The applicant, fair housing contact service (fhcs), if awarded, will continue delivering comprehensive fair housing investigation, testing, and enforcement activities in accordance with its FY 2023…
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- FPEI230118
- Recipient
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Fair Housing Contact Service, Inc. UEI NPAXQKAE9P13
- Awarding agency
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Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Obligated
- $1,275,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 14.418 Private Enforcement Initiatives
- Completion date
- Place of performance
- Akron, OH 44308, USA
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Description
- Activities
- 60 new testers, train 24 new testers and 30 experienced testers, conduct 225 rental test parts, and 12 specialized test parts which may include sales, lending, or appraisal tests. Fhcs will conduct 30 systemic investigations, including at least 3 from our rural areas. Staff will conduct 1200 intakes and process 300 allegations of housing discrimination, serving 225 individuals with disabilities to enforce their fair housing rights. For cases that would benefit from additional advocacy, fhcs will engage in 30 voluntary resolution agreements to resolve fair housing concerns prior to complaint filing. Fhcs will file 24 fair housing complaints and participate in mediation or conciliation in 15 cases. Fhcs will produce and distribute an annual report on enforcement activities. Education and outreach activities will enhance community awareness of rights and responsibilities on a broad scale. Fhcs staff will develop and maintain at least 20 partnerships with organizations and municipalities, develop new partnerships with community development corporations (cdcs), identify and partner with lgbtq+ serving organizations, conduct targeted outreach to homeless serving organizations, engage with a resident-led organization to enhance tenant awareness of housing rights, develop and produce 9 new materials, and conduct 15 advertising campaigns which may include billboards, TV, and/or radio spots.
- Expected outcomes
- Expected outcomes individuals will be given information about housing testing, new and experienced testers will be trained, allowing for more varied testing and stronger testing structures, tests conducted will monitor the housing practices of housing providers to ensure compliance with fair housing laws, and updated test methodology will reflect practices. Systemic housing investigations will lead to the evaluation of concerns of pervasive or institutional issues of housing discrimination, or issues that affect a large number of persons, with specific focus placed on an investigation in relation to a rural community. Households will gain basic knowledge about fair housing and discrimination topics, households will receive education and advocacy services to address concerns of housing discrimination, persons with disabilities will be assisted to seek resolution of fair housing concerns. Households will engage in cooperative interactions with housing providers to reach a voluntary resolution to fair housing concerns before, or in lieu of, filing a charge of housing discrimination. Charges of housing discrimination will lead to changes in the housing practices of respondents; respondents' housing practices will change following mediation/ conciliation, resulting in opening up housing units for protected classes. Zoning practices will be assessed and the impact those laws have on the housing market will be identified and addressed. Jurisdictions using existing nuisance ordinances will be identified and how those ordinances are applied will be analyzed for disparities. Homebuyers will receive fair housing education and gain an understanding of their rights regarding mortgage rescue scams and fair lending practices. Residents will be engaged understanding their fair housing rights and responsibilities, as well as identifying fhcs as a local service organization. Staff will be educated on topics relevant to the enforcement of fair housing. Through partnership development and nurturing, connections to community resources, partnerships with local organizations/groups, and provision of education regarding fair housing issues will be made during meetings and events. The community will have knowledge of enforcement activities conducted by our agency.
- Intended beneficiaries
- Fhcs intends to widely share fair housing information so that if and/or when someone experiences housing discrimination, they can identify the issues and know fhcs is an agency that can support them to address their concerns
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $425,000 | |
| Amendment | $425,000 | |
| Original award | $425,000 |
Quick answers
Who received award FPEI230118?
FPEI230118 was awarded to Fair Housing Contact Service, Inc. by Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (Department of Housing and Urban Development) on July 1, 2024.
How much is award FPEI230118 worth?
$1,275,000 has been obligated on FPEI230118.
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