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HUD is making available up to $10,470,895 through this NOFA for new FY2019 grants.
The remaining $20,879,105 will be used to fund continuing FY2017 and FY2018 PEI Multi-year grantees, at the same level which they were previously funded.
Additional funds may become available for award under
this NOFA, because of HUD's efforts to recapture unused funds, use carryover funds, or because of the availability of additional appropriated funds.
Use of these funds will be subject to statutory constraints.
All awards are subject to the applicable funding restrictions described in this NOFA.
Funding for additional years beyond FY2019 is subject to the availability of appropriations.
The remaining $20,879,105 of FY2019 PEI funds will be used to fund continuing (second and third year) FY2017 and FY2018 PEI Multi-year grantees outside of this NOFA.
Funding for second and third year of FY2018 and FY2019 Multi-year grantees is subject to the availability of future appropriated funds by Congress.
FHIP funds are used to increase compliance with the Fair Housing Act.
This year, funding is available under three Initiatives:
Private Enforcement (PEI), Fair Housing Organization (FHOI) and Education and Outreach (EOI) Initiatives.
Funding for each initiative is listed under a separate NOFA.
Applicants must apply under the correct NOFA to be considered for funding.
Additionally, if an applicant is eligible and applying for funding under separate initiatives and/or components, the applicant must submit a separate application under the correct NOFA for each component the applicant applies.
This NOFA will consider applicants applying under PEI only.
The following is a general description of PEI (see section III.
A.
for all eligibility requirements):
Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI).
This Initiative provides funding to private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations that meet statutory requirements to conduct investigations and enforcement of alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act.
PEI applicants may be funded under the following Initiative based on eligibility:
Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) - $30,750,000 - Multi-Year Funding Component (PEI-MYFC) Applicants may apply for funding under each FHIP NOFA Initiative/Component as long as the applicant meets the specific eligibility requirements and funding restrictions.
The remaining $20,879,105 will be used to fund continuing FY2017 and FY2018 PEI Multi-year grantees, at the same level which they were previously funded.
Additional funds may become available for award under
this NOFA, because of HUD's efforts to recapture unused funds, use carryover funds, or because of the availability of additional appropriated funds.
Use of these funds will be subject to statutory constraints.
All awards are subject to the applicable funding restrictions described in this NOFA.
Funding for additional years beyond FY2019 is subject to the availability of appropriations.
The remaining $20,879,105 of FY2019 PEI funds will be used to fund continuing (second and third year) FY2017 and FY2018 PEI Multi-year grantees outside of this NOFA.
Funding for second and third year of FY2018 and FY2019 Multi-year grantees is subject to the availability of future appropriated funds by Congress.
FHIP funds are used to increase compliance with the Fair Housing Act.
This year, funding is available under three Initiatives:
Private Enforcement (PEI), Fair Housing Organization (FHOI) and Education and Outreach (EOI) Initiatives.
Funding for each initiative is listed under a separate NOFA.
Applicants must apply under the correct NOFA to be considered for funding.
Additionally, if an applicant is eligible and applying for funding under separate initiatives and/or components, the applicant must submit a separate application under the correct NOFA for each component the applicant applies.
This NOFA will consider applicants applying under PEI only.
The following is a general description of PEI (see section III.
A.
for all eligibility requirements):
Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI).
This Initiative provides funding to private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations that meet statutory requirements to conduct investigations and enforcement of alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act.
PEI applicants may be funded under the following Initiative based on eligibility:
Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) - $30,750,000 - Multi-Year Funding Component (PEI-MYFC) Applicants may apply for funding under each FHIP NOFA Initiative/Component as long as the applicant meets the specific eligibility requirements and funding restrictions.
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Estimated Funding: $10,470,895
Office: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Estimated Funding: $10,470,895
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Under this NOFA, an eligible applicant must be: (1) a Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHO) with at least two years of experience in complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and enforcement related experience and meritorious claims in the three years prior to filing this application; or (2) a Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHO) with at least one year of experience in the enforcement-related activities listed above in the two years prior to the filing of the application.
If the applicant is neither a QFHO nor FHO with the requisite experience, the organization is ineligible.
Both FHOs and QFHOs must currently conduct these enforcement activities and operate a full- service program.
Applicants must complete Appendix B, "Certification for PEI Applicants," to confirm QFHO or FHO status.
If an organization does not currently have sufficient experience to qualify as a FHO or QFHO (see 24 CFR part 125.103 and 125.401), the organization may be eligible to apply under FHIP's Education and Outreach Initiative (FR-6300-21A) and/or Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FR-6300-21B) NOFAs.
Please see the correct NOFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Eligible Activities Eligible activities include, but are not limited to: (1) Intake of allegations of violations of the Fair Housing Act, testing, evaluating testing results, and providing other investigative work to provide a just resolution for violations of the Fair Housing Act that may violate federal, state, or substantially equivalent local fair housing laws; (2) investigation of violations of the Fair Housing Act, through testing and other investigative methods including systemic investigations; (3) mediation or other voluntary resolution of allegations of violations of the Fair Housing Act; (4) litigation of fair housing cases, including procuring expert witnesses, and (5) fair housing education activities.
Activities are eligible only in cases involving conduct prohibited by, or rights protected under, the Fair Housing Act.
HUD will allow applicants under the PEI-MY funding component to modify their activities in the second or third year with the approval of the General Technical Representative (GTR) based upon changing demographics and/or need.
All applicants must review Appendix A for guidance on the format that should be used to list the applicant's proposed tasks/activities.
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps
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Date Posted:
2019-12-19
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Archive Date:
2020-03-07
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