# HUDRD - HBCU Research Center of Excellence

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fr-6800-n-29f-hudrd-hbcu-research-center-of-excellence/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353460

> Department of Housing and Urban Development offered grants of up to $4.0 million (at least $1.0 million) to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $5.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 9, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FR-6800-N-29F |
| Agency | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 9, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $4.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $5.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 14.506 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

Applicant must be an HBCU to be eligible. Current HBCU COE awardees are eligible to apply. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of this NOFO is to fund research at one or more research Centers of Excellence (Centers or COEs, COE when singular) at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Centers will conduct research projects on topics of strategic interest to HUD and produce research that provides evidence-based solutions to housing, community development, economic development, or built environment challenges in underserved communities. Applicants must clearly specify proposed research projects and how they fill key knowledge and evidence gaps, describe their capacity to successfully conduct the proposed research and disseminate their findings to policymakers and other key stakeholders, and detail plans for developing and sustaining a Center of Excellence. Through this NOFO, HUD is seeking HBCUs with demonstrated capacity to conduct rigorous and policy-relevant research, develop actionable policy recommendations, and share findings with policymakers, community organizations and other key stakeholders able to implement policy and programmatic solutions to challenges in underserved communities. We encourage applicants to propose building on their demonstrated experience to do something new and innovative. We encourage the submission of proposals that draw on novel research approaches, including big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence; community-engaged and participatory research; and novel partnerships such as academic consortia and collaboration with other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), other Institutions of Higher Education, community-based organizations, or other federal, state and local government agencies. Partners can include subrecipients. Competitive applications will include action and sustainability plans, creative partnerships and collaboration models, multidisciplinary and holistic methodologies, and new or enhanced theory of change models designed to achieve transformative outcomes.HUD anticipates awarding up to four awards ranging from $1 million to $4 million. Using the funds made available through this NOFO, recipients will undertake multiple research projects. Research Projects: The research projects proposed by the applicant must be on topics of strategic interest to HUD that address challenges related to housing, community development, economic development, or the built environment in underserved communities.

## Questions people ask

### Is FR-6800-N-29F still open?

No. It closed on July 9, 2024. A newer notice is open: PDR-2600-DC-0USP, closes June 9, 2027 (214 days left).

### Who can apply for HUDRD - HBCU Research Center of Excellence?

Department of Housing and Urban Development accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for HUDRD - HBCU Research Center of Excellence?

Closed July 9, 2024. 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 $4.0 million each. About $5.0 million in total across about 4 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.