Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 6600 N 29G
The HUDRD - Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Research Center of Excellence grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FR 6600 N 29G; CFDA 14.536) is a discretionary HUD research program offered as a cooperative agreement. Its central aim is to fund Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out multiple, policy-relevant research projects that align with HUDs highest-priority questions and produce practical evidence that can shape housing and community development policy. HUD is using this competition to establish up to three HSI Centers of Excellence (COEs) that can serve as durable research hubs focused on the housing, community and economic development, and built-environment challenges facing underserved communities.
The research focus is anchored in HUDs 2022-2026 Learning Agenda and the Departmental goals in the 2022-2026 HUD Strategic Plan. Applicants are expected to propose a set of research projects that address topics in the Learning Agenda, but HUD also explicitly invites proposals on additional issues that affect underserved communities. Examples listed in the notice include equity issues in local housing markets (such as housing production and preservation, rental and homeownership conditions, tenant protections, zoning and land use, appraisal practices, property taxation, and related market dynamics), building codes and construction technologies (including offsite or factory-built housing), green and energy-efficient housing practices and carbon reduction strategies, disaster preparedness and climate-resilient planning and construction (including disaster recovery), and innovative approaches that help HUD-assisted households and other low-income renters access economic opportunity, education, transportation, health care, essential services, green space, and cultural amenities. HUD also highlights the importance of community planning that meaningfully engages underserved residents and responds to local needs. While the topic list is broad, the through-line is clear: projects should identify barriers, measure disparities, test or evaluate solutions, and produce actionable recommendations that can be used by practitioners and policymakers.
A defining feature of the opportunity is that it is not just funding individual studies; it is funding the launch and long-term development of an institutional Center of Excellence. Awardees are expected to produce an ongoing series of research reports that can function as national, regional, or local benchmarks and strengthen the broader housing research footprint at HSIs. HUD encourages applicants to look at the model of established university-based housing centers (for example, centers at Rutgers, DePaul, Harvard, Penn, NYU, University of Florida, and UC Berkeley) and to learn from prior HUD-funded Centers of Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The COE concept is meant to support thought leadership, alternative analysis, and wide dissemination of findings, including convenings and related activities that connect research to real-world decision-making.
Eligibility is limited to fully accredited public or private institutions of higher education that grant two-year or four-year degrees and meet the statutory definition of an HSI. Under 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5), an HSI is an eligible institution with an undergraduate full-time equivalent enrollment that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students, measured at the end of the award year immediately preceding the application. Institutions do not need to appear on the U.S. Department of Educations published list of eligible HSIs, but if they are not on the list they must include a statement affirming they meet the statutory definition. For multi-campus institutions, a campus may apply separately if it has its own DUNS/UEI, administrative structure, and budget, and it independently meets the enrollment requirement.
HUD emphasizes that the COE should be multidisciplinary and should use innovative and rigorous methods to study the social and economic drivers of healthy communities. The scope is intentionally holistic, spanning not only housing markets and development, but also workforce and economic development, health and health care, education, civic engagement, public safety, and other elements that shape community well-being. The Department signals strong interest in research that advances racial equity and addresses structural barriers, reflecting Executive Order 13985 on advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities. Proposals are expected to take both short- and long-term views and to be framed toward long-term goals (HUD provides minority homeownership as an example).
Competitive proposals are expected to pair strong research capacity with a clear plan for impact and durability. HUD is looking for HSIs that can manage complex research and produce actionable policy recommendations, while also pushing into new or expanded approaches. The notice encourages novel methods and collaborations, including big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, community-engaged and participatory research, academic consortia, and partnerships with private entities or other federal agencies. Strong applications are described as those that include an action plan and a sustainability plan, creative partnership models, multidisciplinary and holistic methodologies, and a clear or enhanced theory of change aimed at transformative outcomes. Importantly, beyond the initial research deliverables, awardees must develop and submit a detailed plan to build and sustain the Center of Excellence beyond five years, including leveraging additional funding streams such as private-sector or philanthropic support.
In terms of funding, HUD anticipated making up to three awards, with an award ceiling of $4,000,000. The original closing date listed for the competition was May 18, 2023 (11:59:59 PM Eastern). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means HUD expects an active partnership role (for example, coordination on research direction, deliverables, and dissemination) rather than a fully hands-off grant structure.
Overall, this opportunity is designed for HSIs that want to formalize or expand a serious housing and community development research enterprise: one that produces a pipeline of high-quality reports, convenes experts and stakeholders, centers the lived realities of underserved communities, and translates evidence into policies and practices that can measurably reduce disparities over time.Apply for FR 6600 N 29G
- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HUDRD - Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Research Center of Excellence" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.536.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 17, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 18, 2023 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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| Lead Risk Assessment Demonstration (LRAD) Apply for FR 6600 N 86 Funding Number: FR 6600 N 86 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $3,000,000 |
| Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program Apply for FR 6600 N 31 Funding Number: FR 6600 N 31 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $2,500,000 |
| FY 22 HUDRD Grants for University-Nonprofit Partnerships Supporting Community-Engaged Research Designed to Address Homelessness Apply for FR 6700 N 29K Funding Number: FR 6700 N 29K Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRPC) Comprehensive Apply for FR 6700 N 91A Funding Number: FR 6700 N 91A Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $20,000,000 |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Leading Edge Apply for FR 6700 N 91C Funding Number: FR 6700 N 91C Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $10,000,000 |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRPE) Elements Apply for FR 6700 N 91B Funding Number: FR 6700 N 91B Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $750,000 |
| Capital Fund At-Risk/Receivership/Substandard/Troubled Program Apply for FR 6700 N 81 Funding Number: FR 6700 N 81 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $3,000,000 |
| FY23 HUDRD - Closing the Homeownership Gap and Preserving Homeownership During Economic Decline Apply for FR 6700 N 29I Funding Number: FR 6700 N 29I Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
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| FY2023 HOPE VI Main Street Grant Program Apply for FR 6700 N 03 Funding Number: FR 6700 N 03 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages Apply for FR 6700 N 23 Funding Number: FR 6700 N 23 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $5,000,000 |
| Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Continuum of Care Competition and Renewal or Replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants Apply for FR 6700 N 25 Funding Number: FR 6700 N 25 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $15,000,000 |
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