Study of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program.

This study examines the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) from its inception in 1987 through 2006. The goals of this study are to create a history of FHIP, describe its grantees, analyze the types of grants awarded through the program, and analyze the outcomes of cases investigated by grant recipients, especially the comparison of the outcomes of cases referred by the grantees with those referred by others. It is useful to note the limitations of this study. It is primarily a process study of FHIP based on interviews with FHIP grantee organizations. Outcomes are reported based on cases that are referred to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The study does not include reviews of cases not referred to HUD and does not assess the efficiency of FHIP or effects of the program.This report is based in part on site visits and a web survey of FHIP grantees.<br><br>This study analyzes a combination of qualitative information collected through key informant interviews, onsite interviews with representatives of FHIP grantees, FHIP Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs), and the following three quantitative data sources: (1) a web-based survey administered to organizations that received a FHIP grant between FY 2003 and FY 2005; (2) the HUD administrative database of all grants awarded between FY 1989 and FY 2006; and (3) Title VIII Automated Paperless Office Tracking System (TEAPOTS) data of outcomes for all cases referred to HUD between FY 2003 and FY 2005.This section details how each data source was used to generate the findings presented in this report.