Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships_FR-6500-N-USP (2).pdf

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Policy Development and Research

Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships

FR-6500-N-USP

06/30/2022

Table of Contents U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Overview

I. Funding Opportunity Description

A. Program Description

B. Research Priorities

C. HUD Research Assets

II. Definitions

III. Authority

IV. Award Information

A. Available Funds

B. Number of Awards

C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information

D. Period of Performance

E. Type of Funding Instrument

V. Eligibility

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Cost Sharing or Matching

C. Threshold Eligibility Requirements

D. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility and Performance

VI. Application Submission and Criteria Information

A. Obtaining an Application Package

B. Content and Form of Application Submission

C. Application Submission Criteria

D. System for Award Management (SAM) and Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number

E. Proposal Submission Dates and Times

F. Funding Restrictions

G. Other Submission Requirements

VII. Application Review Information

A. Review Process and Criteria

B. Review and Selection Process

C. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

VIII. Award Administration Information

A. Award Notices

B. Administrative, National and Department Policy Requirements for HUD recipients

IX. Reporting Requirements

X. Agency Contacts

XI. Other Information

Program Office:

Policy Development and Research Funding Opportunity Title:

Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships Announcement Type:

Discretionary - Unsolicited Research Proposal Funding Opportunity Number:

FR-6500-N-USP

Primary Assistance Listing Number:

14.506 Notice of Expiration Date:

06/30/2022 11:59 pm, Eastern Daylight Time

Overview This Notice announces that HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) has the authority to accept unsolicited research proposals that address current research priorities. In accordance with statutory requirements, the research proposals must be submitted by eligible applicants and provide cost sharing of at least 50 percent of total project cost from philanthropic entities or Federal, state, or local government agencies. This Notice announces that HUD is accepting research proposals for such research partnerships and provides a general description of information that should be included in any research proposal.

The Department is interested in increasing participation of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) of higher education and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in all program areas. Therefore, HUD seeks proposals from MSIs and HBCUs as well as from eligible entities that are not themselves MSIs and HBCUs but have developed a partnership with one or more MSIs and/or HBCUs.

DATES: Proposals may be submitted at any time and will be evaluated as they are received.

Available funds will be awarded as proposals are received, evaluated, and approved, until funds are exhausted.

Unsolicited proposal - A valid unsolicited proposal must: (1) Be innovative; (2) Be independently originated and developed by the offeror; (3) Be prepared without Federal Government supervision, endorsement, direction, or direct Federal Government involvement; (4) Include sufficient detail to permit a determination that Federal Government support could be worthwhile and the proposed work could benefit the agency's research and development or other mission responsibilities; (5) Not be an advance proposal for a known agency requirement that can be acquired by competitive methods; (6) Not be a result of a previous competitive announcement; and (7) Not be a concept paper.

I. Funding Opportunity Description A. Program Description.

HUD developed the Research Partnerships vehicle to allow greater flexibility in addressing important policy questions and to better utilize external expertise in evaluating the local innovations and effectiveness of programs affecting residents of urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas. Through this Notice, HUD can accept unsolicited research proposals that address current research priorities and allow innovative research projects that could inform HUD’s policies and programs.

B. Research Priorities The HUD Research Roadmap: 2020 Update (“Roadmap Update”) (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/Research-Roadmap-2020.pdf) is the most recent integration of diverse stakeholder viewpoints into a five-year research and learning agenda. PD&R developed and published this research agenda to focus research resources on timely, policy-relevant research questions that lie within the Department’s area of comparative advantage. This focus on comparative advantage means that PD&R also needs to collaborate with other research organizations in areas that are mutually important. The Roadmap Update identifies a number of focus areas for research projects that PD&R is considering for the near future.

HUD is interested in research that will help the Department support underserved communities and advance equity. Examples of potentially useful research include:

1. Promote self-sufficiency and economic opportunity – Studies on how best to support economic mobility and wealth-building for HUD-assisted households and close racial gaps in wages, including: providing employment training programs, removing barriers to work, providing credit and financial literacy counseling, removing systemic barriers to enable and encourage moves to high-opportunity areas, and investing in place-based initiatives and anchor institutions.

2. Enhance rental assistance – Studies on how to improve the effectiveness of rental assistance for families, streamline administration for PHAs, and increase participation by owners, including owners with accessible units and those in areas of opportunity;

how to increase housing choice for assisted renters; how to ensure housing quality;

and how to promote long-term housing stability.

3. Reduce homelessness – Studies on effective strategies for reducing the length of homeless episodes; addressing youth homelessness; supporting populations who may benefit from specialized services, such as individuals with severe mental illness or substance use disorders; reducing unsheltered homelessness; and ensuring equitable access to homelessness assistance.

4. Support sustainable homeownership and financial viability – Studies on initiatives and strategies that increase homeownership and wealth-building opportunities for lower income Americans and underserved communities; close the racial homeownership gap; support wealth-building and reduce risk of default and foreclosure; address financial challenges facing specific populations (e.g., people of https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/Research-Roadmap-2020.pdf color, students, individuals with disabilities, and older adults); and reform and modernize housing finance systems.

5. Control of lead hazards and other hazards in homes under the Healthy Homes Initiative –

a. Lead hazards – Research into lead health hazards other than lead-based paint hazards (i.e., lead in deteriorated paint, dust, and soil) and strategies to mitigate or eliminate them (note: this includes evaluation of the impact of policies), except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph. HUD is interested in supporting novel research on the identification and control of lead exposures from residential drinking water; the evaluation and control of residential lead exposures from legacy industrial emissions and wastes (e.g., near Superfund and state-equivalently-designated sites); factors inhibiting, and effective low-cost methods of increasing, blood lead screening and testing rates among young children in public housing in high-risk states or communities; and modeling of geographic, socioeconomic, and other distributions of factors correlated with high risk of increased blood lead levels in children and subsequent validation of models. Funding for research on other lead safety topics other than those identified above, namely, on the identification and control of residential lead-based paint hazards is only available annually through HUD’s Lead Technical Studies Grant Program (Assistance Listing No. 14.902).

b. Other hazards – HUD’s healthy homes program includes assessing and controlling key residential health and safety hazards. These conditions include pest infestation, mold and excess moisture, indoor air contaminants such as radon and secondhand tobacco smoke, and injury hazards. An important area of research need for several of these issues is evaluation of the incorporation of practices, shown to be effective in research settings, into programmatic and building management practices. HUD is also interested in the potential benefits of management practices and requirements such as smoke-free housing policies and integrated pest management (or combinations of these practices) for the health of residents (e.g., residents with asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), etc.). Evaluation of programs or demonstrations in which healthcare payers (e.g., managed care organizations) or providers support home assessment and mitigation of hazards is also an area of interest to HUD. Funding for research on residential health and safety issues is also available annually through HUD’s Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant Program (Assistance Listing No. 14.906).

6. Provide effective and equitable disaster recovery – Studies on assessing the risk posed by disasters to HUD’s assisted housing stock and insured mortgage portfolio; the extent of disparities in receipt, amounts, and priority of assistance based on race, national origin, disability, and other protected characteristics, and what policy changes could reduce these disparities; increasing the effectiveness of disaster assistance for homeowners, renters, low-income, and minority communities; speeding up the delivery of disaster recovery funds to communities and property owners; and building capacity to enhance the resilience of communities and homes to mitigate the risk and effects of disasters, pestilence, energy shocks, and public health emergencies.

7. Opportunity Zones – Studies on how opportunity zones are being used to revitalize low-income communities; research on local efforts to streamline, coordinate, and target existing Federal programs to Opportunity Zones;

evaluations of what impact the investments have on existing businesses and residents; the extent to which Opportunity Zones have, and will continue to have, adequate affordable housing; and the impact of Opportunity Zones on racial and other minority groups — for example, whether Opportunity Zones affect segregation, whether designation as an Opportunity Zones results in gentrification and the extent to which preexisting residents benefit from Opportunity Zone investments.

8. Reduce barriers to affordable housing, including land use and zoning policies – Studies that explore how local, state, and federal policies affect the cost, availability, and equity of housing for low-income renters and first-time homebuyers; evaluations of how recent changes to such policies are impacting the cost, availability, and siting of affordable housing; and studies of strategies to increase the affordable housing supply, for example in areas of opportunity that are not minority concentrated, with access to high quality schools and employment opportunity and for underserved populations.

9. Fair Housing Act – Research how recipients of federal funds can better affirmatively further the purposes of the Fair Housing Act. Examples of research activities include: 1) identifying jurisdictions across the nation that face high levels of racial segregation (including historically segregated areas as well as recently segregating areas); and 2) addressing the siting of assisted housing (including LIHTC-assisted housing) and its impact on access to opportunity for low income and minority families.

10. Equity and impact of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) – studies on the effect of RAD conversion on tenants, including whether RAD conversions have resulted in tenants living in less segregated areas, areas of greater opportunity, and in more accessible housing; the impact of RAD on members of protected classes (including race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability), and whether disparate outcomes based on protected class exist in terms of remaining in their existing unit, moving to a different project-based location, or moving using a tenant-based voucher.

11. Accessibility in the HCV program -- studies on best practices for PHAs to consider in recruiting HCV landlords with accessible units, best practices for outreach methods to make the availability of accessible units known to households with tenant-based vouchers searching for accessible housing options in their communities and identifying barriers for households with tenant-based vouchers searching for units with accessibility features.

12. Climate Resilience, Environmental Justice, and Energy Efficiency Across the Housing Sector – Conduct research on housing construction technology, building codes, land use planning, cost effectiveness, and related best practices that expand energy-efficient and climate-resilient housing options in public and assisted housing which often have a significant share of low- and moderate-income households and people of color, are often more vulnerable to climate change due to their locations, aging infrastructure, and historic disinvestment.

Research partnerships have produced innovative research that makes significant contributions to HUD’s learning agenda. For example, “Childhood Housing and Adult Earnings” used advanced methods to understand how housing assistance programs improve long-term economic outcomes for disadvantaged children. “What Happens to Housing Assistance Leavers?” used data from the Moving to Opportunity demonstration to address the major evidence gap about reasons tenants exit assisted housing and what happens to them. “HOPE VI: Data Compilation and Analysis” significantly enhanced data availability for this important community revitalization program.

“Advancing the Use of Cold-Formed Steel in the Housing Industry” measured the earthquake resistance of full-scale steel-frame buildings using shake tables. “Brokering the Geography of Opportunity” is examining how landlords affect access of assisted renters to high-quality housing and neighborhoods. These projects and many others are documented at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/oup/research_partnerships.html#impact-overview. The authority that Congress provided HUD to enter into noncompetitive cooperative agreements for research is a central tool for fulfilling the Roadmap Update’s vision for research collaboration supporting a learning agenda. Potential research partners are encouraged to develop research proposals that fill evidence gaps, inform important and emerging policy and program objectives of HUD that are not otherwise being addressed, support HUD’s strategic objectives and program effectiveness, and leverage HUD’s data and research assets. In preparing such proposals, researchers also are encouraged to consider and support PD&R’s core principles and practices for research—rigor, relevance, transparency, independence, ethics, and technical innovation—as described in the “HUD Program Evaluation Policy Statement,” Appendix C of the Roadmap Update.

C. HUD Research Assets HUD has made, and continues to make, significant investments in “Research Assets,” as described below, including program demonstrations and the production of datasets and data linkages. The Roadmap Update provides information about acknowledged Data Collection Needs and Challenges that external researchers potentially could help address.

Additionally, PD&R is interested in seeing existing assets leveraged and enhanced in ways that may, or may not, be specifically referenced in the Roadmap Update. Such studies demonstrate a broader usefulness of HUD’s Research Assets that further increases the return on these investments for the taxpayer. In considering potential research partnerships, PD&R urges organizations to consider ways to take advantage of key research assets, HUD’s data infrastructure, that the Roadmap Update identifies as part of HUD’s comparative advantage.

1. HUD demonstrations. HUD values demonstrations as a method for evaluating new policy and program initiatives and significantly advancing evidence-based policy, especially when rigorous random-assignment methods are feasible. HUD also is interested in research opportunities that take advantage of completed and ongoing demonstrations. For example, researchers continue to answer relevant policy questions using data generated by the Moving to Opportunity demonstration. Examples of demonstrations that are underway include Family Options, the Rental Assistance Demonstration, First-Time Homebuyer Education and Counseling Demonstration, and Rent Reform. Electronic versions of published HUD research can be found at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/research/home.html.

https://www.huduser.gov/portal/oup/research_partnerships.html#impact-overview https://www.huduser.gov/portal/research/home.html

2. HUD data infrastructure. HUD makes significant investments to improve and support the nation’s housing data, so submitting institutions are encouraged to consider opportunities to use HUD-sponsored survey data and administrative data. The American Housing Survey (AHS; https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs.html) is one of HUD’s largest research investments. The AHS provides a wealth of data on the size and composition of the nation’s housing inventory that researchers could use more effectively to address questions about housing market dynamics.

3. HUD administrative data linkages.

i. PD&R has partnered with the National Center for Health Statistics

(NCHS) to longitudinally link HUD’s administrative records for rental assistance participants with the National Health Interview Survey, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and associated NCHS linked files for Medicare, Medicaid, and mortality data. These data resources are available through the NCHS research data centers (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-linkage/hud.htm).

ii. HUD and the Census Bureau have entered into an interagency agreement to link data from demonstrations and administrative systems with survey data and other administrative records. PD&R encourages research partnerships that effectively use data assets through public use data or restricted access arrangements with Census or NCHS research data centers. Further information is available at:https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdrdatas landing.html.

4. Data License Applications and Data-Only Requests. To access restricted-use HUD data without a funding request, researchers may obtain a HUD data license provided their research aligns with HUD priorities. A copy of the data license application is available from the HUD USER research portal:

https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/pdf/data_license.pdf. Applications may be submitted to HUD by e-mail to DataLicense@hud.gov. Data license applications will be forwarded to the appropriate PD&R office for review and approval. HUD does not require researchers to obtain a data license to use the HUD-NCHS linked datasets, but a HUD research partnership can support waivers of NCHS fees for the research data center if a research proposal is accepted by NCHS.

II. Definitions Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH). Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) means taking meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. Specifically, affirmatively furthering fair housing means taking meaningful actions that, taken together, address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity, replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns, transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity, and fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair housing laws. The duty to affirmatively further fair housing extends to all of a program participant’s activities and programs relating to housing and urban development.

Application vs. Proposal may be used interchangeably to be consistent with the language in Grants.gov. Your proposal, with the required forms, will be the document you submit for https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-linkage/hud.htm https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdrdatas_landing.html https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/pdf/data_license.pdf mailto:DataLicense@hud.gov consideration.

Assistance Listings means a unique number assigned to identify a Federal Assistance Listing, formerly known as the CFDA Number.

DUNS Number is the nine-digit Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Number System identification number assigned to a business or organization by Dun & Bradstreet and provides a means of identifying business entities on a location-specific basis. OMB removed duplicate recipients based on recipient Data Universal Number System (DUNS) numbers, from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). At this time all Federal financial assistance recipients are required to register for DUNS numbers.

Eligibility requirements are mandatory requirements for an application to be eligible for funding.

Federal award has the meaning, depending on the context, in either paragraph (a) or (b) of this section:

(a)

(1) The Federal financial assistance that a non-Federal entity receives directly from a Federal awarding agency or indirectly from a pass-through entity, as described in §

200.101 Applicability; or

(2) The cost-reimbursement contract under the Federal Acquisition Regulations that a non- Federal entity receives directly from a Federal awarding agency or indirectly from a pass-through entity, as described in § 200.101 Applicability.

(b) The instrument setting forth the terms and conditions. The instrument is the grant agreement, cooperative agreement, other agreement for assistance covered in paragraph (b) of §

200.40 Federal financial assistance, or the cost-reimbursement contract awarded under the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

(c) Federal award does not include other contracts that a Federal agency uses to buy goods or services from a contractor or a contract to operate Federal Government owned, contractor operated facilities (GOCOs).

(d) See also definitions of Federal financial assistance, grant agreement, and cooperative agreement.

Grants.gov is the website serving as the Federal government’s central portal for searching and applying for federal financial assistance throughout the Federal government. Registration on Grants.gov is required for submission of applications to prospective agencies unless otherwise specified in this Notice.

Non-Federalentity means a state, local government, Indian tribe, institution of higher education (IHE), or nonprofit organization that carries out a Federal award as a recipient or subrecipient.

Recipient means an entity, usually but not limited to non-Federal entities, that receives a Federal award directly from HUD. The term recipient does not include subrecipients or individuals that are beneficiaries of the award.

System for Award Management (SAM) means the Federal Repository into which an entity must provide information required for the conduct of business as a recipient. Registration with SAM is required for submission of applications via Grants.gov. You can access the website at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. There is no cost to use SAM.

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Similarly, there are eligibility requirements under Section III.D, Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility and Performance.

Program Definitions III. Authority.

Research Partnerships are authorized under title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.) and funding is provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260, approved December 27, 2020).

IV. Award Information A. Available Funds.

HUD is making up to $2 million available for Lead and Healthy Homes Research Partnerships as described under Research Priorities B.5a and b above and approximately $1 million available for Research Partnerships for other topics. If HUD’s review of proposals for either Research Partnerships category does not identify proposals, in sufficient amount, for which it decides to award cooperative agreements for all the available funds, it will reallot the unused funds for other purposes authorized under the respective appropriations. Additional funds may become available for award as a result of HUD’s efforts to recapture unused funds or use carryover funds, or because of the availability of additional appropriated funds. Use of these funds will be subject to statutory constraints.

B. Number of Awards.

The number of awards will be based on the number of proposals HUD receives, reviews, approves, and funds.

C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information There are no minimum or maximum award amounts. A notification will be sent to applicants that request funding in amounts exceeding the remaining available funds; the notification will say that the proposal could be funded contingent upon funding in a future funding year or that the applicant can revise the proposal to apply for a reduced amount for up to the remaining available funds.

D. Period of Performance.

The period of performance will be determined by the applicant’s proposal and is subject to negotiation by HUD.

E. Type of Funding Instrument.

Funding Instrument Type:

Cooperative Agreement.

V. Eligibility A. Eligible Applicants.

Eligible applicants under this Notice include philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges or universities located in the United States. Financial proposals may not include a line for profit because successful applicants may not earn profit under their financial arrangements with HUD. Individuals are not eligible.

For the purposes of this Notice, HUD defines a philanthropic entity as one among the subset of

501(c)(3) organizations that directly fund research activities. These include private foundations, educational institutions that may have a separate foundation, public charities, and operating foundations.

B. Cost Sharing or Matching.

This Program requires cost sharing, matching, or leveraging as described below.

Cost sharing is required for research projects to be eligible for funding through HUD’s non-competitive cooperative agreement authority. Research projects submitted by all eligible applicants must include at least 50 percent match toward the cost of the project. Federal funds are generally not allowed to be used for match unless otherwise permitted by that specific federal program’s authorizing statute.

Certification: If an institution offers the salaries of one or more researchers as part or all of the required match, the match will be valid only to the extent that the institution can quantify the extent to which it will release the researcher(s) from other duties without compensation from the grant. The Authorized Individual must provide certification in the proposal package.

Example 1: Professor A has a normal teaching load of 4 preparations per semester and a service load of 2 committees. She proposes to reduce the load to 2 preparations and 1 committee for the duration of the grant. The university proposes that her total salary would be unchanged, but a cost equal to the cost of one preparation and one committee would be charged against the grant.

The valid match from her university would then be the cost of one preparation per semester.

Example 2: Researcher C has ongoing responsibilities in connection with 3 projects (unrelated to the proposed project) that pay for 75 percent of his time; the remainder of his time is spent on a fourth unrelated project that the organization has been supporting from its own overhead. The organization proposes that his total salary would be unchanged, but he will stop spending his time on the fourth project and instead charge 10 percent of his time to the Research Partnership grant. The valid match from the organization’s institutional overhead would then be 15 percent of his salary.

Evidence of cost sharing. You must provide documentation of all match indicated in your budget by letters of firm commitment, such as a letter on the organization’s letterhead, Memoranda of Understanding or other signed agreements from those entities identified as partners in the proposal. All commitment documents MUST clearly identify the dollar amount, the source(s) of the funds, and the proposed uses that comply with the requirements of this Notice and be signed by the authorized official. All matching funds must be used within the period of performance.

The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, set forth in 2 CFR part 200, shall apply to this Federal award. Cost sharing or matching means the portion of project costs not paid by Federal funds (unless otherwise authorized by Federal statute). Applicants should refer to 2 CFR 200.306 for specific requirements.

C. Threshold Eligibility Requirements.

All organizations that want to do business with HUD must have or obtain a DUNS number.

DUNS website:http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.

In addition, you must register with the System for Award Management (SAM), an official website of the U.S. government. (See subsection IV.C, below.)

1. Resolution of Civil Rights Matters. Outstanding civil rights matters must be resolved before the application deadline. Applicants, who after review are confirmed to have civil rights matters unresolved at the application deadline, will be deemed ineligible. Their http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ proposal will receive no further review, will not be rated and ranked, and they will not receive funding.

a. Applicants having any of the charges, cause determinations, lawsuits, or letters of findings referenced in subparagraphs (1) – (5) that have not been resolved to HUD’s satisfaction before or on the application deadline date are ineligible for funding. Such matters include:

1. Charges from HUD concerning a systemic violation of the Fair Housing Act or receipt of a cause determination from a substantially equivalent state or local fair housing agency concerning a systemic violation of a substantially equivalent state or local fair housing law proscribing discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or familial status;

2. Status as a defendant in a Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice alleging a pattern or practice of discrimination or denial of rights to a group of persons raising an issue of general public importance under 42 U.S.C. 3614(a);

3. Status as a defendant in any other lawsuit filed or joined by the Department of Justice, or in which the Department of Justice has intervened, or filed an amicus brief or statement of interest, alleging a pattern or practice or systemic violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act or a claim under the False Claims Act related to fair housing, non-discrimination, or civil rights generally including an alleged failure to affirmatively further fair housing;

4. Receipt of a letter of findings identifying systemic non-compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; or the Americans with Disabilities Act; or

5. Receipt of a cause determination from a substantially equivalent state or local fair housing agency concerning a systemic violation of provisions of a state or local law prohibiting discrimination in housing based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or lawful source of income.

b. HUD will determine if actions to resolve the charge, cause determination, lawsuit, or letter of findings taken before the proposal submission will resolve the matter.

Examples of actions that may be sufficient to resolve the matter include, but are not limited to:

1. Current compliance with a voluntary compliance agreement signed by all the parties;

2. Current compliance with a HUD-approved conciliation agreement signed by all the parties;

3. Current compliance with a conciliation agreement signed by all the parties and approved by the state governmental or local administrative agency with jurisdiction over the matter;

4. Current compliance with a consent order or consent decree;

5. Current compliance with a final judicial ruling or administrative ruling or decision; or

6. Dismissal of charges.

D. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility and Performance.

The following requirements affect applicant eligibility. Detailed information on several of these requirements is posted in the Eligibility Requirements for Applicants of HUD's Grants Programs and the General Administrative Requirements and Terms for HUD Financial Assistance Awards on HUD’s Funding Opportunities page.

Resolution of Outstanding Civil Rights Matters Outstanding Delinquent Federal Debts Debarments and/or Suspensions Pre-selection Review of Performance Sufficiency of Financial Management System False Statements Mandatory Disclosure Requirement Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in HUD Programs and Activities Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act Generally, construction is not an eligible activity for HUD funds awarded in response to unsolicited proposals. To the extent that such a use is permitted, expenditure of such funds is subject to HUD’s regulations at 24 CFR part 75.

VI. Application Submission and Criteria Information A. Obtaining an Application Package.

Instructions for Applicants.

You must download both the Application Instructions and the Application Package from Grants.gov. You must verify that the Assistance Listing Number and Assistance Listing Description on the first page of the Application Package, and the Funding Opportunity Title and the Funding Opportunity Number match the Program and Notice to which you are applying.

The Application Package contains the portable document forms (PDFs) available on Grants.gov, such as the SF-424 Family. The Instruction Download contains official copies of the Notice and forms necessary for a complete application. The Instruction Download may include Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and additional documents.

An applicant demonstrating good cause may request a waiver from the requirement for electronic submission, for example, a lack of available Internet access in the geographic area in which your business offices are located. Lack of SAM registration or valid DUNS Number is not good cause. If you cannot submit your application electronically, you must ask in writing for a waiver of the electronic grant submission requirements. HUD will not grant a waiver if HUD does not receive your written, mailed, shipped, or emailed request at least 15 calendar days before this Notice’s expiration date and if you do not demonstrate good cause. If HUD waives the requirement, HUD must receive your paper application before this Notice’s expiration date.

To request a waiver, you must contact:

Name: Carol Gilliam Email: Carol.D.Gilliam@hud.gov HUD Organization: PD&R Street: 451 7th Street SW https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/field_policy_mgt/section3 mailto:Carol.D.Gilliam@hud.gov

City: Washington State: DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Zip: 20410 Telephone: 202-402-5939 The phone number above may also be reached by individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have speech disabilities, through the Federal Relay Service’s teletype service at 800-877- 8339.

B. Content and Form of Application Submission.

Forms/Assurances/Certifications Submission Requirement Notes/Description

Application for Federal Assistance

(SF424)

Submission is required for all applicants by the application due date.

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SFLLL), if applicable

HUD will provide instructions to grantees on how the form is to be submitted.

If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan, the applicant shall complete and submit the SF-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. Applicants must furnish an executed copy of the Certification Regarding Lobbying prior to award.

HUD Applicant Recipient Disclosure Report (HUD) 2880 Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report

HUD will provide instructions to grantees on how the form is to be submitted.

HUD instructions to grantees are provided by webcast, To view the webcast, click here.

Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet (HUD-424-CBW)

Proposals must include a completed grant application detailed budget worksheet (HUD-424-CBW) http://media.gss.hud.gov:8080/WC/2011/02/11/HUDForm2880.wmv

You must verify that boxes 11, 12, and 13 on the SF-424 match the Notice for which you are applying. If they do not match, you have downloaded the wrong Application Instruction and Application Package.

Submission of an application that is otherwise sufficient, under the wrong Assistance Listing and Funding Opportunity Number is not curable unless otherwise stated in Threshold requirements.

Additionally, provide documentation of all match indicated in your budget by letters of firm commitment, such as a letter on the organization’s letterhead, Memoranda of Understanding or other signed agreements from those entities identified as partners in the application. All commitment documents MUST clearly identify the dollar amount, the source(s) of the funds, and the proposed uses that comply with the requirements of this Notice and be signed by the authorized official.

C. Application Submission Criteria.

Proposals must contain sufficient information for PD&R to identify whether the research would meet statutory requirements for cost sharing and alignment with the research priorities identified in Section I.B of this Notice. At a minimum, proposals must include:

a. Proposal Abstract. Applicants must include a Proposal Abstract or cover page with the project title, the names and affiliations of all investigators, a summary of the objectives, study design and expected results, and the total amount of funds requested.

b. Points of Contact. Applicants clearly identify the name of the entity(s) submitting the proposal and provide detailed contact information for the point of contact.

c. Key Personnel. Applicants must provide information on key personnel/principal staff that will be engaged with the project. HUD will assess the qualifications of key personnel to carry out the proposed study as evidenced by academic and professional background, publications, and recent (within the past 5 years) research experience. Each resume shall not exceed three pages and is limited to information that is relevant in assessing the qualifications and experience of key personnel to conduct and/or manage the proposed study. The proposed Principal Investigator must directly represent and be compensated directly by the applicant for his or her role in the proposed study. Publications and/or research experience are considered relevant if they required the acquisition and use of knowledge and skills that can be applied in the planning and execution of the technical study that is proposed.

d. Research Proposal Description. Applicants must provide a clear description of the research project, including the methodology being used, and its alignment with PD&R research priorities and HUD’s Strategic Plan. The proposal description should include the following specific components:

i. A clear and thorough description of the proposed study, its data sources and design, and its major objectives.

ii. A presentation of the research as a logical sequence of steps or phases, with individual tasks described for each phase.

iii. A summary of relevant literature, including thorough citations. Your proposed study will be judged in part on the soundness of the underlying body of research upon which it is based and the clarity and soundness of your summary and interpretation of this research base.

iv. A description of the methodological and statistical basis for your study design, and a demonstration that you would have adequate statistical power to test your stated hypotheses and achieve your study objectives.

v. A discussion of plans for data management, analysis, and archiving.

vi. Identification of any important “decision points” in your study plan.

vii. A list and description of deliverables, such as draft and final reports, and 9 of 13 associated timeframes.

viii. A demonstration that it is clearly feasible to complete the study within the proposed period of performance and achieve your objectives.

ix. Budget. Applicants must provide detailed sources and uses of the budget with line items that show the amount of the HUD funding and the contributions of any partners (cost sharing component) and/or the submitting institution.