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FR-6600-N-USP: Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships

Closed Closed June 30, 2023 Opportunity FR-6600-N-USP

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships Notice of Intent (NOI) (PDR-2600-DC-0USP). Status: Closes June 9, 2027 (214 days left). It is in our archive of Department of Housing and Urban Development notices from 2022.

Department of Housing and Urban Development offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 30, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 12, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
FR-6500-N-USPDecember 1, 2021Closed June 30, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedSeptember 7, 2022
DeadlineJune 30, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Eligible applicants under this Notice include philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges or universities located in the United States. Financial proposals may not include a line for profit because successful applicants may not earn profit under their financial arrangements with HUD. Individuals are not eligible. For the purposes of this Notice, HUD defines a philanthropic entity as one among the subset of 501(c)(3) organizations whose articles of incorporation or other organizational documents include the direct funding of research activities and other charitable purposes. These include private foundations, educational institutions that may have a separate foundation, public charities, and operating foundations. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This Notice announces that HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) has the authority to accept unsolicited research proposals that address current research priorities. In accordance with statutory requirements, the research proposals must be submitted by eligible applicants and provide cost sharing at least 50 percent of total project cost from philanthropic entities or Federal, state, or local government agencies. This Notice announces that HUD is accepting research proposals for such research partnerships and provides a general description of information that should be included in any research proposal.

Category: Housing, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won General Research and Technology Activity grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, General Research and Technology Activity (14.506) awarded $46.7 million across 85 grant awards, an average of $549,078 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia1$4.5 million
Texas Southern UniversityTexas2$4.0 million
Winston-Salem State UniversityNorth Carolina1$4.0 million
Texas Tech University SystemTexas1$3.2 million
Arizona State UniversityArizona1$3.0 million

Top states: Texas ($11.9 million), District of Columbia ($8.3 million), North Carolina ($6.7 million), Arizona ($3.7 million), Maryland ($2.8 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PDR-2600-DC-0USP, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is FR-6600-N-USP still open?

No. It closed on June 30, 2023. A newer notice is open: PDR-2600-DC-0USP, closes June 9, 2027 (214 days left).

Who can apply for Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships?

Department of Housing and Urban Development accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships?

Closed June 30, 2023. 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 $500,000 each. About $3.0 million in total across about 12 awards.

Who has won General Research and Technology Activity grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Howard University, Texas Southern University, Winston-Salem State University. The program made 85 awards worth $46.7 million in that time.

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