Fair Housing Initiatives Programs (FHIP) - Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Fair Housing Initiatives Programs (FHIP) - Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI)
	CFDA Number:	14.416
	CFDA Description:	Educaction 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-5300-N-10C
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 23, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jul 23, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 18, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 18, 2009
	Archive Date:	Sep 19, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,100,000
	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 810If) 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: 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: Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI). This Initiative assists organizations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws. Under this Initiative, there are two programs with a total of two components. They are the EOI - Regional/Local/Community-Based Program (R/L/C-B), General Component, and the EOI - National-Based Program National-Media Campaign Component. EOI-General Component: Open to applicants for fair housing education and outreach activities. Applicants may also address the fair housing needs of persons with disabilities, the education of consumers about fair housing, financial literacy, credit management, and how to avoid high cost loans and abusive lending practices that violate the Fair Housing Act. EOI-National-Media Campaign Component: In addition to above, applicants must provide a centralized coordination interactive media based effort for the development, implementation, and distribution of a fair housing media campaign with emphasis on a fair housing public service announcement or enhance the online and offline capabilities of an existing campaign.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html
Grant Announcement Contact: You may contact Myron P. Newry or Denise L. Brooks, of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity's FHIP Support Division, at 202-402-7095 or 202-402-7050, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Division by calling 1-800-290-1617 (this is a toll-free number).

Program Contact Person [denise.l.brooks@hud.gov]
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