OpportunityTitle: Fair Housing Initiative Programs Private Enforcement Initiative
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: PEI eligible applicants are Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), see 24 CFR 125.103.
Description: 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 Organizations (FHOs) or Qualified Fair Housing Organizations (QFHOs) with at least one or two year&#146;s 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 2010.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: See Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: You may contact Myron P. Newry or Paula Stone of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity&#146;s FHIP Division, at 202-402-7095 or 202-402-7054, respectively (these are not toll-free numbers).  Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Division by calling (800) 290-1617 (this is a toll-free number).