Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Description
Fair Housing Initiatives Program – Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)
- Purpose: Funds organizations to identify, investigate, and stop housing discrimination, and to enforce the Fair Housing Act and similar state/local laws.
- Who can apply: Eligible fair housing enforcement organizations (typically qualified nonprofits) that meet HUD’s criteria.
- What it supports: Testing for discrimination, complaint intake, investigations, and enforcement actions (including le…
Congress amended the Fair Housing Act in 1988 to establish 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…
Source
Grant ID
FR-6900-N-21-C
Funding Source
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligibility
The following categories of applicants are invited to apply:
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Eligibility Information
Eligible Entities. You must be either:Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organization (QFHO) with at least two years of experience in complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and enforcement related experience of meritorious claims in the three years prior to filing this application; or Fair Housing Enforcement Organization (FHO) with at least one year of experience in the enforcement-related activities listed above during the two years prior to the filing…
Awards & Funding
Total Funding
$10.1M
Award Ceiling
$425,000
Award Floor
$100,000
Funding Amount
Discretionary
Links
Documents
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