General Research and Technology Activity (14.506)
General Research and Technology Activity (Assistance Listing 14.506) is run by the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It awarded $46.7 million in 85 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $549,078 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $251,925. Half of the 85 awards fell between $38,372 and $597,154, and they ranged from $2,700 to $4.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$46.7 million
- Grant awards85
- Typical award$251,925
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.7 million
- Size rank1060 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProvision of specialized services
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $8.4 million in fiscal 2021 to $1.7 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1060th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 82% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 30 states and territories.
What the program funds
Objectives vary by program – refer to each program NOFO for more detail on program-specific objectives. Primary objectives of the multiple NOFOs under this assistance listing number include: developing knowledge that has the potential of increasing the supply of affordable housing; adopting or scaling effective interventions; contributing to knowledge about the housing affordability crisis in the United States; generating actionable insights and evidence that can inform policy decisions to address the housing affordability crisis in the short-term.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research's (PD&R) funds are awarded through competitive procurement solicitations or Interagency Agreements with other Federal Agencies. Refer to specific NOFOs for use of assistance restrictions. Contracts and Interagency Agreement awards must comply with FAR requirements;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 2022 Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships: $60K-$700K/$414K FY 2022 HSI Research Center of Excellence: $515K-/$3.2M (FY22 funding) FY 2022 HBCU Research Center of Excellence: $2.5M/$2.5M Closing the Homeownership Gap and Preserving Homeownership During Economic Decline:$251K-$416K/$584K Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships (FR-6500-N-USP): $10K-$500K. Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships (FR-6600-N-USP): $10K - $500K. FY2023 and FY2024 Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships (FR-6700-N-USP): $0 - $2M.
Funding history and past recipients
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University | District of Columbia | 1 | $4.5 million |
| Texas Southern University | Texas | 2 | $4.0 million |
| Winston-Salem State University | North Carolina | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Texas Tech University System | Texas | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Arizona State University | Arizona | 1 | $3.0 million |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | North Carolina | 2 | $2.7 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Abt Global LLC | Maryland | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Texas a & M University | Texas | 1 | $1.8 million |
| The Urban Institute | District of Columbia | 5 | $1.7 million |
| New York University | New York | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Tennessee State University | Tennessee | 2 | $1.3 million |
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | District of Columbia | 1 | $858,262 |
| National Institute of Building Sciences | District of Columbia | 2 | $853,763 |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | 1 | $726,306 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 1 | $713,356 |
| Horne LLP | Mississippi | 1 | $700,393 |
| New York University | New York | 1 | $631,902 |
| City of Nome | Alaska | 1 | $600,000 |
| University of California, Merced | California | 1 | $597,154 |
Who usually wins
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 85 | $46.7 million | 100% |
By state
9 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7 | $11.9 million |
| District of Columbia | 11 | $8.3 million |
| North Carolina | 4 | $6.7 million |
| Arizona | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Maryland | 6 | $2.8 million |
| New York | 7 | $2.7 million |
| California | 8 | $2.3 million |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Tennessee | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Mississippi | 1 | $700,393 |
| Alaska | 1 | $600,000 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $565,549 |
| Michigan | 2 | $493,073 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $399,961 |
| Virginia | 4 | $372,825 |
| Illinois | 1 | $366,408 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $340,438 |
| Georgia | 3 | $310,816 |
| Idaho | 2 | $270,673 |
| Indiana | 1 | $263,847 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $263,650 |
| Washington | 1 | $226,756 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $183,423 |
| Colorado | 1 | $144,546 |
| Alabama | 3 | $72,005 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $25,000 |
| Missouri | 1 | $25,000 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $25,000 |
| Vermont | 1 | $25,000 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $2,675 |