The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) provides funding to eligible non-profit and other fair housing organizations through competitive grants under three initiatives to carry out education and outreach and enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices and to inform individuals of their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/19/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The EOI NOFO for Test Coordinator Training makes available $500,000 to support fair housing test coordinator training courses in general/basic fair housing testing and advanced/complex fair housing testing. Fair housing testing is an investigative tool used to gather evidence of any violations of the Fair Housing Act or other civil rights laws. A test is a covert investigation involving one or more persons who initiate contact with a person or entity to gather information about their housing policies, treatment and/or practices to compare with the requirements of fair housing laws. A test may involve comparing how persons similarly situated except for a protected characteristic are being treated. HUD is vigilant about ensuring that the testing performed adheres to investigatory standards so that it yields credible, objective and admissible evidence to aid in the enforcement of the FHA. Fair housing testing efforts may focus on specific areas of testing such as discriminatory effects, or bias in the home lending, insurance and appraisal markets. Test coordinators working on these efforts require specialized training to design and coordinate high quality testing programs. This NOFO supports test coordinator training courses in the areas of discriminatory effects (including those resulting from source of income and criminal records related policies) or discrimination in; mortgage lending, homeowners’ insurance, and residential appraisals.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 500,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $200,000
Grant Period
12-month project period and budget period.
Eligible Activities
- Applicants must develop and implement a test coordinator training program for fair housing testing coordinators working for organizations participating in HUD’s FHIP Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) and Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI).
- Applicants must propose training activities that address a variety of testing approaches and structures as well as provide coordinators with the most effective methodologies, technology, and techniques appropriate for productive testing approaches for each testing situation, including effective alternative methods for remote testing. Training should address primary differences in testing between regions (e.g., some states do not permit secret recordings). Activities should also include technical assistance after training is completed, throughout the grant period of performance.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants may be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), public or private not-for-profit organizations or institutions representing groups of persons protected under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; agencies of State or local governments certified by the Secretary under section 810(f) of the Fair Housing Act; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). Applicants may be required to verify 501(c)(3) status in accordance with 24 CFR 5.109(l). An applicant that is selected for and receives an award under this EOI-TCT NOFO is not eligible to receive an award under the FY2024 EOI-National Media Campaing (NMC) component. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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