Closed · FR-6300-N-USP · CFDA 14.506 · Discretionary
Authority To Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships Notice
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Housing and Urban Development, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- December 31, 2020
- Close date
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
Authority To Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships Notice is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Housing and Urban Development that offered Varies by applicant across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 627 other opportunities from Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 14.506
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Authority To Accept Unsolicited Proposals for… is closed (last close December 31, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Housing and Urban Development still indexes 627 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed December 31, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$2,000,000
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
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 for 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 and provides a general description of information that should be included in any research proposal.The Department is interested in increasing participation of Minority Serving Institutions of higher education and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in all program areas. Therefore, HUD encourages eligible entities that are not themselves MSIs or HBCUs to develop partnerships with MSIs and HBCUs.
Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door
The eligibility set for Authority To Accept Unsolicited Proposals for… includes a for-profit door among 9 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +5 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Opportunity Zones · Science and Technology / R&D (OZ;ST). Inside Department of Housing and Urban Development's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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Agency Contact
Curtissa Coleman Curtissa.L.Coleman@hud.gov
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