Fair Housing Initiative Program Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)

Post Date

November 19th 2010

Application Due Date

December 21st 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

FR-5415-N-27A

CFDA Number(s)

14.418

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development
Education
Housing

Number of Awards

26000000

Eligibility Categories

Other

PEI eligible applicants are Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), see 24 CFR 125.103.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

This Initiative assists private, tax-exempt fair housing enforcement organizations in the investigation and enforcement of alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act. There are three components under this Initiative: General Component (PEI-G) (1) General Component. Eligible applicants are Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs) or Qualified Fair Housing Organizations (QFHOs) with at least one or two year’s experience, respectively, in complaint intake, investigation and fair housing testing. (See Chart on Section III.A. for additional and specific eligibility requirements). (2) Performance-Based Funding Component. (PBFC): Applicants who are present and/or former PEI grantees, over a three (3) year period, based upon appropriations. PBFC applicants must be QFHOs (And) meet the requirements as specified in this NOFA (See chart on Section III.A. for all eligibility requirements). Once an applicant is funded under PBFC and their performance is assessed by the HUD Government Technical Representative (GTR) as anything less than “Excellent”, within the three (3) year period, then the grantee is both: prohibited from drawing down funds on their current grant, and (b) prohibited from receiving PBFC funding in the second or third grant year, if applicable. An “Excellent” Rating for PBFC must be above 90 points on a 100 point scale. (3) Mortgage Rescue Component (P-MRC): Eligible applicants are QFHOs and FHOs who have the organizational capacity to combat abusive mortgage practices in their communities. P-MRC has the same eligibility as PEI-G with additional distinct requirements.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  You may contact Myron P. Newry, Denise L. Brooks, or Paula Stone of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s FHIP Division, at 202-402-7095, 202-402-7050, or 202-402-7054, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Division

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  myron.newry@hud.gov

• More Information:

  Download Application Pacakge and Instructions using CFDA Number ONLY