The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issues this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications from eligible applicants for the HUDRD – Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Research Center of Excellence.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $4,000,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
The purpose of this grant is to conduct research projects on multiple topics of strategic interest to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The research projects are intended to initiate an ongoing series of reports focused on housing, community and economic development, and the built environment in underserved communities that can serve as national, local, or regional benchmarks and assist in support of COE(s) that expand the housing and community development research efforts at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). Applicants are encouraged to consider the work of other university-based housing research centers, such as the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers University; Depaul University Institute for Housing Studies; Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies; the Housing Initiative at Penn; New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy; the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at the University of Florida; and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California Berkeley, that sometimes focus on national issues, but largely focus on local or regional housing and community development issues. Applicants are also encouraged to consider the Centers of Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), funded through past HUD grants.
This program intends to fund a series of research reports that will apply new and context-specific approaches and methods to studying challenges faced by urban and rural communities. The findings of these reports will impact policy relevant research at HUD. The Department seeks HSIs with demonstrated capacity to conduct complex research and devise actionable policy recommendations. At the same time, HUD encourages applicants to propose building on their demonstrated experience to do something new and innovative. HUD encourages the submission of proposals that draw on novel research approaches, including big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence; community-engaged and participatory research; and novel partnerships such as academic consortia, and collaboration with private entities or other federal agencies.
Goals
Strategic Goal 1: Support Underserved Communities
- Advance Housing Justice
- Reduce Homelessness
- Invest in the Success of Communities
Strategic Goal 2: Ensure Access to and Increase the Production of Affordable Housing
- Increase the Supply of Housing
Strategic Goal 3: Promote Homeownership
- Advance Sustainable Homeownership
- Major Initiative: Expand Homeownership Opportunities
- Create a More Accessible and Inclusive Housing Finance System
Strategic Goal 4: Advance Sustainable Communities
- Guide Investment in Climate Resilience
- Strengthen Environmental Justice
- Integrate Health and Housing
Eligible Activities
- In support of the objectives listed in the section above, applicants are being asked to conduct multiple research projects on topics described in this NOFA that will assist in the creation of a sustainable Center(s) of Excellence for research which can undertake a variety of future research activities, including articulating research questions and establishing and implementing appropriate data analysis, communicating research findings, and producing informational tools and resources that improve practice and policy for a variety of issues confronting underserved communities. Funds may be used to hire staff for center research and administration only.
- Rental and maintenance of office space is allowed only under the following conditions: the lease must be for existing facilities not requiring rehabilitation or construction except for minimal alterations to make the facilities accessible for a person with disabilities; no repairs or renovations of the property may be undertaken with funds provided under this NOFO; properties in the Coastal Barrier Resources System designated under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501) cannot be leased or rented with federal funds. Funds may not be used for construction or other construction related activities or for the purchase of real property, equipment or furnishings.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $5,500,000
- Minimum Award Amount: $1,500,000
- Maximum Award Amount: $4,000,000
Period of Performance
36-months
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
A Hispanic-serving institution (A) is an eligible institution; and (B) has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is atleast 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application. All applicants must be institutions of higher education granting two-or four-year degrees that are fully accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Institutions are not required to be on the list of eligible HSIs prepared by the U.S. Department of Education. However, an institution that is not on the list is required to provide a statement in the application that the institution meets the U.S. Department of Education’s statutory definition of an HSI as cited above. If an applicant is one of several campuses of the same institution, the applicant may apply separately from the other campuses if the campus has a separate UEI number, administrative structure, and budget, and meets the enrollment requirements outlined above.
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