Fair Housing Initiatives Programs (FHIP) Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to strengthen private, tax-exempt fair housing enforcement work. The core purpose of the program is to support organizations that investigate alleged violations of the federal Fair Housing Act and, where applicable, substantially equivalent state and local fair housing laws. In practice, this funding is meant to help fair housing enforcement groups identify discriminatory housing practices, document them through investigations and testing, and pursue enforcement actions that prevent or eliminate discrimination in housing-related transactions.

This opportunity is organized into three distinct components. First, the PEI General Component supports the standard enforcement functions typical of fair housing organizations, such as complaint intake, investigation, and related enforcement activities. Second, the PEI Performance Based Funding Component (PBFC) is specifically set aside for organizations with a proven record: it is available only to current and/or former PEI grantees that have demonstrated excellent performance over a three-year period, and awards depend on congressional appropriations. PBFC applicants must meet the definition of a Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organization (QFHO) and also satisfy additional requirements that distinguish this component from the general PEI funding. Third, the PEI Mortgage Rescue Component focuses on a particular form of consumer harm: mortgage rescue scams. Under this component, eligible private, tax-exempt fair housing enforcement organizations receive support to investigate and conduct testing aimed at protecting people in protected classes, as well as neighborhoods with high concentrations of protected-class residents, from fraudulent or discriminatory mortgage rescue practices.

The funding opportunity number for this announcement is FR 5300 N 10, and it is listed under CFDA 14.418 (Private Enforcement Initiatives). The instrument type is a grant, and the activity area is housing. HUD estimated total funding at $21,100,000, and the notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are not required to contribute a specified non-federal match as a condition of the award. The opportunity was posted on July 23, 2009, with an application closing date of September 18, 2009, and it was archived on September 19, 2009.

Eligibility is centered on fair housing enforcement capacity. PEI eligible applicants include Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), as those terms are defined at 24 CFR 125.103. The eligibility description also encompasses public or private nonprofit organizations and institutions, and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. The notice further references entities that will be established as a result of receiving an award under the FHIP NOFA through the FHOI Establishing New Organizations Initiative, and it also includes state or local government agencies as well as agencies participating in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), indicating a broad set of potential applicants as long as they meet the program definitions and requirements.

For access and support, the announcement points applicants to download application materials using the CFDA number. For help obtaining the full announcement electronically, HUD provided contacts within the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), FHIP Support Division: Myron P. Newry and Denise L. Brooks, reachable at 202-402-7095 and 202-402-7050. A TTY/TDD-style accessibility number is also provided for persons with hearing or speech impairments: 1-800-290-1617.

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