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:
(1) Multi-Year Component.
Eligible applicants are Fair Housing Enforcement
credit:
Organizations (FHOs) or Qualified Fair Housing Organizations (QFHOs) with at least one or two years experience, respectively, in complaint intake, investigation and fair housing testing.
(See Chart on Section III.A.
for additional and specific eligibility requirements) and (2) Lending Discrimination Component (PEI-LDC):
Eligible applicants are QFHOs and FHOs who have the organizational capacity to combat abusive mortgage practices in their communities.
PEI-LDC has the same eligibility as PEI-MY with additional distinct requirements.
(See chart on Section III.A.
for all eligibility requirements).
(3) Performance Based Component (PEI-PB) continuation from FY 201 0.