Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Private Enforcement Initiative
This funding opportunity provides financial support to non-profit organizations dedicated to enforcing fair housing laws and combating discriminatory housing practices.
The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) funds non-profits and other fair housing organizations and currently provides funds to eligible organizations through competitive grants under several initiatives to carry out education and outreach and enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices and to inform individuals of their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The Initiatives are: the Fair Housing Organization Initiative (FHOI), the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), and the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI). In addition, consistent with HUD appropriations directives, FHEO is publishing a separate NOFO for Test Coordinator Training under the Education and Outreach Initiative.PEI provides funding to private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations that meet statutory requirements to conduct testing, investigate violations and obtain enforcement of the rights granted under the FHA or State or local laws that are substantially equivalent to the rights and remedies provided in the FHA. This NOFO announces the availability of $9,691,794 through the PEI Multi-Year Funding Component to fund new FY2023 grant awards. The PEI Multi-Year Component provides grants of up to $425,000 per year per grantee for a four-year duration, with future years funding subject to appropriations.This NOFO will accept applications for PEI only. Please see the FHOI and EOI NOFOs for the additional FHIP funding opportunities.
Award Range
$100,000 - $425,000
Total Program Funding
$9,691,793
Number of Awards
23
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Under this NOFO, an eligible applicant must be: (1) a Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organization (QFHO) with at least two years of experience in complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and enforcement related experience of meritorious claims in the three years prior to filing this application; or (2) a Fair Housing Enforcement Organization (FHO) with at least one year of experience in the enforcement-related activities listed above during the two years prior to the filing of the application. To apply for funds, FHOs and QFHOs must currently do all the enforcement activities listed above and operate a broad-based and full-service program. Applicants must complete Appendix B, "Certification for PEI Applicants," to certify QFHO or FHO status.If an organization does not currently qualify as a QFHO or FHO (see 24 CFR 125.103 and 125.401), it may be eligible to apply under the FHIP Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) (FR-6800-N-21-A), Tester Coordinator Training (FR-6800-N-71-A), and/or Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI) (FR-6800-N-21-B) NOFOs. Please see each NOFO for specific eligibility requirements. If an applicant applies for both a PEI and FHOI Continuing Development Component (CDC) grant and receives an award for both, funding for the FHOI-CDC will be rescinded if a determination is made that the activities for both awards are exactly alike or substantially similar. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
September 23, 2024
Application Closes
November 25, 2024
Grantor
Stephanie Thomas
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