2024 Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Education and Outreach Initiative - Test Coordinator Training
The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) provides funding to eligible non-profit and other fair housing organizations through competitive grants under three initiatives to carry out education and outreach and enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices and to inform individuals of their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The Initiatives are the Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI), the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), and the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI).
The EOI NOFO for Test Coordinator Training makes available $500,000 to support fair housing test coordinator training courses in general/basic fair housing testing and advanced/complex fair housing testing. Fair housing testing is an investigative tool used to gather evidence of any violations of the Fair Housing Act or other civil rights laws. A test is a covert investigation involving one or more persons who initiate contact with a person or entity to gather information about their housing policies, treatment and/or practices to compare with the requirements of fair housing laws. A test may involve comparing how persons similarly situated except for a protected characteristic are being treated. HUD is vigilant about ensuring that the testing performed adheres to investigatory standards so that it yields credible, objective and admissible evidence to aid in the enforcement of the FHA. Fair housing testing efforts may focus on specific areas of testing such as discriminatory effects, or bias in the home lending, insurance and appraisal markets. Test coordinators working on these efforts require specialized training to design and coordinate high quality testing programs. This NOFO supports test coordinator training courses in the areas of discriminatory effects (including those resulting from source of income and criminal records related policies) or discrimination in; mortgage lending, homeowners' insurance, and residential appraisals.
Funding of approximately $500,000 is available through this NOFO. HUD expects to make approximately 1 award from the funds available under this NOFA.
Preference Points: This NOFO offers preference points: Environmental Justice (2 pts), Minority Serving Institutions (2 Pts), and Promise Zones(2pts).)
Program Office: Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Funding Opportunity Title: 2024 Fair Housing Initiatives Program -Education and Outreach Initiative -Test Coordinator Training
Assistance Listing Number: 14.416
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6800-N-71-A
OMB Approval Numbers: 2529-0033
Estimated Opening Date: 09/20/2024
Estimated Deadline Date: 11/19/2024