Project Grant FEOI230066

PURPOSE: THE GRANT PROPOSAL SEEKS FUNDING FOR AN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT FAIR HOUSING PROTECTIONS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND HOUSING PROVIDERS ABOUT FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS, FORMS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, AND ACTIONS TO TAKE WHEN FACED WITH DISCRIMINATION, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON ISSUES ENCOUNTERED BY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION. UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY INTERSECTS WITH ALL THE PROTECTED CLASSES, THIS PROPOSAL WILL BLANKET THE STATE WITH A COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND CENTRALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, SYMPOSIUMS, TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER BROAD-BASED METHODS TO CONDUCT SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH FAIR HOUSING LAWS THAT PROTECT PEOPLE FROM DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. THIS GRANT WILL COMPLEMENT OUR FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT WORK OF SUPPORTING, INVESTIGATING, AND ADVOCATING FOR VICTIMS OF DISCRIMINATION.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: DISTRIBUTE UPDATED MATERIALS ELECTRONICALLY AND PRINTED FROM PROGRAM TASKS 1, ENSURING THAT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MATERIALS IS AVAILABLE IN ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGES, INCLUDING SOMALI, NEPALI, SPANISH, AND FRENCH. ? PARTICIPATE IN 4 PRIDE EVENTS IN BISMARCK, MINOT, GRAND FORKS, OR FARGO (AND/OR OTHER LOCATIONS IF AVAILABLE). ? ENGAGE IN 4 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH "FAIR HOUSING FRIDAY - FACEBOOK LIVE" FOCUSED ON FHA PROTECTIONS FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY WITH PARTNER AGENCIES, COMMUNITY LEADERS OR HIGH PLAINS STAFF WITH THE GOAL OF REACHING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. (AT LEAST ONE CONVERSATION WILL INCLUDE A NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION OR TRIBE.) ? TRAIN FUTURE LAWYERS ON FAIR HOUSING ADVOCACY AND ENFORCEMENT BY SPEAKING ABOUT THE EXPANDED PROTECTIONS OF SEX TO STUDENTS AT THE UND SCHOOL OF LAW. (MAY BE VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON.) ? PARTNER WITH ND HUMAN RIGHTS COALITION AND ND LGBTQIA2S+ SUMMIT ORGANIZERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR ANNUAL SUMMIT. ? CONDUCT TWO FAIR HOUSING SEMINARS IN-PERSON OR ONLINE SPECIFICALLY FOR LAWYERS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS (E.G., PROPERTY MANAGERS, APPRAISERS, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, LENDERS, AND/OR BUILDERS). ? CONDUCT TWO IN-PERSON TRAININGS/WEBINARS/HYBRID EVENTS FOR CONSUMERS ABOUT FAIR HOUSING, FOCUSING ON EXPANDED SEX PROTECTIONS. ATTENDEES MAY INCLUDE CONSUMERS, HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT WORK WITH THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY, URBAN INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS, IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS, DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST CLIENTS AND/OR HELP PEOPLE FIND HOUSING. ? POST 4 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS INSTAGRAM AND/OR FACEBOOK PER MONTH FOCUSED ON THE FAIR HOUSING ACT AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS. POSTS WILL BE DELIVERED THROUGHOUT THE STATE, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS WITH HIGH INSTANCES OF SEGREGATION AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. ? PLACE PSAS ABOUT FAIR HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND GENDER IDENTITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL, HARD TO REACH AREAS WITH HIGH INSTANCES OF SEGREGATION.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EXPECTED OUTCOMES (UP TO 4,900-CHARACTER LIMIT) INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH FAIR HOUSING LAWS IN THE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL/LENDING MARKET BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE LAW THROUGH TRAININGS AND WEBINARS, AS WELL AS PRINT, AUDIO, AND DIGITAL MEDIA. HELP DISMANTLE BARRIERS TO HOUSING CHOICE EXPERIENCED BY THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE INTERSECTION WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, NATIVE AMERICANS, IMMIGRANTS, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE APPROPRIATE EDUCATION ON HOW TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS WHEN NECESSARY. EMPOWER COMPLAINANTS TO FILE CLAIMS. MORE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ESPECIALLY IN THE PROMISE ZONE, WILL UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND HAVE A WAY TO ACCESS TOOLS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS; MORE PROVIDERS WILL UNDERSTAND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. MORE PEOPLE IN NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE AWARE OF WHAT FAIR HOUSING LAW IS AND HOW IT APPLIES TO EXPANDED SEX PROTECTIONS AND WILL UNDERSTAND WHERE AND HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INTENDED BENEFICIARIES (UP TO 3,600-CHARACTER LIMIT) PAGE 75 OF 117 SOME SPECIFIC TARGETS INCLUDE 1) MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES, 2) ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND COUNSELORS, 3) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY THAT ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF OTHER PROTECTED CLASSES, SUCH AS NATIVE AMERICANS, PERSONS OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND 4) TRAINING OF HOUSING PROVIDERS, LENDERS, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, AND LAWYERS IN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE