Annual Performance Plan 508

LEADING THIS OBJECTIVE
Gustavo Velasquez
Assistant Secretary
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
FY14 APR PROGRESS UPDATE
The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) is leading the enterprise-wide effort to incorporate
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) principles into all of the Department’s programs and initiatives.
FHEO has also introduced new performance indicators that better reflect the Department’s focus on cases
that are likely to result in substantial and broad-based relief. Reported results on the indicators measuring
number of people receiving relief were much better than anticipated due to a small number of cases with
very high reported relief. Although these cases are considered outliers and may not be representative of likely
performance in any given year, the Department remains committed to improving the delivery of fair housing
services, education, and outreach.
MAJOR MILESTONES
• Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)
1/5/2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) final rule will have been processed through
HUD departmental clearance and forwarded to Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Achieved as of this publication.
3/30/2016 In conjunction with PD&R, FHEO will have developed a plan to measure reductions in
segregation due to implementation of the AFFH rule.
• Fair Housing Collaboration (Providing high-quality fair housing training to stakeholders)
4/30/2015 The fair housing clearinghouse website for the management, storage and sharing of key fair
housing information and outreach documents for HUD employees and grantees will have
been announced to the public.
9/30/2015 FHEO’s processes will have been transformed to better integrate new work emphases that
includes AFFH, Section 3, and systemic investigations.
9/30/2015 FHEO will have developed a measure for assessing the effect of targeted education and
outreach efforts.
9/30/2016 Fair housing topics will have been incorporated into existing technical assistance delivery by
program offices.
9/30/2016 Internal understanding of fair housing in HUD’s mission will have been increased by
developing and implementing training for HUD staff.
94 Strategic Goal: Build Strong, Resilient, and Inclusive Communities