Opportunity Listing - FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE

FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Assistance Listings: 14.418 -- Private Enforcement Initiatives

Last Updated: June 16, 2026

Description

Congress amended the Fair Housing Act in 1988 to establish the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to provide funding to entities to work alongside HUD to "prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices" 42 USC §3616a (a). Congress determined in 1987, and has affirmed each year since then through appropriations, that HUD can only achieve its fair housing mission and obligations through supporting a network of organizations helping to educate the public and enforce fair housing rights. Initially a demonstration program, Congress made FHIP permanent in 1992 through the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. The program was expanded in 1992 to address building capacity in unserved areas, establish a national media campaign, and fund a National Fair Housing Month.

FHIP provides funds to eligible organizations through competitive grants under four initiatives: the Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI), the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), the Administrative Enforcement Initiative (AEI), and the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI).

This NOFO funds the PEI to provide grants to a nationwide network of eligible private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations to conduct testing and investigate violations of and enforce the Fair Housing Act, and State or local laws with equivalent rights and remedies.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

To receive an award under this NOFO your organization must be organized as a private, tax-exempt, nonprofit, charitable 501(c) (3) organization currently engaged in complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and enforcement of meritorious claims; and either a:Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organization (QFHO) with at least two years of experience in all of the following fair housing enforcement related activities in the three years prior to filing the application hereunder: complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and enforcement of meritorious claims experience; or aFair Housing Enforcement Organization (FHO) with at least one year of experience in all of the following fair housing enforcement related activities in the two years prior to filing the application for funding hereunder: complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and enforcement of meritorious claims experience.See 42 U.S.C. §3616a (b) and (h).A parent organization that is a QFHO or an FHO with a separate Employer Identification Number does not mean that an affiliate organization automatically gets QFHO or FHO status. Instead, FHEO will determine if the affiliate organization has the requisite experience to qualify, independent of the parent organization.You must complete Appendix B, Certification for PEI Applicants, to certify QFHO or FHO status.If your organization does not currently qualify as a QFHO or FHO (see 24 CFR §§ 125.103 and 125.401), you may be eligible to apply under the FHIP Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI), or Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI) NOFOs. Please see each NOFO for specific eligibility requirements. If an applicant applies for both a PEI and FHOI Continuing Development Component grant and receives an award for both, HUD will rescind funding for the FHOI award if the activities for both awards are exactly alike or substantially similar. Co-applicants or members of a consortium are not eligible applicants under this NOFO. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Grantor contact information

Description

Katherine Vasilopoulos, Director, Fair Housing Initiatives Program 202-402-8701

Email

you may also send an email to AllAboutFHIP@hud.gov

katherine.vasilopoulos@hud.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://www.hud.gov/stat/fheo/initiatives-program

Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

July 2, 2026

Estimated Application Due Date:

November 2, 2026

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

February 28, 2027

Estimated Project Start Date:

July 1, 2027

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$13,546,112

Program Funding

Expected awards

$500,000

Award Minimum

$1,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OFH-2600-DC-021C

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

History

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Forecast posted date:

June 16, 2026

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