The FHIP Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI) provides competitive awards to eligible non-profit and other fair housing organizations to build the capacity of non-profit fair housing organizations to provide fair housing enforcement, for the purpose of supporting the continued development or implementation of initiatives which enforce the rights granted under the Fair Housing Act.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/21/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
FHOI also strengthens the fair housing movement nationally by assisting in the creation and growth of organizations that focus on localized rights and needs. This NOFO makes available competitive funding under two components:
- Continued Development Component (CDC) to eligible non-profit fair housing organizations to build their capacity and effectiveness to conduct enforcement related activities such as investigating housing discrimination allegations based on protected classes under the Fair Housing Act, and expanding testing expertise, particularly in those areas of the country which are currently underserved by fair housing enforcement organizations as well as those areas where large concentrations of protected classes exist.
- Establishing New Organizations Component (ENOC) to Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) (“sponsoring organizations”) to establish new separate organizations (“sponsored organizations”) to engage in fair housing work, particularly in areas of the country that are currently underserved or unserved by fair housing enforcement organizations. Grantees may use FHOI-ENOC funds to establish a single organization to become a viable regional/local fair housing enforcement organization that will conduct testing and other fair housing enforcement-related activities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,700,000
- Maximum Funding for CDC for the 12-18 month grant period of performance is $260,000; minimum amount is $100,000.
- Maximum Funding for ENOC for the 36-month grant period of performance is $1,880,000; minimum amount is $250,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Faith-based organizations may apply on the same basis as any other organization. HUD does not engage in any unlawful and improper conduct, policies, or practices that target faith based organizations.
- Individuals are ineligible applicants.
- FHOI Continued Development Component
- Eligible applicants under the CDC are Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs), Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), and other private nonprofit organizations seeking to build their capacity to conduct fair housing enforcement activities.
- FHOI Establishing New Organizations Component
- Eligible applicants for the ENOC are QFHOs that are sponsoring the creation of a new organization to conduct fair housing enforcement activities in areas of the country which are currently unserved or underserved by a fair housing enforcement organization.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
