Fair Housing Initiative Program – Private Enforcement Initiative

Deadline: 6/14/2021

Amount: $100,000–$375,000

Website: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps/fy21_pei

Description:

The purpose of the program is to support the intake, investigation, resolution, or litigation of allegations of violations of the Fair Housing Act. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to: (1) intake of allegations of violations of the Fair Housing Act, testing, evaluating testing results, and conducting other investigative work to provide a just resolution for violations of the Fair Housing Act that may violate federal, state, or substantially equivalent local fair housing laws; (2) investigation of violations of the Fair Housing Act, through testing and other investigative methods including systemic investigations; (3) mediation or other voluntary resolution of allegations of violations of the Fair Housing Act; and (4) litigation of fair housing cases, including procuring expert witnesses. Activities are eligible only in cases involving conduct prohibited by, or rights protected under, the Fair Housing Act.

Eligible applicants:

eligible applicant must be: (1) a Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHO) with at least two years of experience in complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations, and enforcement related experience and meritorious claims in the three years prior to filing this application; or (2) a Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHO) with at least one year of experience in the enforcement-related activities listed above in the two years prior to the filing of the application.