Cooperative Agreement AIDOAAA1700028

This $407,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research to develop a novel, data-driven, AI-enhanced framework for evaluating how the physical features of cities, such as land use and street network design, impact human well-being in terms of stress, cognition, and emotional health. The project involves three phases: 1) using machine learning to group neighborhoods by form characteristics, 2)...

The Durham County Department of Public Health was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137). The grant will support the Bull City Strong initiative, a community partnership in Durham County, North Carolina. Led by Durham County DPH in partnership with North Carolina Central University and community organizations, the initiative...

This $150,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants program (CFDA 14.265) is aimed at enhancing the capacity and abilities of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), local governments, and Indian tribes to carry out affordable housing and community...

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport, doing business as Park City Communities, has been awarded a $500,000 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under CFDA 14.889. This grant will fund comprehensive neighborhood revitalization efforts in Bridgeport, CT focused on redeveloping severely distressed public and/or HUD-assisted housing. The project aims to transform the neighborhood by replacing distressed housing with...

The City of Cincinnati was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant - PRO (Pathways to Removing Obstacles) Housing Competition (CFDA 14.023). The grant funding will support the city's efforts to address local housing barriers, such as outdated regulations, inadequate infrastructure, and risks from extreme weather and aging housing stock. Key activities to be performed include developing and...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Healthy Homes Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (HHWCD) Grant Program (CFDA 14.901), awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Rebuilding Together New Orleans, Inc. The grant, awarded on April 15, 2025, supports a 3-year demonstration project to provide housing interventions in lower-income households through the coordination of HUD's Healthy Homes Production (HHP) program and the Department of Energy's Weatherization...

The City & County of San Francisco Planning Department received a $7,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Pathways to Removing Obstacles (PRO) Housing Competition program (CFDA 14.023). The grant supports the department's efforts to address local housing barriers and facilitate affordable housing production and preservation. Key activities under this award include developing and...

The City of Evanston was awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant on January 22, 2025 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Pathways to Removing Obstacles (PRO) Housing Competition program (CFDA 14.023). The PRO Housing program provides funding to state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and multi-jurisdictional entities to address barriers to affordable housing production and preservation. The award will...

The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) received a $50,000,000 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under CFDA program 14.889. This Project Grant award will fund the implementation of HABD's comprehensive plan for community revitalization centered on redeveloping severely distressed public housing and HUD-assisted housing in Birmingham, AL. The program aims to transform the targeted neighborhood by replacing...

This $284,614 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research (CFDA 14.506 - General Research and Technology Activity) will support activities needed to prepare for the third wave of data collection for the Housing and Children's Healthy Development (HCHD) study. Key activities include locating and engaging study participants, developing and revising survey questionnaires, and conducting sub-group analyses on...