Fair Housing Initiative Program - EOI

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	Federal Grant Title:	Fair Housing Initiative Program - EOI
	CFDA Number:	14.416
	CFDA Description:	Education and Outreach Initiatives
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Housing
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5500-N-27C
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 26, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 26, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 29, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 29, 2011
	Archive Date:	Sep 06, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	6,670,850
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: : QFHOs, FHOs, other nonprofit organizations representing groups of persons protected under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. This includes agencies of State or local governments and agencies certified by the Secretary under section 810(f) of the Fair Housing Act or other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. EOI-National Media Campaign: In addition to the above, applicants must have at least five years of experience as an advertisement/media or public relations organization or must partner with an advertising and media services organization with at least five years of experience as an advertisement/media or public relations organization.
Grant Description: This Initiative assists organizations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act. Under this Initiative, there are two programs with a total of five components. They are the EOI -Regional/Local/Community-Based Program (R/L/C-B) which includes the General Component, Lending Component, Higher Education Component; and the EOI - National-Based Program which includes the National-Media Campaign Component and the National Training Component. (See chart in section III. A. for all eligibility requirements). All EOI applicants are required to describe a referral process that will result in referral of fair housing complaints to HUD or Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) substantially equivalent agencies. If funded, the grantee will be required to develop and implement the complaint referral process referenced in the application.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp
Grant Announcement Contact: You may contact Myron P. Newry or Paula Stone of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunitys FHIP Division, at 202-402-7095 or 202-402-7054, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers).

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Similar Government Grants: • Fair Housing Initiative Program Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI); • Fair Housing Initiatives Programs (FHIP) - Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI)