Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 6700 N 78 A
The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) for the American Rescue Plan is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant opportunity designed to strengthen fair housing education and outreach services that were disrupted by, or are directly connected to, the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress set aside supplemental American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) funds because fair housing enforcement, public education, and outreach are core tools for protecting people in the U.S. from housing discrimination, especially during periods of crisis when harassment, unequal treatment, and housing instability tend to rise. In practical terms, this NOFO funds organizations that help the public understand their rights under the Fair Housing Act, recognize discriminatory conduct, and learn how to file complaints with HUD or local fair housing agencies.
This opportunity is aimed at organizations that are already involved in preventing or eliminating discriminatory housing practices, including Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), as well as other public or private nonprofit entities and certain state or local government agencies, including those participating in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). The overall theme is continuity and recovery: HUD describes this as a later-round ARP funding effort meant to help eligible organizations maintain operations, restore capacity, and adapt service delivery after pandemic-related interruptions. HUD also notes that by March 2022, about $16.1 million in ARP FHIP funds had already been awarded, and this NOFO provides additional funding to keep pandemic-related fair housing work going.
The NOFO is structured around two major components. First is a National Media Campaign component funded at up to $1,000,000, intended to support a broad, public-facing campaign that addresses COVID-19 and post-pandemic discrimination issues, particularly in underserved communities and among federally protected classes. HUD signals a strong emphasis on communities that have been systematically denied equal opportunity, including many communities of color, members of religious groups, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, rural residents, people experiencing persistent poverty or inequality, and individuals with limited English proficiency. The campaign is expected to deliver clear educational resources that help people identify and respond to discrimination, with special attention to pandemic-linked pressures such as foreclosure and eviction harms, housing instability, and the increased vulnerability of older adults and people with disabilities who may be seeking to avoid congregate or institutional settings due to heightened health risks.
A central focus of the National Media Campaign is the relationship between the pandemic and housing instability, including how discriminatory evictions and foreclosures may show up in heavily impacted or highly segregated areas, rural communities, and places where residents are at higher risk of displacement as moratorium protections end. HUD specifically highlights evidence that eviction filings disproportionately affect women of color, and expects funded messaging to reach communities most likely to face these harms. Across the campaign, HUD wants to reinforce that federal fair housing protections prohibit discrimination, intimidation, and harassment in housing and related services on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), familial status, and disability, and to ensure the public knows where and how to file complaints.
The second component is the Regional/Local/General EOI funding, which supports on-the-ground education and outreach work and related organizational capacity building. HUD describes this as flexible funding to prevent, mitigate, and respond to COVID-19 impacts while enhancing fair housing education, outreach services, and infrastructure over an anticipated 12 to 18 month performance period. The eligible uses are intentionally broad to allow organizations to respond to changing local conditions, such as surges in COVID-19 cases that limit in-person work or evolving patterns of housing discrimination tied to economic disruption and recovery.
Examples of activities supported under the Regional/Local/General component include developing and distributing fair housing education materials that explain rights under the Fair Housing Act and the complaint process; targeting outreach to geographic areas hit hard by the pandemic; educating communities about warning signs of discriminatory foreclosure and eviction practices and available remedies; and adopting technology or other adaptive service methods to continue outreach when face-to-face services are not feasible. The NOFO also supports rebuilding and stabilizing the fair housing workforce by rehiring staff laid off during the pandemic, expanding staffing, and investing in workforce development. Beyond staffing, funds may be used for infrastructure improvements that make service delivery more efficient and reduce COVID-related delays, and for equity-focused outreach and programming designed to better reach underserved communities that need fair housing services the most.
HUD also lists substantive topic areas for education and outreach, including efforts to close housing disparities, increase access to affordable housing through public education, address sexual harassment prevention, and provide community-based fair housing crisis intervention. Technical assistance and training are also in scope, including developing new curricula, training fair housing staff, and strengthening organizational knowledge and systems so grantees can deliver services more effectively during ongoing recovery.
Key administrative details in the source information include: the opportunity is a discretionary HUD grant under CFDA 14.416; the funding opportunity number is FR 6700 N 78 A; the NOFO was created March 27, 2023; and the original application deadline was May 11, 2023 at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time. HUD anticipated making approximately 32 awards, and the listed award ceiling is $1,000,000 (which aligns with the National Media Campaign component). Overall, the NOFO is meant to keep fair housing education and outreach active and responsive during the pandemic recovery period, with an explicit priority on reaching communities that experienced the greatest health, economic, and housing impacts and are most at risk of discrimination.Apply for FR 6700 N 78 A
- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Education and Outreach Initiative for the American Rescue Plan" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.416.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 27, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2023 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 32 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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