# Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fr-6900-n-21-c-fair-housing-initiatives-program-private-enforcement/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360165

> Department of Housing and Urban Development offered grants of up to $425,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 24 awards worth $10.1 million in total. Applications closed on August 21, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FR-6900-N-21-C |
| Agency | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 21, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $425,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 24 |
| Total funding | $10.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 14.418 |

## Who can apply

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

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 of the application.A parent organization that is a QFHO or an FHO with a separate Employer Identification Number does not mean that an affiliate organization automatically gets QFHO or FHO status. Instead, we will determine if the affiliate organization has the requisite experience, independent of the parent organization. You must complete Appendix B, Certification for PEI Applicants, to certify QFHO or FHO status. If your organization does not currently qualify as a QFHO or FHO (see 24 CFR §§ 125.103 and 125.401), you may be eligible to apply under the FHIP Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI)(FR-6900-N-21-A), Tester Coordinator Training (FR-6900-N-1-A), and/or Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI) (FR-6900-N-21-B) NOFOs. Please see each NOFO for specific eligibility requirements. If an applicant applies for both a PEI and FHOI Continuing Development Component grant and receives an award for both, HUD will rescind funding for the FHOI-CDC will if the activities for both awards are exactly alike or substantially similar. Co-applicants or members of a consortium are not eligible applicants under this NOFO. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

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 through competitive grants under three initiatives: the Fair Housing Organization Initiative (FHOI), the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), and the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI).The purpose of the Private Enforcement Initiative is to provide multi-year grants to a nation-wide network of eligible fair housing enforcement organizations to conduct testing, investigate violations, and enforce the Fair Housing Act and equivalent State and local laws that provide rights and remedies for alleged discriminatory housing practices.

## Questions people ask

### Is FR-6900-N-21-C still open?

No. It closed on August 21, 2025. A newer notice is open: OFH-2600-DC-021C, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).

### Who can apply for Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)?

Department of Housing and Urban Development accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)?

Closed August 21, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $425,000 each. About $10.1 million in total across about 24 awards.

### Who has won Private Enforcement Initiatives  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc., Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Fair Housing Center. The program made 261 awards worth $177 million in that time.