ClosedDeadline extended (was Dec 30, 2022)Opportunity FR-6600-N-USP

Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships

Department of Housing and Urban Development

At a glance

Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The application deadline was June 30, 2023. Individual awards are listed as $10K – $500K, with about 12 awards expected and $3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 14.506 (General Research and Technology Activity).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Sep 7, 2022Posted
Jun 30, 2023Application deadline

Posted: Sep 7, 2022
Close date: Jun 30, 2023
Award floor: $10,000
Award ceiling: $500,000
Est. total funding: $3,000,000
Original deadline (extended): Dec 30, 2022
Expected awards: 12
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from 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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

County governments
City or township governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Foa_Content_of_FR-6600-N-USP1 (1).pdfFull Announcement · Foa_Content_of_FR-6600-N-USP1 (1).pdfPDF · 611 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

14.506General Research and Technology ActivityProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 14.506

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$3M

FY25

$7.36M

FY26

$44M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 14.506. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Department of Housing and Urban Development
202 708 0667

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $10k – $500k, total estimated program funding is $3,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 12 awards.

How do I apply for “Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FR-6600-N-USP), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 14.506