The Department of Housing and Urban Development offers the Fair Housing Initiatives Program Education Outreach Initiative to support organizations educating the public on their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act. This grant includes two programs with various components to promote fair housing practices on both regional and national levels. Applicants must outline a complaint referral process directing grievances to HUD or FHAP agencies. Grantees will need to establish and execute the proposed complaint referral system. Application deadline: March 16, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 144593
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | FR-5600-N-08C |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Fair Housing Initiatives Program – Education Outreach Initiative |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 14.416 — Education and Outreach Initiatives |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Feb 16, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 5,880,888 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $ |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | QFHOs, FHOs, other nonprofit organizations representing groups of persons protected under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. This includes agencies of State or local governments and agencies certified by the Secretary under section 810(f) of the Fair Housing Act or other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. EOI-National Media Campaign: In addition to the above, applicants must have at least five years of experience as an advertisement/media or public relations organization or must partner with an advertising and media services organization with at least five years of experience as an advertisement/media or public relations organization. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description:: | This Initiative assists organizations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act. Under this Initiative, there are two programs with a total of five components. They are the EOI -Regional/Local/Community-Based Program (R/L/C-B) which includes the General Component, Lending Component, Higher Education Component and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Component; and the EOI – National-Based Program which includes the National-Media Campaign Component (See chart in section III. A. for all eligibility requirements). All EOI applicants are required to describe a referral process that will result in referral of fair housing complaints to HUD or Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) substantially equivalent agencies. If funded, the grantee will be required to develop and implement the complaint referral process referenced in the application. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 14.416 |
| Competition ID: | EOI-8C |
| Competition Title: | FHIP Education and Outreach Initiatives |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00098030 |
| Opening Date: | Feb 16, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | You may contact Myron P. Newry or Paula Stone of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity�s FHIP Division, at 202-402-7095 or 202-402-7054, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Division by calling (800) 290-1617 (this is a toll-free number). |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] HUD Facsimile Transmittal [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
HUD Applicant-Recipient Disclosure Report [V1.1] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Attachments [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.416 | EOI-8C | FHIP Education and Outreach Initiatives | PKG00098030 | Feb 16, 2012 | Mar 16, 2012 | View | You may contact Myron P. Newry or Paula Stone of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity�s FHIP Division, at 202-402-7095 or 202-402-7054, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Division by calling (800) 290-1617 (this is a toll-free number). | Organization Applicants |