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EXHIBIT 2 will carry out the proposed activities in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing in compliance with Section 808(e)(5) of the Fair Housing Act. If the applicant operates in a jurisdiction with an accepted Assessment of Fair Housing, the proposed activities should be consistent with the AFH's fair housing goals and with fair housing strategies specified in any applicable Consolidated Plan or Public Housing Agency Plan. Federally recognized Indian tribes are not subject to the requirement to affirmatively further fair housing in their use of certain HUD funds. Other tribal entities may also be exempt. If a tribal entity's use of HUD funds is subject to the Fair Housing Act, then its proposed activities under a particular program NOFA should be consistent with the AFH's fair housing goals and with fair housing strategies specified in any applicable Consolidated Plan. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Statement. Applicants do not have to include a statement on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) in their application; instead, successful applicants are required to undertake the following AFFH activities: a. Ensure that each participant receives training and information on rights and remedies available under the federal, state, and local fair housing and civil rights laws and a copy of the Housing Discrimination Complaint Form. b. Ensure that each participant is instructed on how to file a fair housing complaint and given the toll-free number for the Housing Discrimination Hotline: 1-800-669-9777. c. Ensure that the family is provided with an explanation of the advantages of moving to an area that does not have a high concentration of low -and very low-income people. d. Make available to all participants' information on housing opportunities available throughout the region which will provide them with greater opportunities for employment, job training, highly ranked schools and varied cultural amenities, and how to access such opportunities through support organizations in the area. e. Seek out fair housing training that will assist the coordinator in fulfilling fair housing responsibilities. Fair housing training may be available through the local Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) agency or the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agency. A listing of FHIPs and FHAPs can be found at https://www.hud.goy//program_offices/fair housingegual_o pp/partners/FHIP/fhip (FHIP) and https://www.hud. og y/program_ offices/fair_housing egual_opp /partners/FHAP (FHAP). Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). Executive Order (E.O.) 13166 seeks to improve access to federally assisted programs and activities for individuals who, because of national origin, have LEP. Recipients of HUD funds shall take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to their programs and activities to LEP individuals. As an aid to recipients, HUD published Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients: Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons (LEP Guidance) in the Federal Register on January 22, 2007 (72 FR 2732). LEP guidance and LEP information is available on HUD's website. Accessible Technology. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 508) requires HUD to ensure, when developing, 16 of 45 3-28