Turner seeking a temporary restraining order, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. HUD described its plan as a “comprehensive funding opportunity package to provide overdue reforms and reassert our commitment to protecting the seven characteristics defined in the Fair Housing Act.” The senators’ letter pointed to the attempted termination of FHIP grants in 2025, when a federal judge ordered the reinstatement of terminated FHIP awards.