Fair Housing Initiative Program Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Fair Housing Initiative Program Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)
	CFDA Number:	14.418
	CFDA Description:	Private Enforcement Initiatives
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Education Housing
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5415-N-27A
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 19, 2010
	Creation Date:	Nov 18, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 21, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 21, 2010
	Archive Date:	Dec 27, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	26000000
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	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: PEI eligible applicants are Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), see 24 CFR 125.103.
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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html
Grant Announcement 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 by calling (800) 290-1617 (this is a toll-free number).

Program Contact [myron.newry@hud.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Fair Housing Initiative Programs - Private Enforcement Initiative; • Fair Housing Initiatives Programs (FHIP) - Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI)