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Fair Housing Initiative Program - Fair Housing Organization Initiative

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Assistance Listings
  • 14.417 -- Fair Housing Organization Initiatives

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) provides funding to fair housing organizations and other non-profits that assist individuals who believe that they have been victims of housing discrimination. Currently FHIP provides funds to eligible organizations through competitive grants under three initiatives to carry out enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices and inform individuals of their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act. The Initiatives are: the Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI), Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) and...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants may be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs), Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), or nonprofit groups organizing to build capacity to provide fair housing enforcement. All applicants must complete Appendix B, FHOI Eligibility Certification and submit it with their application. HUD does not award grants to individuals. In addition, HUD will not evaluate applications from ineligible applicants. Eligible activities are those that build the capacity of an organization to become a viable fair housing enforcement organization (QFHO or FHO) and/or expand the services of an existing QFHO or FHO. Examples of eligible activities may include but are not limited to: (1) adding an enforcement staff or conducting enforcement-related activities; and (2) expanding testing expertise and experience. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Grantor contact information

Description

Myron Newry Myron.P.Newry@hud.gov

Email

Grants Policy

Myron.P.Newry@hud.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps

Archived: March 7, 2020

Application process

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Award

$500,000

Program Funding

2

Expected awards

$100,000

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FR-6300-N-21-B

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Housing

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

1

Posted date:

December 19, 2019

Archive date:

March 7, 2020

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