The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issues this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications from eligible applicants for its University-Nonprofit Partnerships supporting Community-Engaged Research Designed to Address Homelessness.
Donor Name: Department of Housing and Urban Development
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
This NOFO announces the availability of $1,000,000 in cooperative agreement funding to be awarded to institutions of higher education or nonprofit entities that train and support institutions of higher education to conduct research applying community-engaged research methods to address homelessness. Community-engaged research is an approach that meaningfully engages the community that is the subject of the research, including community groups and people with lived experience. The research funded under this NOFO will contribute to general knowledge on the topic of homelessness, as well as the programs and interventions designed to address homelessness in communities, while elevating the perspectives and insights of people with lived experience. In addition, this NOFO is designed to build and expand capacity for community engaged research methods at institutions of higher education or nonprofit entities and strengthen partnerships between local nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Submitted research proposals must describe how the knowledge generated under the proposed project will contribute to understanding the effectiveness of Federal, state, and/or local policies and programs designed to address homelessness and must demonstrate how the proposed project will build and expand partnerships between nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education to better address homelessness.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Award Floor: $200,000
- Period of Performance: 36 months.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities under this NOFO include all research, regulatory, and project management activities that contribute to meeting the NOFO objectives with high-quality level. Eligible activities include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
- All research activities required to complete the funded research, including the articulation of research questions through the development of a research design, data collection and analysis plans; outreach and communication efforts related to the execution of the research project, including incentive fees for study participants and honoraria for community practitioners and individuals with lived experience; data collection and analysis; development of written reports; and the communication of findings to stakeholders.
- Engagement with subject matter experts on any aspect of the project as needed to bring expertise to enhance the research team’s knowledge in critical areas.
- Training or capacity-building activities related to project implementation.
- Meeting regulatory requirements for research such as the engagement of an Institutional Review Board to review and approve data collection instruments and the development of Informed Consent materials for study participants.
- Project management activities, including required project management tools (Opening Meeting, Management and Work Plan and Budget, Quality Control Plan, and Quarterly Progress Reports) and regular communication with HUD staff on all project deliverables, as required by HUD’s substantial involvement under the grant.
- Travel, as required, to carry out the project as designed.
- Dissemination of research findings to stakeholders.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Faith-based organizations
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Hispanic-serving Institution
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.