The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering the Fair Housing Initiatives Program – Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) grant. This grant provides approximately $9.4 million to eligible fair housing organizations and non-profits. Its purpose is to fund education and outreach programs informing the public about their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. Activities are divided into five categories: a national media campaign focusing on racial equity and access in underserved communities, a component for updating materials on sexual orientation and gender identity protections, local projects to advance racial equity and address housing barriers, targeted outreach for Limited English Proficiency individuals and underserved populations, and general FHA education, including efforts against antisemitic and Islamophobic discrimination. This initiative aims to expand housing choice and ensure fair housing practices nationwide.
Opportunity ID: 350421
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-6700-N-21-A |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fair Housing Initiatives Program – Education and Outreach Initiative |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 70 |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.416 — Education and Outreach Initiatives |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 30, 2023 The application deadline is 11:59:59 PM Eastern time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 30, 2023 The application deadline is 11:59:59 PM Eastern time on |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $9,466,347 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants may be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), public or private not-for-profit organizations or institutions, and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; agencies of State or local governments; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). All applicants are required to complete Appendix B, EOI Eligibility Certification and submit as a part of their application.HUD will not evaluate applications from ineligible applicants. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) funds fair housing organizations and other non-profits 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 Organizations 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 under the EOI for Test Coordinator Training.This EOI NOFO makes available approximately $9,466,347 to develop, implement, carry out, and coordinate education and outreach programs designed to inform members of the public about their rights and obligations under the provisions of the FHA. Under this EOI NOFO, activities are divided into five categories:EOI National – National Media Campaign ComponentThe national fair housing media campaign will focus on advancing racial equity and access to housing opportunities, especially in underserved communities. The campaign will include addressing barriers that may arise when people exercise their fair housing rights to expand housing choice. The campaign will also focus on educating the public about the forms of inequities based on race and national origin that can occur in real estate related transactions, including in the residential lending and appraisal markets. The campaign must provide for meaningful language access for persons of Limited English Proficiency and alternative forms of communication for individuals with disabilities. The campaign will provide information on how to file a housing discrimination complaint through HUD.EOI – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ComponentThis NOFO includes funding for fair housing organizations to create materials and/or update and disseminate existing materials to reflect the clarification that after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bostock decision (Bostock v. Clayton Cty., 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020)), the FHA bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. EOI – Advancing Racial [formerly Striving for Housing] Equity ComponentThis component will fund local and community-based education and outreach projects to promote racial desegregation, equity and justice in housing, and to address barriers that may arise when people protected under the FHA exercise their fair housing rights to expand their housing choice, consistent with the purpose of the FHA. These barriers include but are not limited to opposition to the creation and/or location of affordable housing, neighbor harassment based on race, and obstruction of persons who are seeking to enforce their fair housing rights. EOI – Targeted Fair Housing ComponentThis component targets organizations that demonstrate a need in their geographic area to work directly with populations of persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) to ensure they are aware of and understand their rights under the FHA. Funding may also be used for targeted education and outreach activities including fair housing services to underserved communities and underserved populations.EOI – General ComponentThis component provides funding for general fair housing education and outreach activities to inform people of their rights and responsibilities under the FHA. The Department encourages proposals which target antisemitic and Islamophobic discrimination among other forms of housing discrimination. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://hud.gov/fairhousing |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Stephanie Thomas
Stephanie.W.Thomas@hud.gov Email:Stephanie.W.Thomas@hud.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 350421 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FR-6700-N-21-A_NOFO.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Stephanie Thomas Stephanie.W.Thomas@hud.gov Email: Stephanie.W.Thomas@hud.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.416 | FR-6700-N-21-A | Fair Housing Initiatives Program – Education and Outreach Initiative | PKG00283332 | Sep 29, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
350421 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
350421 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
350421 HUD_DisclosureUpdateReport_4_0-4.0.pdf
350421 SF424B-1.1.pdf
350421 HUD_424B-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
350421 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
350421 HUD_DetailedBudget-1.1.pdf
350421 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
350421 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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