This grant is for the purpose of funding organizations that educate the public on their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act and equivalent State and local laws. The Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) supports two main programs. The EOI-General Component funds activities informing consumers about fair housing, addressing needs of persons with disabilities, promoting financial literacy, and preventing predatory lending practices violating the Fair Housing Act. The EOI-National-Media Campaign Component supports a centralized, interactive media effort to develop and distribute fair housing campaigns, including public service announcements, or enhance existing online and offline campaign capabilities. The goal is to ensure widespread understanding and compliance with fair housing regulations.
Opportunity ID: 48729
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5300-N-10C |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fair Housing Initiatives Programs (FHIP) – Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.416 — Educaction and Outreach Initiatives |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 18, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 18, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 19, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,100,000 |
| 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 810If) 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: 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: | Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI). This Initiative assists organizations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws. Under this Initiative, there are two programs with a total of two components. They are the EOI – Regional/Local/Community-Based Program (R/L/C-B), General Component, and the EOI – National-Based Program National-Media Campaign Component. EOI-General Component: Open to applicants for fair housing education and outreach activities. Applicants may also address the fair housing needs of persons with disabilities, the education of consumers about fair housing, financial literacy, credit management, and how to avoid high cost loans and abusive lending practices that violate the Fair Housing Act. EOI-National-Media Campaign Component: In addition to above, applicants must provide a centralized coordination interactive media based effort for the development, implementation, and distribution of a fair housing media campaign with emphasis on a fair housing public service announcement or enhance the online and offline capabilities of an existing campaign. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Download application using CFDA number |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
You may contact Myron P. Newry or Denise L. Brooks, of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s FHIP Support Division, at 202-402-7095 or 202-402-7050, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Division by calling 1-800-290-1617 (this is a toll-free number).
Email:denise.l.brooks@hud.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 48729 Full Announcement-1 -> 10 fhip nofa 7.23.09.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | You may contact Myron P. Newry or Denise L. Brooks, of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s FHIP Support Division, at 202-402-7095 or 202-402-7050, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Division by calling 1-800-290-1617 (this is a toll-free number). Email: denise.l.brooks@hud.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.416 | EOI-10 | Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) | PKG00013311 | Jul 23, 2009 | Sep 18, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
48729 SF424-2.0.pdf
48729 HUD_FaxTransmittal-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
48729 HUD_DisclosureUpdateReport-1.1.pdf
48729 HUD_DetailedBudget-1.1.pdf
48729 HUD_CommunityInitiative-1.1.pdf
48729 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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