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Fair Housing Initiatives Programs (FHIP) - Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI)
Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI).
This Initiative assists organizations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws.
Under this Initiative, there are two programs with a total of two components.
They are the EOI - Regional/Local/Community-Based Program (R/L/C-B), General Component, and the EOI - National-Based Program National-Media Campaign Component.
EOI-General Component:
Open to applicants for fair housing education and outreach activities.
Applicants may also address the fair housing needs of persons with disabilities, the education of consumers about fair housing, financial literacy, credit management, and how to avoid high cost loans and abusive lending practices that violate the Fair Housing Act.
EOI-National-Media Campaign Component:
In addition to above, applicants must provide a centralized coordination interactive media based effort for the development, implementation, and distribution of a fair housing media campaign with emphasis on a fair housing public service announcement or enhance the online and offline capabilities of an existing campaign.
This Initiative assists organizations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws.
Under this Initiative, there are two programs with a total of two components.
They are the EOI - Regional/Local/Community-Based Program (R/L/C-B), General Component, and the EOI - National-Based Program National-Media Campaign Component.
EOI-General Component:
Open to applicants for fair housing education and outreach activities.
Applicants may also address the fair housing needs of persons with disabilities, the education of consumers about fair housing, financial literacy, credit management, and how to avoid high cost loans and abusive lending practices that violate the Fair Housing Act.
EOI-National-Media Campaign Component:
In addition to above, applicants must provide a centralized coordination interactive media based effort for the development, implementation, and distribution of a fair housing media campaign with emphasis on a fair housing public service announcement or enhance the online and offline capabilities of an existing campaign.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Download application using CFDA number
Additional Information of Eligibility:
QFHOs, FHOs, other nonprofit organizations representing groups of persons protected under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
This includes agencies of State or local governments and agencies certified by the Secretary under section 810If) of the Fair Housing Act or other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.
EOI-National: In addition to the above, applicants must have at least five years of experience as an advertisement/media or public relations organization or must partner with an advertising and media services organization with at least five years of experience as an advertisement/media or public relations organization.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html
Contact:
You may contact Myron P. Newry or Denise L. Brooks, of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal OpportunityÂ’s FHIP Support Division, at 202-402-7095 or 202-402-7050, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Division by calling 1-800-290-
Agency Email Description:
Program Contact Person
Agency Email:
denise.l.brooks@hud.gov
Date Posted:
2009-07-23
Application Due Date:
2009-09-18
Archive Date:
2009-09-19
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