Fair Housing Assistance Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
Provide assistance to State and local fair housing enforcement agencies for complaint processing, training, technical assistance, education and outreach, data and information systems and other activities that will further fair housing within the agency's jurisdiction. The intent of the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) is to build a coordinated intergovernmental enforcement of fair housing laws and provide incentives for States and localities to assume a greater share of responsibility for administering fair housing laws.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. Territory Government
- County Government
Eligible applicants include State and local government fair housing enforcement agencies administering fair housing laws that have been certified by HUD as providing substantially equivalent rights and remedies as those provided by the Fair Housing Act and which have executed formal written Agreements with HUD to process housing discrimination complaints. In determining eligibility, HUD may also take into consideration whether a jurisdiction is already served by a FHAP agency.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
FHAP is a reimbursement program. Funds are obligated at the end of the fiscal year after regional monitors review processed complaints for the period of performance.
Cooperative Agreement package is prepared and forwarded to the FHAP agencies. Award occurs once the agency and Region Director signs off.
Program details & compliance
Description
The Fair Housing Assistance Program Funds state and local government agencies to investigate and enforce claims of housing discrimination.
Mission Categories
Primary: Legal Services - Housing Rights
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
The FHAP program provides funds on a formula basis to fully certified State and local agencies for complaint processing, administrative costs, and training associated with the enforcement of a substantially equivalent fair housing law. State and local fair housing enforcement agencies in their first three years of participation in the FHAP, which are interim certified, receive a fixed amount of funding to build the capacity of the agency to enforce substantially equivalent fair housing laws in lieu of the formula funding provided to fully certified agencies.
Required Documentation
Administer fair housing laws that provide rights and remedies that are substantially equivalent to those provided by the Fair Housing Act.
Matching Requirements
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Where an agency investigates other types of (e.g., employment), it must certify annually that at least 20% of its total budget, exclusive of its FHAP funds, is dedicated to fair housing.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements
Formula
FHAP agency may not unilaterally reduce the level of finance resources committed to fair housing activities.