Congress in 1988 established 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 several initiatives.The overarching purpose of the FHIP Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) is to educate the public, housing providers and other stakeholders about their rights and obligations under provisions of fair housing laws, through the development, implementation, carrying out and coordinating...

Individuals are ineligible applicants. If you are applying with other organizations (co-applicants or members of a consortium), the lead organization needs to meet all eligibility requirements. If not, your application is not eligible for funding. Eligible Entities for National Media Campaign Component (EOI-NMC): Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations, Fair Housing Enforcement Organization, and Other nonprofit organizations representing groups of persons protected under the Fair Housing Act (which might include public interest litigation firms, religious liberty groups, trade associations, etc.) Experience Requirement: in order to be selected for an award under the National Media Campaign component, your organization must have at least 5 years of experience as an advertising, media or public relations organization with strong understanding of adult learning theory, instructional design, and design thinking; or must have a partnership with an advertising and media services organization with at least 5 years of experience as an advertising, media or public relations organization with strong understanding of adult learning theory, instructional design, and design thinking. You will indicate your experience requirement in the Applicant Certification (Appendix B). Eligible Entities for General Component (EOI-G): Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations, Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations, Other nonprofit organizations representing groups of persons protected under the Fair Housing Act, Agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), Other agencies of State or local governments, and Other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices (which might include public interest litigation firms, religious liberty groups, trade associations, etc.). Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Katherine Vasilopoulos katherine.vasilopoulos@hud.gov