FEDERAL
AGENCY:
OFFICE
OF FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORIZATION:
Housing
and Community Development Act of 1987, Section 561, Public Law 100-242,
as amended; Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Section
905, Public Law 102-550, 101 Stat. 1815.
To
develop, implement, carry out, or coordinate programs or activities
designed to obtain enforcement of the rights granted by the Fair
Housing Act or by substantially equivalent State and local fair
housing laws.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants.
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Financial
assistance is provided for specialized projects conducted by State
and local fair housing agencies certified by HUD as "substantially
equivalent." Such projects are to obtain better administrative enforcement
of equivalent State and local fair housing laws. All projects should
strengthen and/or broaden the range of enforcement and compliance
activities conducted by State and local agencies.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: State and local fair housing agencies
that administer laws certified by HUD pursuant to 24 CFR Part 115,
as substantially equivalent to the Fair Housing Act.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Any person or group of persons
aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices because of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87.
APPLICATION
AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application
Coordination: Not applicable. This program is
excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: Not applicable.
Award
Procedure: Applications will be evaluated
competitively and awarded points based on the Selection Criteria
included in the Notice of Funding Availability and Application
Kit. The final decision rests with the Assistant Secretary for
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity or her/his designee.
Deadlines:
Contact the appropriate office identified in the Notices of Funding
Availability within the time frames specified in the Notices.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: 2 to 6 months.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Up to eighteen
months as requested in application and specified in grant agreement.
Assistance provided quarterly or as specified in the grant agreement.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Quarterly progress reports will be required. Additionally, all reports
pursuant to OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-133 will be required.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 86-0144-0-1-751.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $0; FY 02 est $0; and FY 03 est $0.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
This initiative has not been funded since fiscal year 1995 but remains
authorized and could be funded at a later date.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
OMB Circular No. A-133, 24 CFR Part 115, Certification and Funding
of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies; 24 CFR Part
125, Fair Housing Initiatives Program.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: HUD Field Office Fair Housing
Enforcement Center or Program Operations and Compliance Center:
Director, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the appropriate
HUD Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters
Office: Lauretta A. Dixon, Director, FHIP/FHAP
Support Division, Office of Programs, Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Room 5234, Washington, DC 20410. Telephone:
(202) 708-0800, ext. 7051. E-mail: Lauretta_Dixon@hud.gov.
Web
Site Address: http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/fheoindx.html
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
The types of projects funded included activities for addressing
new and sophisticated forms of discrimination; targeting systemic
discrimination; and utilizing enhanced automation systems to streamline
fair housing complaint processing and investigation.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
The selection criteria that will be considered in reviewing applications
will be included in the Notices of Funding Availability.
