Transformation Initiative Research Grants: Demonstration and Related Small Grants
Active
- Assistance listing
- 14.525
- Agency
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Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Grant awards
- 12 $1,390,715 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- Profit organization
- Sponsored organization
- Other public institution/organization
- Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization
- Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- Other private institutions/organizations
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Quasi-public nonprofit organization
- Private nonprofit institution/organization
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
- Scientist/Researchers
- Graduate Student
- Education Professional
- Native American Organizations
- Public nonprofit institution/organization
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
- Treasury account
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- 86-0402-0-1-451
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research funds small research projects under the Transformation Initiative Research Grants program (CFDA 14.525), with the most recent grant award dated April 26, 2016. This program is not actively soliciting new applications; no recent grant opportunities are present in the source.
Activity has been dormant for a decade. The program awarded 12 Project Grants totaling $1.4 million in federal dollars obligated between 2011 and 2016, with the heaviest activity in 2012 and 2013 (five awards each year) and only one award in 2016. No awards have been disbursed since then.
The program funds supplemental research projects that collect additional information and analyses to enhance four major HUD demonstrations: Family Self-Sufficiency, Pre-Purchase Counseling, Sustainable Building Practices, and Homeless Families Intervention. Eligible costs include researcher salaries, assistant compensation, protected research time, computer software, data purchase, travel for data collection or conference presentations, transcription services, and interview compensation. The maximum performance period is 36 months.
All 12 awards have been Project Grants administered by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research, representing 100 percent of the portfolio. Representative awards include $200 thousand for sustainable construction research (September 2013), $197,990 for Transformation Initiative research (August 2012), and $182,485 for sustainable construction (August 2013).
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations located in the U.S. (HUD will not pay fees or profits), foundations, think tanks, consortia, and regionally or nationally accredited institutions of higher education. Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible only for the Sustainable Construction in Indian Country demonstration track. Applications follow a two-step process: preliminary application submission followed by invitation to submit a full application within 30 days for screened proposals. HUD reserves the right to reduce requested amounts to fund more highly ranked applications or to partially fund lower-ranked applications if funds remain after awards to top-ranked proposals.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Office of Policy Development and Research is conducting several major demonstrations through contract studies in the following areas: Family Self-Sufficiency; Pre-Purchase Counseling; Sustainable Building Practices; and Homeless Families Intervention. The purpose of this program is to enhance these demonstrations by providing a vehicle for conducting a number of small research projects aimed at collecting additional/supplemental information and analyses.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Nonprofit organizations, for profit organizations located in the U.S (HUD will not pay fee or profit for the work conducted under this program), foundations, think tanks, consortia, Institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and other entities that will sponsor a researcher, expert and analyst.
- Beneficiary eligibility
The purpose of this program is to enhance these demonstrations by providing a vehicle for conducting a number of small research projects aimed at collecting additional/supplemental information and analyses. Eligibility of tribes and tribal organizations applies only to the small grant program associated with the Sustainable Construction in Indian Country demonstration.
- Uses of assistance
To support direct and indirect costs incurred in the timely completion of the research product. Eligible costs include but are not limited to, the researcher's salary, assistants to work on the project, protected/release time for researcher who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research, computer software, purchase of data, travel expenses to collect data or to make presentations at meetings, transcription services, and compensation for interviews.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
The maximum grant performance period is 3 years (36 months).
How to apply
- Application procedure
The process of applying for a grant through this program involves a two step process. Applicants are invited to submit a preliminary application for funding consideration. If the preliminary application is deem worthy of further consideration, the researcher will be requested to submit a full application for funding consideration within 30 days after the closing date of the funding opportunity.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
The criteria for selecting proposals will be listed in the program NOPI.
- Award procedure
Applications will be reviewed against published criteria, rated and ranked, and awards will be made to the highest rated applications. If an applicant turns down an award offer, HUD will make an award to the next highest-ranking application. HUD also reserves the right to reduce the amount of funding requested in order to fund as many highly ranked applications as possible. Additionally, if funds remain after funding the highest ranked applications, HUD may fund part of the next highest-ranking application.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The process of applying for a grant through this Notice of Public Interest (NOPI) involves a two step process. Applicants are invited to submit a preliminary application for funding consideration. If the preliminary application is deem worthy of further consideration, the researcher will be requested to submit a full application for funding consideration within 30 days after the closing date of this NOPI.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 12 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. | $303,039 | 22% |
| 2 | Aleutian Housing Authority | $200,000 | 14% |
| 3 | Sault Tribe Housing Authority | $199,956 | 14% |
| 4 | Department Of Social & Health Services | $197,990 | 14% |
| 5 | The Regents Of The University Of Colorado | $193,505 | 14% |
| 6 | The Regents Of The University Of California | $131,148 | 9% |
| 7 | International City / County Management Association (The) | $93,708 | 7% |
| 8 | Portland State University | $76,886 | 6% |
8 of 10 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | -$169 |
| FY2018 | -$462 |
| FY2017 | -$31,490 |
| FY2016 | -$22,775 |
| FY2014 | -$62 |
| FY2013 | $700,000 |
| FY2012 | $745,673 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 14.525?
Assistance Listing 14.525 is Transformation Initiative Research Grants: Demonstration and Related Small Grants, a federal grant program run by Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
What is the CFDA number for Transformation Initiative Research Grants: Demonstration and Related Small Grants?
Its CFDA number is 14.525: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 14.525 awarded?
12 grant awards under 14.525 have obligated $1,390,715 in federal funds to 10 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 14.525?
The recipients obligated the most under Transformation Initiative Research Grants: Demonstration and Related Small Grants are Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. ($303,039), Aleutian Housing Authority ($200,000) and Sault Tribe Housing Authority ($199,956).
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