# HUDRD - Qualitative Data Collection for Cohort 2 MTW Expansion- Rent Reform Experiment

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fr-6600-n-29d-hudrd-qualitative-data-collection-for-cohort-2-mtw/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340634

> Department of Housing and Urban Development offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $200,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 7, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FR-6600-N-29D |
| Agency | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 7, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $200,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $1.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 14.536 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

This NOFO supports qualitative research focused on the Moving to Work (MTW) Stepped and Tiered Rent Demonstration (STRD). In the Stepped and Tiered Rent Demonstration (STRD), ten public housing agencies (PHAs) will implement alternative rents that might be easier to administer and might incentivize assisted households to increase their earnings. The traditional rent policy applied by PHAs (referred to as the Brooke rent) typically sets an assisted household’s rent at 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income. This rent policy is administratively complex and burdensome for both PHAs and assisted households. The Brooke rent is hypothesized to be a disincentive for households to increase their earnings, as $100 dollars of increased income would result in $30 of increased rent. Under the STRD, five PHAs will implement a stepped rent, under which a household’s rent will increase modestly each year regardless of their income, and five PHAs will implement a tiered rent, under which households are assigned to income-based tiers and rents are set based on the tier. The STRD is designed as an experiment, and HUD is already funding an independent impact evaluation (find the research design, data collection and analysis plan at the following link: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/mtw/cohort2.html). The objective of this NOFO, the Qualitative Data Collection for Cohort 2 MTW Expansion- Rent Reform Experiment, is to support qualitative research focused on the assisted households served by the ten PHAs that are participating in the STRD. The objective of the qualitative data collection to be supported under this NOFO is to gather information that documents how low-income renters make sense of and respond to different rent policies. Research conducted under these grants is expected to complement HUD's ongoing STRD impact evaluation by providing rich qualitative information related to the implementation of the new stepped and tiered rent policies, with a particular emphasis on how the rent policies are experienced by assisted housheolds participating in the demonstration.

## Questions people ask

### Is FR-6600-N-29D still open?

No. It closed on July 7, 2022.

### Who can apply for HUDRD - Qualitative Data Collection for Cohort 2 MTW Expansion- Rent Reform Experiment?

Department of Housing and Urban Development accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for HUDRD - Qualitative Data Collection for Cohort 2 MTW Expansion- Rent Reform Experiment?

Closed July 7, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $1.0 million in total across about 3 awards.