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FR-6500-N-71-A: Fair Housing Initiative Program - Education and Outreach Initiative - Tester Coordinator Training

Closed Closed June 14, 2021 Opportunity FR-6500-N-71-A ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Education and Outreach Initiative (OFH-2600-DC-021A). Status: Closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left). It is in our archive of Department of Housing and Urban Development notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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, 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; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). All applicants are required to complete Appendix B, EOI Eligibility Certification and submit as a part of their application. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Fair Housing Initiatives Program is a significant source of funding for FHIP grantees that conduct fair housing testing in local communities across the country. Fair housing testing refers to the use of testers who, without any bona fide intent to rent or purchase property, pose as prospective renters or buyers of real estate for the purpose of determining whether housing providers and others are complying with the federal Fair Housing Act. The Department continues to be vigilant about ensuring that testing performed by testers with FHIP funds adhere to HUD’s investigatory standards so that it yields credible, objective and admissible evidence to aid in the enforcement of the federal Fair Housing Act. The Department acknowledges that great variation exists in the quality of fair housing testing performed by FHIP grantees. Some grantees have consistently demonstrated that testing produces strong evidence that can be used to forge effective legal challenges to discriminatory housing practices. Still some grantees exhibit lesser capabilities and uneven or less accomplished tract record. HUD recognizes the need to continually improve and standardized the quality of testing provided by testers employed by FHIP grantees.

Category: Housing.

We found no grant awards under Assistance Listing 14.416 in fiscal 2021 to 2025, which usually means the program is new or very small.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFH-2600-DC-021A, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.