The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), a coalition of community groups devoted to expanding financial access, and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, recently awarded a $15,000 grant to the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston.

The grant will fund community partnerships and initiatives that celebrate neighborhood diversity and promote equal housing opportunities, the coalition said in statement. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage, which is providing funding for the grant.

The Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston will receive funding to expand its “race and place” project, a dialogue series to discuss and learn about the impact of race on housing patterns.

The grant will also make it possible for the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston to work collaboratively with local Realtors and community groups to advance fair housing efforts, the group said.

In total, nine demonstration grants were awarded to community-based organizations in California, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia that are NCRC members and dedicated to creating public- and private-sector partnerships and programs that promote racial and cultural equality, opportunity and diversity.