The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering this Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program grant to ensure limited English proficient (LEP) communities fully access vital information about HUD programs, services, and activities in their native languages. This grant is for the purpose of empowering local HUD grantees to develop and conduct workshops, training, and disseminate relevant materials directly to targeted LEP communities. It aims to serve individuals seeking assistance with housing, lead-based paint removal, or fair housing information. The program’s objectives are to identify and meet the needs of these communities, improve LEP individuals’ participation in HUD programs beyond the grant period, and enhance the overall communication of HUD’s offerings.
Opportunity ID: 104473
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5415-N-41 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.421 — Limited English Proficiency Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 11, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 22, 2011 This amendment announces that HUD has increased to $650,000 the amount of assistance made available by this NOFA. HUD plans, as a result, to award six, and possibly seven, grants. HUD has also determined that it needs flexibility to select applicants that have the capacity to provide language services in languages other than Spanish. As a result, HUD will select lower scoring applicants that have the capacity to provide language services in English and Chinese, in English and Korean, in English and Arabic, and other less prominent languages if the top scoring applicants only have capacity to provide language services in English and Spanish. As a result, of these amendments, HUD is extending the deadline for the submission of applications to August 22, 2011. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 27, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $650,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants must be non-profit organizations, including, grassroots, faith-based, and other community-based organizations, that have the ability to provide training and other services directly to LEP communities, who could benefit from access to HUD programs. Applicants must be able to provide place-based services to both HUD grantees and LEP residents. Applicants will be required to locate an area that comprises a variety of HUD grantees, and identify the communities that will most benefit from LEP assistance. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | The purpose of the LEPI NOFA is to help ensure limited English proficient (LEP) communities have access to information in their native languages on HUD programs, services, and activities. In coordination with local HUD grantees, successful applicants will develop and conduct, workshops, training sessions, and/or disseminate LEP material to the targeted LEP communities. LEP individuals are persons who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. Examples of groups likely to include LEP individuals who are encountered and served by HUD grantees include, but are not limited to: (1) individuals who are seeking housing assistance from a public housing agency or assisted housing provider; (2) individuals seeking assistance for lead-based paint removal or abatement; (3) individuals seeking general fair housing information or information on how to file a housing discrimination complaint, housing-related training, social services, or any other assistance from HUD grantees. HUD programs include, but are not limited to HUD�s Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Sustainable Housing and Communities, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Policy Development and Research, Housing, and Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. LEP communities are groups of LEP individuals sharing a common language that are located within the intended area to be served and comprise part of the community intended to be served by HUD grantees. The objectives of the LEPI NOFA are to: (1) identify and meet the needs of the targeted LEP communities; (2) improve the participation of LEP individuals in HUD programs, services, and activities beyond the 12 month grant period; and (3) enhance the dissemination and communication of HUD programs, services, and activities in languages targeted to meet the needs of local communities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Application and Instructions download using CFDA number ONLY. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Pamela Walsh, Director, Office of Policy, Legislative Initiatives, and Outreach at 202-708-1145
Email:Pamela.D.Walsh@HUD.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| There is an error in the coding of the LEPI logic model. The error was found in the “Services” block excludes row 23 the “Other | Other” option. | Aug 18, 2011 | |
| This Amendment announces that HUD has increased to $650,000 the amount of assistance made available by this NOFA. HUD plans, to award six, and possibly seven, grants. Deadline date extended to August 22, 2011. | Aug 18, 2011 | |
| Jul 18, 2011 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5415-N-41 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.421 — Limited English Proficiency Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 11, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 22, 2011 This amendment announces that HUD has increased to $650,000 the amount of assistance made available by this NOFA. HUD plans, as a result, to award six, and possibly seven, grants. HUD has also determined that it needs flexibility to select applicants that have the capacity to provide language services in languages other than Spanish. As a result, HUD will select lower scoring applicants that have the capacity to provide language services in English and Chinese, in English and Korean, in English and Arabic, and other less prominent languages if the top scoring applicants only have capacity to provide language services in English and Spanish. As a result, of these amendments, HUD is extending the deadline for the submission of applications to August 22, 2011. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 27, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $650,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants must be non-profit organizations, including, grassroots, faith-based, and other community-based organizations, that have the ability to provide training and other services directly to LEP communities, who could benefit from access to HUD programs. Applicants must be able to provide place-based services to both HUD grantees and LEP residents. Applicants will be required to locate an area that comprises a variety of HUD grantees, and identify the communities that will most benefit from LEP assistance. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | The purpose of the LEPI NOFA is to help ensure limited English proficient (LEP) communities have access to information in their native languages on HUD programs, services, and activities. In coordination with local HUD grantees, successful applicants will develop and conduct, workshops, training sessions, and/or disseminate LEP material to the targeted LEP communities. LEP individuals are persons who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. Examples of groups likely to include LEP individuals who are encountered and served by HUD grantees include, but are not limited to: (1) individuals who are seeking housing assistance from a public housing agency or assisted housing provider; (2) individuals seeking assistance for lead-based paint removal or abatement; (3) individuals seeking general fair housing information or information on how to file a housing discrimination complaint, housing-related training, social services, or any other assistance from HUD grantees. HUD programs include, but are not limited to HUD�s Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Sustainable Housing and Communities, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Policy Development and Research, Housing, and Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. LEP communities are groups of LEP individuals sharing a common language that are located within the intended area to be served and comprise part of the community intended to be served by HUD grantees. The objectives of the LEPI NOFA are to: (1) identify and meet the needs of the targeted LEP communities; (2) improve the participation of LEP individuals in HUD programs, services, and activities beyond the 12 month grant period; and (3) enhance the dissemination and communication of HUD programs, services, and activities in languages targeted to meet the needs of local communities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Application and Instructions download using CFDA number ONLY. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Pamela Walsh, Director, Office of Policy, Legislative Initiatives, and Outreach at 202-708-1145
Email:Pamela.D.Walsh@HUD.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5415-N-41 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.421 — Limited English Proficiency Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 22, 2011 This amendment announces that HUD has increased to $650,000 the amount of assistance made available by this NOFA. HUD plans, as a result, to award six, and possibly seven, grants. HUD has also determined that it needs flexibility to select applicants that have the capacity to provide language services in languages other than Spanish. As a result, HUD will select lower scoring applicants that have the capacity to provide language services in English and Chinese, in English and Korean, in English and Arabic, and other less prominent languages if the top scoring applicants only have capacity to provide language services in English and Spanish. As a result, of these amendments, HUD is extending the deadline for the submission of applications to August 22, 2011. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 27, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $650,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants must be non-profit organizations, including, grassroots, faith-based, and other community-based organizations, that have the ability to provide training and other services directly to LEP communities, who could benefit from access to HUD programs. Applicants must be able to provide place-based services to both HUD grantees and LEP residents. Applicants will be required to locate an area that comprises a variety of HUD grantees, and identify the communities that will most benefit from LEP assistance. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | The purpose of the LEPI NOFA is to help ensure limited English proficient (LEP) communities have access to information in their native languages on HUD programs, services, and activities. In coordination with local HUD grantees, successful applicants will develop and conduct, workshops, training sessions, and/or disseminate LEP material to the targeted LEP communities. LEP individuals are persons who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. Examples of groups likely to include LEP individuals who are encountered and served by HUD grantees include, but are not limited to: (1) individuals who are seeking housing assistance from a public housing agency or assisted housing provider; (2) individuals seeking assistance for lead-based paint removal or abatement; (3) individuals seeking general fair housing information or information on how to file a housing discrimination complaint, housing-related training, social services, or any other assistance from HUD grantees. HUD programs include, but are not limited to HUD�s Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Sustainable Housing and Communities, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Policy Development and Research, Housing, and Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. LEP communities are groups of LEP individuals sharing a common language that are located within the intended area to be served and comprise part of the community intended to be served by HUD grantees. The objectives of the LEPI NOFA are to: (1) identify and meet the needs of the targeted LEP communities; (2) improve the participation of LEP individuals in HUD programs, services, and activities beyond the 12 month grant period; and (3) enhance the dissemination and communication of HUD programs, services, and activities in languages targeted to meet the needs of local communities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Application and Instructions download using CFDA number ONLY. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Pamela Walsh, Director, Office of Policy, Legislative Initiatives, and Outreach at 202-708-1145
Email:Pamela.D.Walsh@HUD.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5415-N-41 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.421 — Limited English Proficiency Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 18, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 19, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants must be non-profit organizations, including, grassroots, faith-based, and other community-based organizations, that have the ability to provide training and other services directly to LEP communities, who could benefit from access to HUD programs. Applicants must be able to provide place-based services to both HUD grantees and LEP residents. Applicants will be required to locate an area that comprises a variety of HUD grantees, and identify the communities that will most benefit from LEP assistance. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | The purpose of the LEPI NOFA is to help ensure limited English proficient (LEP) communities have access to information in their native languages on HUD programs, services, and activities. In coordination with local HUD grantees, successful applicants will develop and conduct, workshops, training sessions, and/or disseminate LEP material to the targeted LEP communities. LEP individuals are persons who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. Examples of groups likely to include LEP individuals who are encountered and served by HUD grantees include, but are not limited to: (1) individuals who are seeking housing assistance from a public housing agency or assisted housing provider; (2) individuals seeking assistance for lead-based paint removal or abatement; (3) individuals seeking general fair housing information or information on how to file a housing discrimination complaint, housing-related training, social services, or any other assistance from HUD grantees. HUD programs include, but are not limited to HUD�s Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Sustainable Housing and Communities, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Policy Development and Research, Housing, and Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. LEP communities are groups of LEP individuals sharing a common language that are located within the intended area to be served and comprise part of the community intended to be served by HUD grantees. The objectives of the LEPI NOFA are to: (1) identify and meet the needs of the targeted LEP communities; (2) improve the participation of LEP individuals in HUD programs, services, and activities beyond the 12 month grant period; and (3) enhance the dissemination and communication of HUD programs, services, and activities in languages targeted to meet the needs of local communities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Application and Instructions download using CFDA number ONLY. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Pamela Walsh, Director, Office of Policy, Legislative Initiatives, and Outreach at 202-708-1145
Email:Pamela.D.Walsh@HUD.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 104473 Full Announcement-1 -> 41 fy2010 lepi nofa final.pdf
Folder 104473 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 1 -> 41 lepi nofa amendment.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Pamela Walsh, Director, Office of Policy, Legislative Initiatives, and Outreach at 202-708-1145 Email: Pamela.D.Walsh@HUD.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.421 | LEPI-41 | Limited English Proficiency Initiative Program | PKG00063710 | Jul 11, 2011 | Aug 22, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
104473 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
104473 HUD_FaxTransmittal-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
104473 HUD_DisclosureUpdateReport-1.1.pdf
104473 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
104473 HUD_DetailedBudget-1.1.pdf
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