WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Fair Housing Initiatives Program grants totaling $850,000 to Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati and the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center of Dayton. "Every Ohioan should have a roof over their heads and a safe place to call home," said Brown. "This investment will help make sur  more