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Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI)

Federal funding opportunity FR-6900-N-21-B from Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Posted
July 29, 2025
Closed
August 21, 2025
Award ceiling
$1,880,000
Award floor
$100,000
Program funding
$3,700,000
Expected awards
8
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
14.417
Category
Housing

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 14.417 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$14.1M
FY2025 obligated
$11.1M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
−$198,924
Awards in window
191

A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.

Top recipients: National Fair Housing Alliance, Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc., Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The FHIP Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI) provides funding to build the capacity of non-profit fair housing organizations to provide fair housing enforcement, for the purpose of supporting the continued development or implementation of initiatives which enforce the rights granted under the Fair Housing Act [42 USC 3616a(c)]. FHOI also strengthens the fair housing movement nationally by assisting in the creation and growth of organizations that focus on localized rights and needs. This NOFO makes available competitive funding under two components: Continued Development Component (CDC) and the Establishing New Organizations Component (ENOC).

Who can apply

FHOI Continued Development ComponentEligible applicants under the CDC are Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs), Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), and other private nonprofit organizations seeking to build their capacity to conduct fair housing enforcement activities. All applicants are required to complete Appendix B, FHOI Eligibility Certification, and submit it as a part of their application.FHOI Establishing New Organizations ComponentEligible applicants for the ENOC are QFHOs that are sponsoring the creation of a new organization to conduct fair housing enforcement activities in areas of the country which are currently unserved or underserved by a fair housing enforcement organization. The sponsoring organization will receive administrative funds not to exceed 25% of the grant funding per year to sponsor the new organization ONLY for its administrative purposes outlined in the Statement of Work. All other funds must be used for the purpose of establishing the new organization. ENOC Threshold Requirement. As a threshold requirement for FHOI-ENOC, the sponsored organization is not eligible to apply for or receive additional FHIP PEI funding until it becomes a QFHO or FHO. However, the sponsored organization is eligible to apply for EOI and FHOI Continued Development Component funding.FHOI-ENOC Sponsoring Organization Certification. Under the FHOI-ENOC competition, the sponsoring QFHO must submit the application and certify (Appendix B, Sections 1 and 2) that the proposed new organization has the ability to become a FHO by the end of the grant period of performance. The Sponsoring Organization’s Statement of Work (SOW) should reflect enforcement related activities for the sponsored organization by year two of the grant. Total funding is awarded to the sponsoring organization, which is responsible for distributing funding to the sponsored organization. The HUD GTR will conduct a monitoring review of the sponsored and sponsoring…

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Agency contact: Department of Housing and Urban Development · [email protected] · 202-402-2440

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