Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FR-6900-N-21-C
- Applications due
- Award size
- $100,000 to $425,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Housing
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Katherine Vasilopoulos katherine.vasilopoulos@hud.gov (202) 402-8701
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking applications for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), which aims to fund private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations to prevent and eliminate discriminatory housing practices. Eligible applicants must be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHO) with at least two years of experience or Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHO) with at least one year of experience in complaint intake, investigation, testing, and enforcement. The grant requires applicants to be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations capable of providing full-service fair housing enforcement activities addressing all protected classes under the Fair Housing Act. The technical evaluation will score applications based on organizational capacity, need/distress, soundness of approach, and program evaluation, with a minimum score of 75 points required for funding consideration. The application deadline is August 21, 2025, at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time, with applications to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
Approximately $10,116,793 is available for new FY2024 grant awards, with organizations able to apply for grants up to $425,000 per year for a three-year period. Subsequent year funding is subject to future appropriations. The grants will support nationwide fair housing enforcement efforts, including testing, investigating violations, and enforcing the Fair Housing Act and equivalent state and local laws. Successful applicants will be expected to conduct comprehensive fair housing services across various geographic regions, focusing on identifying and addressing housing discrimination for protected classes such as race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
Synopsis
Congress amended the Fair Housing Act in 1988 to establish the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) with a purpose of providing funding to entities to work alongside HUD to "prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices" 42 USC § 3616a(a). FHIP provides funds to eligible organizations through competitive grants under three initiatives: the Fair Housing Organization Initiative (FHOI), the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), and the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI).The purpose of the Private Enforcement Initiative is to provide multi-year grants to a nation-wide network of eligible fair housing enforcement organizations to conduct testing, investigate violations, and enforce the Fair Housing Act and equivalent State and local laws that provide rights and remedies for alleged discriminatory housing practices.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Foa_Content_of_FR-6900-N-21-C.pdf |
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