Tell Congress to Pass Emergency Fair Housing Funding NOW! Congress is making their way through proposals TODAY to address the housing and economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. We know that in times of crisis, hate and discrimination rear their ugly heads and crisis response proposals rarely are tailored to address the needs of those hardest hit. Those hardest hit include people of color, women, and people with disabilities. We are hearing about increased acts of hate, violence and discrimination against Asian Americans. Moreover, we know that in times of crisis, women are particularly susceptible to harassment. That is why it is critical that Congress works to create housing and economic stabilizing proposals that increase resources for fair housing. These funds are needed to enable practitioners to address heightened levels of discrimination, educate the public and the housing industry that their fair housing rights and responsibilities remain during this time, and ensure that federal programs being deployed are administered in a way that affirmatively furthers fair housing. CLICK HERE to reach your Representatives and Senators! Tell the staffer that we need a total of $300 million in order to serve victims of discrimination during and after this time of crisis. - $55 million for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to ensure local fair housing organizations can deliver fair housing services to victims of discrimination.
- $35 million for the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) so that local and state civil rights agencies can continue to process complaints of discrimination.
- $200 million for HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) to adequately address the expected increase in discrimination and to ensure HUD’s own emergency response programs are delivered in a way that affirmatively furthers fair housing.
- An additional $10 million for FHIP national media grants made available to previously-funded national media grantees to educate the public and the housing industry about their fair housing rights and responsibilities during this crisis.
- $3 million of FHIP funds specifically for Fair Housing Organization Initiative (FHOI) grants for technology needs to help grantees transition to virtual fair housing services, made automatically available to grantees that received FY19 Private Enforcement Initiatives awards or that receive awards made available under the COVID-19 packages.
Sincerely, Lisa Rice
President and CEO
National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) | |
