Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FR-6900-N-29R
- Applications due
- Award size
- $250,000 to $2,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Housing
- Eligible applicants
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- For Profit Organizations
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Small Businesses
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- Michael Stewart researchpartnerships@hud.gov (202) 402-4354
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking competitive research proposals through the Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program to generate actionable insights into the housing affordability crisis in the United States. The program will fund research projects across five specific categories: Government-induced Demand and Housing Affordability, Immigration and Housing Affordability, The Financialization of Housing and Housing Affordability, Economic Opportunity Cost and Housing Affordability, and Opportunity Zones. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, for-profit institutions, small businesses, and specific institutional types such as Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Proposals will be evaluated based on their ability to contribute meaningful knowledge and generate evidence-based policy recommendations addressing short-term housing affordability challenges. The application deadline is July 24, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, with applications to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
HUD will award approximately $10 million through cooperative agreements, with individual awards ranging from $250,000 to $2,000,000 and anticipates making between 5 and 40 total awards. The performance period for funded projects will span between 12 and 36 months, with an anticipated award date of September 15, 2025, and project implementation running from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2028. Awardees should expect substantial involvement from HUD subject matter experts throughout the project, including oversight of research design, data collection, and deliverables. The grants will be awarded as cooperative agreements under the General Research and Technology Activity (CFDA 14.506) federal grant program, with no matching funds required and indirect costs allowable at either a federally negotiated rate or a 10% de minimis rate.
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The application due date has been updated to 7/25/2025. HUD is aware of a valid technical issues with sam.gov impacting grants.gov application submission. As such, HUD is extending the grace period to 7/30/2025. If any applicant has completed an application in grants.gov by 7/25/2025 and has a grants.gov helpdesk ticket confirming a valid system issue, the applicant will be allowed to submit the application during the grace and HUD will consider the application timely. Any application submitted or modified after the due date or during the grace period without a valid system issue reported via a grants.gov helpdesk ticket is considered untimely. As specified in the NOFO, HUD is unable to accept applications via email for any reason. The NOFO only allows for paper application waivers if certain conditions are met - as detailed in NOFO section VI. Submission Requirements and Deadlines. Applicants experiencing technical difficulties with SAM.gov or Grants.gov, included below: Grants.gov Support Center: 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov Grants.gov Quick Start Guide: Quick Start Guide for Applicants SAM.gov Support: 1-866-606-8220 or use the live chat via the Federal Service Desk. - HUD/PD & R"s funding opportunity titled Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program will provide competitive awards to: (1) fund quality research that contributes to knowledge about the housing affordability crisis in the United States; and (2) generate actionable insights and evidence that can inform policy decisions to address the housing affordability crisis in the short-term. Through this funding opportunity, PD & R will fund research projects that contribute to one of the five eligible research categories, including: 1) Government-induced Demand and Housing Affordability, 2) Immigration and Housing Affordability, 3) The Financialization of Housing and Housing Affordability, 4) Economic Opportunity Cost and Housing Affordability, and 5) Opportunity Zones identified in Section III.G. Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity include institutions of higher education, nonprofit, and for-profit institutions. Awards made under this NOFO will be cooperative agreements and, therefore, awardees should anticipate substantial involvement by subject matter experts within PD & R in the execution of funded projects.
Update #1 ·
HUD/PD & R"s funding opportunity titled Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program will provide competitive awards to: (1) fund quality research that contributes to knowledge about the housing affordability crisis in the United States; and (2) generate actionable insights and evidence that can inform policy decisions to address the housing affordability crisis in the short-term. Through this funding opportunity, PD & R will fund research projects that contribute to one of the five eligible research categories, including: 1) Government-induced Demand and Housing Affordability, 2) Immigration and Housing Affordability, 3) The Financialization of Housing and Housing Affordability, 4) Economic Opportunity Cost and Housing Affordability, and 5) Opportunity Zones identified in Section III.G. Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity include institutions of higher education, nonprofit, and for-profit institutions. Awards made under this NOFO will be cooperative agreements and, therefore, awardees should anticipate substantial involvement by subject matter experts within PD & R in the execution of funded projects.
Files
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| FAQ_FR-6900-N-29R_7_17_25.pdf | ||
| FAQ_FR-6900-N-29R_7_11_25.pdf | ||
| FAQ_FR-6900-N-29R_7-3-2025 (1).pdf | ||
| FAQ_FR-6900-N-29R_6-25-2025 1.docx | DOCX document | |
| PDR_FR_6900_N_29R_FONSI_FINAL.pdf | ||
| Publication_of_FR-6900-N-29R.pdf | ||
| Publication_of_FR-6900-N-29R.pdf |
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