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14 <br />The Recipient also agrees to augment its fair housing enforcement efforts by engaging in <br />outreach, education, training and technical as: istance pursuant to the Memorandum of <br />Understanding or the Interim Agreement. Vti here the Recipient does not engage in <br />education and outreach activities under this C:~opr~rative Agreement for the receipt of <br />1998 FHAP funds, the GTR is permitted to withhold $1,000 from the Training <br />component of this Agreement. <br />C. REPORTIlVG REQUIREMENTS <br />The Recipient agrees to provide the GTR timely information on all dual-filed complaints, <br />from receipt to closure regardless of whether payment has been received. <br />The progress of all dual-filed complaints from receipt through closure may be re orted <br />using the Title VIII Automated Paperless Office Tracking Systems (TEAPOTS) data ar <br />other data and information systems technology agreed to by the Agenry and the <br />GTRJGTM. <br />Failure to report the progress of a dual-filed complaint, from receipt through closure, using <br />either TEAPOTS, .another automated case tracking system, or providing the data <br />manually in a procedure agreed upon by the Agency and the GTR may result in a <br />reimbursement to HUD of up to 50% of the per case reimbursement amount previously <br />paid for that complaint (see III.C (2) of Attachment A (Criteria for Processing)). <br />D. TRAINL-vG AND OUTREACH <br />The Recipient agrees to participate in mandatory FHAP training sponsored by HUD <br />dealing with the handling and processing of dual-filed housing discrimination complaints. The <br />mandatory training may be at lease one HUD=s onsored National training conference and one <br />HUD-sponsored Hub location training. FHAP fiends may only be used for employees that have <br />direct responsibility for handlinpg complaints fried under the Agency's fair housing law or <br />ordinance that are dual-filed with the Department. Any employee attending HUD-sponsored <br />training who does not have responsibilities directly related to housing discrimination, will not be <br />counted by HUD for the Agency as having met its training minimum. <br />MANDATORY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: <br />The Agency must co_ nduct education and outreach, carry out specialized ,data and <br />information systems training and participate in HUD-sponsored or HUD-approved <br />training. Agencies will receive $?5,000 for training its employees. In order to receive the <br />total allotment of training finis the Agency must train at least seven persons. The training <br />is "required" for all investigators carrying out duties under the Agency's fair housing law, at <br />least one policymaker, and one Data and Information Systems staff persons. Agencies <br />should encourage their attorneys and Comi.nissioners to attend the trauung. If the Agency <br />desires to train other staff before it completes it training requirements for its fair housing <br />11 <br />