Purpose: fhcwm will provide local, community-based fair housing education and outreach services designed to: promote racial desegregation, equity, and justice in housing; address housing…
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- FEOI230060
- Recipient
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Fair Housing Center Of West Michigan UEI FJCEZ9454PM4
- Awarding agency
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Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Obligated
- $100,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 14.417 Fair Housing Organization Initiatives
- Completion date
- Place of performance
- Grand Rapids, MI 49507, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Activities
- Activities to be performed: pursuant to this 12-month proposal fhcwm, in at least 10 jurisdictions, will: • conduct innovative and practical fair housing training, workshops or curricula for at least 150 people who either are homeseekers who represent potential victims of housing discrimination or stakeholders involved in the creation and/or location of housing developments, in order to promote equal housing opportunity and eliminate discriminatory housing practices. This will include: at least 3 new fair housing rights trainings/workshops on race-based discrimination for black, latinx, and indigenous populations; at least 4 new trainings/curricula for youth/families in racially segregated neighborhoods and/or schools, including information about fhcwm's referral process; and at least 3 new practical trainings focused on fair housing laws and best practices in development of affordable, inclusive housing for stakeholders involved in the creation and/or location of housing developments (neighborhood associations, community organizers, housing industry and government representatives, etc.). • develop and disseminate at least 6 brochures/materials/psas, including fact sheets that educate housing consumers and enhance knowledge of the fair housing act for the housing industry. These materials will be provided to at least 500 persons and address the barriers and issues that arise when people protected under the fair housing act exercise their rights as well as those addressed by recent HUD guidance. • conduct direct fair housing outreach and disseminate said materials to at least 200 persons/ agencies who are/serve historically marginalized/underserved communities, focusing on race and disability protections (including those at risk, in, or leaving institutionalized settings) to ensure meaningful access to information, including translated and electronically accessible materials, on fair housing rights and protections and assist in ending discriminatory practices. Fhcwm will maintain a protocol for referral of complaints of discrimination to HUD and/or the michigan department of civil rights (michigan's only fhap agency).
- Expected outcomes
- Expected outcomes: fhcwm anticipates achieving the following outcomes: 20 inquiries received regarding housing discrimination and other fair housing issues as a result of all program activities; 60 community members/members of protected classes that receive fair housing rights information with at least 75% of completed evaluations indicating increases in knowledge and intent to use information learned; 45 student/community members of protected classes that receive fair housing rights information with at least 75% of completed evaluations indicating increases in knowledge; 45 persons (STAKEHOLDERS) in involved in housing developments receive applicable training with at least 80% of completed evaluations indicating increases in knowledge/skill and intent to use information learned; at least 500 people receive commonly themed fair housing materials in print or online; 200 people and/or agencies receive appropriate fair housing information applicable to their fair housing rights and protections; and 3 staff members indicate increased knowledge and capacity to affirmatively further fair housing
- Intended beneficiaries
- Intended beneficiaries: fhcwm proposes to provide comprehensive fair housing education and outreach services throughout a geographic area of 38 counties in west and northern michigan as well an additional 21 counties by providing unique fair housing education services to housing professionals not provided by any other FHO or qfho as needed on demand. Fhcwm's intended beneficiaries not only include all of the protected classes but also include an emphasis on high-school aged youth in racially segregated neighborhoods and/or school systems, people of color inclusive of black, latinx, and indigenous populations, and persons with disabilities. Lastly intended beneficiaries include representatives of neighborhood associations, community organizations, the housing industry and government as well as any other interested parties seeking to develop or advocate for affordable, inclusive housing or learn more.
Quick answers
Who received award FEOI230060?
FEOI230060 was awarded to Fair Housing Center Of West Michigan by Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (Department of Housing and Urban Development) on September 1, 2024.
How much is award FEOI230060 worth?
$100,000 has been obligated on FEOI230060.
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