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What Is the Fair Housing Initiatives Program?

Fair housing organizations and other non-profits that receive funding through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.

FHIP organizations partner with HUD to help people identify government agencies that handle complaints of housing discrimination. They also conduct preliminary investigation of claims, including sending "testers" to properties suspected of practicing housing discrimination.

In addition to funding organizations that provide direct assistance to individuals who feel they have been discriminated against while attempting to purchase or rent housing, FHIP also has initiatives that promote fair housing laws and equal housing opportunity awareness.

Initiatives

FHIP has four initiatives. Three currently provide funds, through competitive grants, to eligible organizations. The initiatives are:

• The Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI) provides funding that builds the capacity and effectiveness of non-profit fair housing organizations by providing funds to handle fair housing enforcement and education initiatives more effectively. FHOI also strengthens the fair housing movement nationally by encouraging the creation and growth of organizations that focus on the rights and needs of underserved groups, particularly persons with disabilities.
• The Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) offers a range of assistance to the nationwide network of fair housing groups. This initiative funds non-profit fair housing organizations to carry out testing and enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.
• The Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) offers a comprehensive range of support for fair housing activities, providing funding to State and local government agencies and non-profit organizations for initiatives that educate the public and housing providers about equal opportunity in housing and compliance with the fair housing laws.
• The Administrative Enforcement Initiative (AEI) helps state and local governments that administer laws that include rights and remedies similar to those in the Fair Housing Act. This initiative also helps implement specialized projects that broaden an agency's range of enforcement and compliance activities. No funds are available currently for this program.

Eligible Grantees:

• FHOI: CDC: Eligible Applicants under the Continued Development Component (CDS) are Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs), Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), and other private nonprofit organizations seeking to build their capacity to conduct fair housing enforcement activities.

ENOC: Eligible applicants for the Establishing New Organizations Component (ENOC) are QFHOs that are sponsoring the creation of a new organization to conduct fair housing enforcement activities in areas of the country which are currently unserved or underserved.

• PEI: Eligible applicants must be: (1) a Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement organization (QFHO) with at least two years of experience in complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and enforcement-related experience of meritorious claims in the three years prior to filing this application; or (2) a Fair Housing Enforcement Organization (FHO) with at least one year of experience in the enforcement-related activities listed above during the two years prior to the filing of the application.  To apply for funds, FHOs and QFHOs must currently do all the enforcement activities listed above and operate a broad-based and full-service program.
• EOI: Eligible applicants may be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), other agencies of State or local governments, public or private not-for-profit organizations or institutions, or other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.

Previously Awarded Grants

• HUD Awards Over $32 Million to Fight Housing Discrimination
• HUD Awards Over $30 Million to Fight Housing Discrimination
• HUD Announces Over $30 Million to Combat Housing Discrimination Nationwide
• HUD Awards Over $24 Million to 57 Grantees to Fight Housing Discrimination
• HUD Awards Over $54 Million to 182 Grantees In 42 States To Fight Housing Discrimination
• HUD Awards Over $2.4 Million to Fight Housing Discrimination Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic
• HUD Makes Additional $5.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds Available to Fight Housing Discrimination Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic
• HUD Releases More than $13 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Assist Victims of Housing Discrimination Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic
• 2021 FHIP Grants
• American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has been published
• FHIP FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

FY2024 FHIP NOFOs & FAQ

• FY2024 NOFO Application Training Slides (October 29, 2024) (Recorded webinar)
• Notices Of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Webinar Questions And Answers (FAQ)
• Education and Outreach Initiative, FR-6700-N-21-A
• Education and Outreach Initiative, Test Coordinator Training, FR-6700-N-71-A
• Fair Housing Organizations Initiative, FR-6700-N-21-B
• Private Enforcement Initiative, FR-6700-N-21-C

Contact HUD about FHIP

• Still have questions about FHIP? Email AllAboutFHIP@hud.gov.
• Still have fair housing questions? Contact FHEO.

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