HUD is awarding $1,400,000 for two research studies that examine the disaster recovery outcomes of renter households and to investigate changes in rental housing dynamics in areas impacted by disasters.
Donor Name: Department of Housing and Urban Development
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/11/2022
Size of the Grant: $900,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
This NOFO announces the availability of $1,400,000 for two research projects (about $700,000 each). The goal of this research is to improve disaster recovery effectiveness for renter households by examining the disaster recovery outcomes of renter households and rental housing stock in places that received Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery grants (CDBG-DR). In order to understand renter challenges and barriers that are exacerbated by disasters and ways that CDBG-DR may facilitate quicker and more comprehensive recovery of these households, two distinct studies are solicited here:
- Project 1: Disaster Recovery Outcomes of Renter Households. A study on the recovery outcomes of renter households following disasters, the factors (including barriers to accessing recovery resources and mechanisms of Federal and local implementation of CDBG-DR grants), that can contribute to such outcomes, and the opportunities for changes to legislation, policy and program implementation that can improve upon such outcomes; and
- Project 2: Post-disaster Impacts on Rental Housing Markets. A study on the short- and longterm impacts of disasters on renter housing stock that is affordable to low- or moderate-income households and assessment of initiatives that have attempted to prevent loss of affordable housing stock following disasters.
The goal of this work is to improve CDBG-DR effectiveness for renter households through an examination of outcomes and their drivers and to assess the long-term impacts on affordable rental housing stock following disasters. The objectives of this solicitation are twofold, and HUD will fund each as a separate research project. Applicants should complete an application for the study they wish to apply for and clearly identify the respective project within the Abstract of the proposal. Following is a description of the two distinct research projects.
- The objective of Project 1 is to gather data and document the extent to which renter household needs are not being met after disasters; to examine aspects of the implementation of the CDBG-DR dollars at all levels of government for mechanisms that may result in poorer recovery outcomes among renter households; and to identify opportunities for changes to legislation, policy and program implementation that can improve upon such outcomes. Potential outcomes of interest include but are not limited to: temporary and/or long-term housing instability, housing cost burden, displacement from pre-disaster home or neighborhood, and financial and/or material hardships. Research proposals may identify additional outcomes drawn from existing literature that warrant further broader analysis. Some driving mechanisms may include, but are not limited to, needs assessments methods and processes, allocations of funding, budget and action plan development (including subsequent substantial amendments to grantee budgets and action plans), local level recovery priorities and program design, outreach and eligibility criteria, barriers that affect specific socioeconomically vulnerable populations, recovery and rehabilitation programs aimed at landlords that ultimately affect renters and rental housing stock, grantee and subgrantee execution of planned projects, and HUD monitoring and technical assistance, including collection and analysis of data that may reveal such outcomes and the barriers to accessing aid that may lead to them.
- The objective of Project 2 is to examine rental markets and dynamics in post-disaster scenarios, specifically the extent to which the affordable rental housing stock is impacted by disasters and the rental housing stock affordable to low- and moderate-income people declines (or not) over the short- and long-term period (4 to 10 years) following a disaster. The study would also examine the effects of changes to the rental housing stock on low and moderate-income renters, including housing cost burdens, displacement, and demographic shifts that were likely caused by changes to housing stock. This would involve analysis of data drawn from multiple disaster impact sites on changes in the composition of local or regional housing stocks. This should also include an assessment of the efficacy of specific Federal initiatives designed to address losses of affordable housing following disasters, such as requirements for apportioning money for affordable rental housing or direct coordination with local PHAs, and the extent to which these initiatives changed grantee decisions and resulted in preservation or expansion of affordable housing stock.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $900,000
- Award Floor: $500,000
- Length of Project Periods: 36-month project period and budget period
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- State governments
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
