# Coalition Challenges HUD Title VI Rule

On October 9, 2026, the National Fair Housing Alliance and 95 other organizations, joined by former HUD official Sara Pratt, submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to withdraw a proposed rule that would remove disparate-impact protections from its Title VI regulations. The proposal is not a contract opportunity, but it could change compliance considerations for state and local governments, public housing authorities, and other recipients of HUD financial assistance, including entities administering disaster-recovery funds.

- Recipients of HUD assistance should assess how the proposed change could affect their Title VI obligations and programs that allocate federal financial assistance; the rule remains proposed in the signal provided.
- Procurement teams supporting housing and disaster-recovery programs may need to account for how any eventual regulatory change affects program design, funding allocation, and recipient oversight.
- HUD-assisted organizations and contractors should distinguish the proposed change from current requirements when planning or advising on federally funded programs.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance, Policy
**Published:** October 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

### Key Quotes
> In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, HUD found that Texas directed disaster recovery funds away from Black and Latino neighborhoods in Houston, even as those communities faced significant damage.
> — Nikitra Bailey, Executive Vice President, National Fair Housing Alliance

### Sources
- [Coalition of 96 National, State, and Community-Based Organizations and Former HUD Official Oppose HUD’s Removal of Long-Standing Safeguard for Fairness in Federal Financial Assistance Programs  - NFHA](https://nationalfairhousing.org/coalition-of-96-national-state-and-community-based-organizations-and-former-hud-official-oppose-huds-removal-of-long-standing-safeguard-for-fairness-in-federal-financial-assistance-programs/) - National Fair Housing