Research and Evaluation, Demonstrations, and Data Analysis and Utilization

This is a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) of up to $5.25 million in Fiscal Year 2013 and 2014 funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for research and evaluations. The funds are provided from HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research from the Transformation Initiative appropriations account. Funds will be awarded in the form of cooperative agreement. Eligible applicants include: public or private nonprofit organizations or intermediaries, including institutions of higher education and area-wide planning organizations; for profit organizations; States, units of general local government, or Indian tribes; public housing authorities; and small businesses.

1. Organizations may submit one application for each of the five projects for which funding is being made available. Subcontractors and consultants may be included in more than one application. However, if an organization submits an application for a project, then it may not be included as a subcontractor or consultant in any other application for the same project. HUD will not consider the application of an organization for any project if the organization or its staff members are listed as subcontractors or consultants on another application for that same project.2. In accordance with the faith-based initiative, HUD welcomes the participation of eligible faith-based and other community organizations in these programs. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Sherone E. Ivey Sherone.E.Ivey@HUD.GOV