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