81_FR_38320 81 FR 38207 - Authority To Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships

81 FR 38207 - Authority To Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 113 (June 13, 2016)

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FR Document2016-13945

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 projects must be funded at least 50 percent by 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5952-N-01]


Authority To Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research 
Partnerships

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 projects must be funded at least 
50 percent by 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.

DATES: There are no set deadlines. Proposals may be submitted at any 
time and will be evaluated as they are received; however, available 
funds will be awarded as proposals are received, evaluated, and 
approved, until funds are exhausted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed by email 
to [email protected], by telephone to Madlyn Wohlman-
Rodriguez at 202-402-5939 or Kinnard Wright at 202-402-7495, or by mail 
to

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the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of University 
Partnerships, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410. 
These are not toll-free numbers. Persons with speech or hearing 
impairments may access these number through TTY by calling the Federal 
Relay Service, toll-free, at 800-877-8339.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

A. Program Description, Requirements and Purpose

    HUD developed the Research Partnerships vehicle to allow greater 
flexibility in addressing important policy questions and to better 
utilize external expertise in evaluating the local innovations and 
effectiveness of programs impacting residents of urban, suburban, rural 
and tribal areas. Through this notice, HUD is able to accept 
unsolicited research proposals that address current research priorities 
and allow PD&R to participate in innovative research projects that 
inform HUD's policies and programs. These projects are meant to align 
with PD&R's research priorities and help the HUD answer key policy and 
programmatic questions in ways that can inform new policy and program 
development efforts.

B. Authority

    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, (Pub. L. 114-53, 
approved December 11, 2015) (FY 2016 appropriation) authorizes PD&R to 
enter into non-competitive cooperative agreements for research projects 
that are aligned with PD&R's research priorities and that will help 
inform HUD's policies and programs.

C. Program Description

    1. Research Priorities. The two primary documents that provide a 
framework for HUD's research priorities are the FY2010-2015 Strategic 
Plan (available at, http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/cfo/stratplan), which specifies the Department's 
mission and strategic goals for program activities, and the HUD 
Research Roadmap (available at, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/about/pdr_roadmap.html), which takes the strategic plan as a starting point 
and integrates extensive input from diverse stakeholder groups to 
define a five-year research agenda. PD&R developed and published this 
research agenda to focus research resources on timely, policy-relevant 
research questions that lie within the Department's area of comparative 
advantage. This focus on comparative advantage has a corollary, which 
is the accompanying need for PD&R to collaborate with other research 
organizations to support their comparative advantage in areas that are 
mutually important.
    The authority that Congress provided HUD to enter into 
noncompetitive cooperative agreements for research is a central tool 
for fulfilling the Roadmap's vision for research collaboration. 
Research proposals should be developed that inform important policy and 
program objectives of HUD that are not otherwise being addressed and 
that focus on one of HUD's research priorities, including:
    (1) Strengthening Housing Markets: Homeownership and Housing 
Finance. HUD is interested in research in many areas of homeownership 
and housing finance, which include, but are not limited to:
    (a) Improving outcomes for struggling homeowners and communities in 
the areas of foreclosures, mortgage modification protocols, and real-
estate owned properties;
    (b) Finding ways that are safer for both borrowers and lenders to 
extend mortgage credit to first-time homebuyers and homeowners with 
less-than-stellar credit; and
    (c) Updating federal support structures for single-family and 
multifamily housing finance in a reformed housing finance system.
    (2) Affordable Quality Rental Housing. HUD is interested in 
research that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of HUD's 
housing programs (e.g., public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, 
assisted multifamily programs, and FHA insurance) which include, but 
are not limited to:
    (a) Improving program operations and responses to changing market 
conditions;
    (b) Identifying rent subsidy approaches that could more efficiently 
and beneficially meet the full range of housing needs; and
    (c) Better understanding how HUD's programs are affected by tenant 
and landlord behavior.
    (3) Housing as a platform for improving quality of life. HUD is 
interested in how HUD-provided housing assistance can be best used to 
improve quality of life, including, but not limited to:
    (a) Improving educational outcomes and early learning and 
development;
    (b) Improving health outcomes;
    (c) Increasing economic security and self-sufficiency; and
    (d) Improving housing stability for vulnerable populations, 
including the elderly, people with disabilities, homeless families and 
individuals, and those individuals and families at risk of becoming 
homeless.
    To evaluate the ability of housing assistance to positively affect 
these various outcomes requires reaching beyond the sphere of housing 
to health, education, and other areas, which may involve targeted 
provision of cost-effective services in association with housing.
    (4) Resilient and inclusive communities. HUD's goal of advancing 
resilient and inclusive communities seeks innovative and 
transformational evidence-based approaches to deal with long-standing 
and emerging community development challenges in suburban, rural and 
tribal areas. HUD is interested in research questions such as, but not 
limited to:
    (a) Leveraging cost-effective housing technology in HUD-funded 
housing or other housing to accomplish key HUD priority goals;
    (b) Understanding and addressing persistent segregation along 
racial, ethnic and economic lines, including the role of promising 
community development and housing strategies for strengthening 
communities;
    (c) Strengthening community resilience in the face of climate 
change, disasters, pestilence and energy shocks;
    (d) Improving integrated and regional planning for cross-agency 
alignment, such as land use and transportation.
    (5) HUD Assets. HUD has made, and continues to make, significant 
investments in ``Research Assets,'' as described below, including 
program demonstrations and in the production of datasets, that PD&R is 
interested in seeing leveraged in ways that may, or may not, be 
specifically referenced in the Research Roadmap or HUD's Strategic 
Plan. Such studies demonstrate a broader usefulness of HUD's Research 
Assets that further increases the return on these investments for the 
taxpayer.
    2. HUD's Research Assets. In considering potential research 
partnerships, PD&R urges organizations to consider ways to take 
advantage of key research assets that the Research Roadmap identifies 
as part of HUD's comparative advantage.
    (1) HUD demonstrations. HUD values demonstrations as a method for 
evaluating new policy and program initiatives and significantly 
advancing evidence-based policy, especially when rigorous random-
assignment methods are feasible. HUD also is interested in research 
opportunities that take advantage of completed and ongoing 
demonstrations. For example, the Moving to Opportunity demonstration 
was completed in 2011, but researchers

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continue to answer relevant policy questions using the existing data. 
Examples of demonstrations that are underway include Choice 
Neighborhoods, Family Options, the Rental Assistance Demonstration, 
Pre-Purchase Counseling Outcome Study, and Rent Reform. Electronic 
versions of published HUD research can be found at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/pdrpubli.html.
    (2) HUD data infrastructure. HUD makes significant investments to 
improve and support the nation's housing data, so submitting 
institutions are encouraged to consider opportunities to use HUD-
sponsored survey data and administrative data. The American Housing 
Survey (AHS) is one of HUD's largest research investments. The AHS 
provides a wealth of data on size and composition of the nation's 
housing inventory that researchers could use more effectively to 
address questions about housing market dynamics. The AHS, the 2012 
Rental Housing Finance Survey, and other datasets sponsored by PD&R, 
along with HUD administrative data made available by PD&R, represent 
HUD research assets that PD&R encourages the use, and further analysis 
of, through Research Partnerships. Data assets are described at: 
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdrdatas_landing.html.

D. Other Requirements

    1. Protection of Human Research Subjects. HUD will require 
successful applicants to comply with requirements of the federal Common 
Rule (45 CFR part 46) for protecting human research subjects when 
applicable. Compliance may require grantees to seek review and approval 
of research plans by an Institutional Review Board (IRB). For research 
requiring an IRB review, work plans shall identify the IRB that the 
awardee will use and factor in the necessary cost and time involved in 
that review. HUD will require awardees to provide appropriate 
assurances and certifications of compliance before human subjects 
research begins.
    2. Privacy. Submission of any information to databases (whether Web 
site, computer, paper, or other format) of personal identifiable 
information is subject to the protections of the Privacy Act of 1974. 
You should also check to ensure you meet state and local privacy 
regulations.
    3. Cost Sharing. The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, set forth in 2 
CFR part 200, shall apply to this Federal award. Cost sharing or 
matching means the portion of project costs not paid by Federal funds 
(unless otherwise authorized by Federal statute.) Applicants should 
refer to 2 CFR 200.306 for specific requirements.
    4. Data Only Requests. For those who are interested in requesting 
only HUD data (no funds), a HUD data license agreement will be 
required. To obtain a copy of the data license application go to the 
following Web site: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/research/pdr_data-license.html. Please be advised that a data license will only be 
considered for research that is in alignment with one of the research 
priorities listed in this notice. Applications may be submitted to HUD 
at [email protected]. Upon receipt, the application will be forwarded 
to the appropriate PD&R office for review and approval.

II. Description of Awards

A. Available Funds

    HUD is making approximately $1 million available for Research 
Partnerships. Additional funds may become available for award as a 
result of HUD's efforts to recapture unused funds or use carryover 
funds. Use of these funds will be subject to statutory constraints.

B. Number of Awards

    The number of awards will be based on the number of proposals HUD 
reviews, approves, and funds.

C. Period of Performance

    The period of performance will be determined by the applicant's 
proposal and subject to negotiation by HUD.

D. Type of Funding Instrument

    Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement.

III. Eligibility Information

A. Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants under this Notice include academic 
institutions, philanthropic entities, state and units of local 
government, not-for-profit and for-profit institutions located in the 
United States. For-profit firms are not allowed to earn a fee (i.e., 
make a profit from the project).

B. Cost Sharing

    Cost sharing is required for research projects to be eligible for 
funding through HUD's non-competitive cooperative agreement authority. 
Research projects must include at least a 50 percent cost share from 
philanthropic organizations, Federal, state, local government agencies, 
or a combination of these entities. For the purposes of the cost-
sharing requirement, HUD defines a philanthropic entity as the subset 
of 501(c)(3) organizations that directly fund research activities. 
These include private foundations, educational institutions that may 
have a separate foundation, public charities, and operating 
foundations. Philanthropic entities may include foreign entities. HUD 
will not count waiver of overhead or similar costs as cost-sharing 
contributions.

IV. Proposal and Submission Information

A. Proposal Submission

    All proposals should be submitted electronically to 
[email protected], or by mail to: U.S. Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of University Partnerships, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410, ATTENTION: Research 
Partnerships

B. Content and Form of Proposal Submission

    Proposals should contain sufficient information for PD&R to 
identify whether the research would meet statutory requirements for 
cost sharing and alignment with the research priorities identified in 
Section I.C.1 of this Notice. At a minimum, proposals must include:
    1. Proposal Abstract. Applicants should provide a Proposal Abstract 
with the project title, the names and affiliations of all 
investigators, a summary of the objectives, study design and expected 
results, and the total funds requested.
    2. Points of Contact. Applicants should clearly identify the name 
of the entity(s) submitting the proposal and detailed contact 
information for the point of contact;
    3. Key Personnel. Applicants should provide information on key 
personnel that will be engaged with the project. HUD will assess the 
qualifications of key personnel to carry out the proposed study as 
evidenced by academic and professional background, publications, and 
recent (within the past 5 years) research experience. The proposed 
Principal Investigator must directly represent and be compensated 
directly by the applicant for his or her role in the proposed study. 
Publications and/or research experience are considered relevant if they 
required the acquisition and use of knowledge and skills that can be 
applied in the planning and execution of the technical study that is 
proposed.
    4. Research Proposal Description. Applicants should provide a clear

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description of the research project, including the methodology being 
used, and its alignment with the PD&R research priorities identified. 
Specific components should include:
    (1) Clearly and thoroughly describe your proposed study and its 
design, and identify the major objectives;
    (2) The study should be presented as a logical sequence of steps or 
phases with individual tasks described for each phase;
    (3) Your narrative should reflect the relevant literature, which 
should be thoroughly cited in your application. Your proposed study 
will be judged in part on the soundness of the underlying body of 
research upon which it is based and the clarity and soundness of your 
summary and interpretation of this research base;
    (4) Describe the statistical basis for your study design and 
demonstrate that you would have adequate statistical power to test your 
stated hypotheses and achieve your study objectives;
    (5) Discuss your plans for data management, analysis, and 
archiving;
    (6) You should identify any important ``decision points'' in your 
study plan;
    (7) You should describe/list deliverables and associated 
timeframes; and
    (8) You should demonstrate that it is clearly feasible to complete 
the study within the proposed period of performance and successfully 
achieve your objectives.
    5. Budget. Applicants should provide a detailed budget with line 
items including the amount of the HUD share and the contributions of 
any partners (cost sharing component) and/or the submitting 
institution. HUD strongly encourages using form HUD-424CBW to detail 
your budget request. The form is available at: https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/304/hud-form-424cbw/. Proposals for 
research partnerships that have already been submitted to HUD as part 
of a grant competition are ineligible as the subject of a non-
competitive cooperative agreement.

C. Review and Selection Process

    1. Proposals that meet all of the threshold requirements will be 
eligible for review and rating.
    2. Proposals will be reviewed by individuals who are knowledgeable 
in the field covered by the research proposal.
    3. As required by the statutory authority within the appropriations 
bill, HUD will report each award provided through a cooperative 
agreement in the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act 
Sub-award Reporting System created under the Federal Funding 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.

    Dated: June 7, 2016.
Matthew E. Ammon
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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                                                the Department of Housing and Urban                     which is the accompanying need for                     those individuals and families at risk of
                                                Development, Office of University                       PD&R to collaborate with other research                becoming homeless.
                                                Partnerships, 451 7th Street SW., Room                  organizations to support their                            To evaluate the ability of housing
                                                8226, Washington, DC 20410. These are                   comparative advantage in areas that are                assistance to positively affect these
                                                not toll-free numbers. Persons with                     mutually important.                                    various outcomes requires reaching
                                                speech or hearing impairments may                          The authority that Congress provided                beyond the sphere of housing to health,
                                                access these number through TTY by                      HUD to enter into noncompetitive                       education, and other areas, which may
                                                calling the Federal Relay Service, toll-                cooperative agreements for research is a               involve targeted provision of cost-
                                                free, at 800–877–8339.                                  central tool for fulfilling the Roadmap’s              effective services in association with
                                                                                                        vision for research collaboration.                     housing.
                                                I. Funding Opportunity Description                      Research proposals should be developed                    (4) Resilient and inclusive
                                                A. Program Description, Requirements                    that inform important policy and                       communities. HUD’s goal of advancing
                                                and Purpose                                             program objectives of HUD that are not                 resilient and inclusive communities
                                                                                                        otherwise being addressed and that                     seeks innovative and transformational
                                                   HUD developed the Research                                                                                  evidence-based approaches to deal with
                                                                                                        focus on one of HUD’s research
                                                Partnerships vehicle to allow greater                                                                          long-standing and emerging community
                                                                                                        priorities, including:
                                                flexibility in addressing important                                                                            development challenges in suburban,
                                                                                                           (1) Strengthening Housing Markets:
                                                policy questions and to better utilize                                                                         rural and tribal areas. HUD is interested
                                                                                                        Homeownership and Housing Finance.
                                                external expertise in evaluating the local                                                                     in research questions such as, but not
                                                                                                        HUD is interested in research in many
                                                innovations and effectiveness of                                                                               limited to:
                                                                                                        areas of homeownership and housing
                                                programs impacting residents of urban,                                                                            (a) Leveraging cost-effective housing
                                                                                                        finance, which include, but are not
                                                suburban, rural and tribal areas.                                                                              technology in HUD-funded housing or
                                                                                                        limited to:
                                                Through this notice, HUD is able to                        (a) Improving outcomes for struggling               other housing to accomplish key HUD
                                                accept unsolicited research proposals                   homeowners and communities in the                      priority goals;
                                                that address current research priorities                areas of foreclosures, mortgage                           (b) Understanding and addressing
                                                and allow PD&R to participate in                        modification protocols, and real-estate                persistent segregation along racial,
                                                innovative research projects that inform                owned properties;                                      ethnic and economic lines, including
                                                HUD’s policies and programs. These                         (b) Finding ways that are safer for                 the role of promising community
                                                projects are meant to align with PD&R’s                 both borrowers and lenders to extend                   development and housing strategies for
                                                research priorities and help the HUD                    mortgage credit to first-time homebuyers               strengthening communities;
                                                answer key policy and programmatic                      and homeowners with less-than-stellar                     (c) Strengthening community
                                                questions in ways that can inform new                   credit; and                                            resilience in the face of climate change,
                                                policy and program development                             (c) Updating federal support                        disasters, pestilence and energy shocks;
                                                efforts.                                                structures for single-family and                          (d) Improving integrated and regional
                                                                                                        multifamily housing finance in a                       planning for cross-agency alignment,
                                                B. Authority
                                                                                                        reformed housing finance system.                       such as land use and transportation.
                                                   The Consolidated Appropriations Act,                    (2) Affordable Quality Rental                          (5) HUD Assets. HUD has made, and
                                                2016, (Pub. L. 114–53, approved                         Housing. HUD is interested in research                 continues to make, significant
                                                December 11, 2015) (FY 2016                             that improves the efficiency and                       investments in ‘‘Research Assets,’’ as
                                                appropriation) authorizes PD&R to enter                 effectiveness of HUD’s housing                         described below, including program
                                                into non-competitive cooperative                        programs (e.g., public housing, Housing                demonstrations and in the production of
                                                agreements for research projects that are               Choice Vouchers, assisted multifamily                  datasets, that PD&R is interested in
                                                aligned with PD&R’s research priorities                 programs, and FHA insurance) which                     seeing leveraged in ways that may, or
                                                and that will help inform HUD’s                         include, but are not limited to:                       may not, be specifically referenced in
                                                policies and programs.                                     (a) Improving program operations and                the Research Roadmap or HUD’s
                                                                                                        responses to changing market                           Strategic Plan. Such studies
                                                C. Program Description
                                                                                                        conditions;                                            demonstrate a broader usefulness of
                                                   1. Research Priorities. The two                         (b) Identifying rent subsidy                        HUD’s Research Assets that further
                                                primary documents that provide a                        approaches that could more efficiently                 increases the return on these
                                                framework for HUD’s research priorities                 and beneficially meet the full range of                investments for the taxpayer.
                                                are the FY2010–2015 Strategic Plan                      housing needs; and                                        2. HUD’s Research Assets. In
                                                (available at, http://portal.hud.gov/                      (c) Better understanding how HUD’s                  considering potential research
                                                hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/                     programs are affected by tenant and                    partnerships, PD&R urges organizations
                                                cfo/stratplan), which specifies the                     landlord behavior.                                     to consider ways to take advantage of
                                                Department’s mission and strategic                         (3) Housing as a platform for                       key research assets that the Research
                                                goals for program activities, and the                   improving quality of life. HUD is                      Roadmap identifies as part of HUD’s
                                                HUD Research Roadmap (available at,                     interested in how HUD-provided                         comparative advantage.
                                                https://www.huduser.gov/portal/about/                   housing assistance can be best used to                    (1) HUD demonstrations. HUD values
                                                pdr_roadmap.html), which takes the                      improve quality of life, including, but                demonstrations as a method for
                                                strategic plan as a starting point and                  not limited to:                                        evaluating new policy and program
                                                integrates extensive input from diverse                    (a) Improving educational outcomes                  initiatives and significantly advancing
                                                stakeholder groups to define a five-year                                                                       evidence-based policy, especially when
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                                                                                                        and early learning and development;
                                                research agenda. PD&R developed and                        (b) Improving health outcomes;                      rigorous random-assignment methods
                                                published this research agenda to focus                    (c) Increasing economic security and                are feasible. HUD also is interested in
                                                research resources on timely, policy-                   self-sufficiency; and                                  research opportunities that take
                                                relevant research questions that lie                       (d) Improving housing stability for                 advantage of completed and ongoing
                                                within the Department’s area of                         vulnerable populations, including the                  demonstrations. For example, the
                                                comparative advantage. This focus on                    elderly, people with disabilities,                     Moving to Opportunity demonstration
                                                comparative advantage has a corollary,                  homeless families and individuals, and                 was completed in 2011, but researchers


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                                                continue to answer relevant policy                      Federal funds (unless otherwise                        purposes of the cost-sharing
                                                questions using the existing data.                      authorized by Federal statute.)                        requirement, HUD defines a
                                                Examples of demonstrations that are                     Applicants should refer to 2 CFR                       philanthropic entity as the subset of
                                                underway include Choice                                 200.306 for specific requirements.                     501(c)(3) organizations that directly
                                                Neighborhoods, Family Options, the                         4. Data Only Requests. For those who                fund research activities. These include
                                                Rental Assistance Demonstration, Pre-                   are interested in requesting only HUD                  private foundations, educational
                                                Purchase Counseling Outcome Study,                      data (no funds), a HUD data license                    institutions that may have a separate
                                                and Rent Reform. Electronic versions of                 agreement will be required. To obtain a                foundation, public charities, and
                                                published HUD research can be found                     copy of the data license application go                operating foundations. Philanthropic
                                                at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/                     to the following Web site: https://                    entities may include foreign entities.
                                                publications/pdrpubli.html.                             www.huduser.gov/portal/research/                       HUD will not count waiver of overhead
                                                   (2) HUD data infrastructure. HUD                     pdr_data-license.html. Please be                       or similar costs as cost-sharing
                                                makes significant investments to                        advised that a data license will only be               contributions.
                                                improve and support the nation’s                        considered for research that is in
                                                housing data, so submitting institutions                                                                       IV. Proposal and Submission
                                                                                                        alignment with one of the research                     Information
                                                are encouraged to consider                              priorities listed in this notice.
                                                opportunities to use HUD-sponsored                      Applications may be submitted to HUD                   A. Proposal Submission
                                                survey data and administrative data.                    at DataLicense@hud.gov. Upon receipt,                    All proposals should be submitted
                                                The American Housing Survey (AHS) is                    the application will be forwarded to the               electronically to ResearchPartnerships@
                                                one of HUD’s largest research                           appropriate PD&R office for review and                 hud.gov, or by mail to: U.S. Department
                                                investments. The AHS provides a                         approval.                                              of Housing and Urban Development,
                                                wealth of data on size and composition                                                                         Office of University Partnerships, 451
                                                of the nation’s housing inventory that                  II. Description of Awards
                                                                                                                                                               7th Street SW., Room 8226, Washington,
                                                researchers could use more effectively                  A. Available Funds                                     DC 20410, ATTENTION: Research
                                                to address questions about housing                                                                             Partnerships
                                                market dynamics. The AHS, the 2012                        HUD is making approximately $1
                                                Rental Housing Finance Survey, and                      million available for Research                         B. Content and Form of Proposal
                                                other datasets sponsored by PD&R,                       Partnerships. Additional funds may                     Submission
                                                along with HUD administrative data                      become available for award as a result
                                                                                                                                                                  Proposals should contain sufficient
                                                made available by PD&R, represent HUD                   of HUD’s efforts to recapture unused
                                                                                                                                                               information for PD&R to identify
                                                research assets that PD&R encourages                    funds or use carryover funds. Use of
                                                                                                                                                               whether the research would meet
                                                the use, and further analysis of, through               these funds will be subject to statutory
                                                                                                                                                               statutory requirements for cost sharing
                                                Research Partnerships. Data assets are                  constraints.
                                                                                                                                                               and alignment with the research
                                                described at: https://www.huduser.gov/                  B. Number of Awards                                    priorities identified in Section I.C.1 of
                                                portal/pdrdatas_landing.html.                                                                                  this Notice. At a minimum, proposals
                                                                                                          The number of awards will be based
                                                D. Other Requirements                                   on the number of proposals HUD                         must include:
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Proposal Abstract. Applicants
                                                   1. Protection of Human Research                      reviews, approves, and funds.
                                                                                                                                                               should provide a Proposal Abstract with
                                                Subjects. HUD will require successful                   C. Period of Performance                               the project title, the names and
                                                applicants to comply with requirements                                                                         affiliations of all investigators, a
                                                of the federal Common Rule (45 CFR                        The period of performance will be
                                                                                                        determined by the applicant’s proposal                 summary of the objectives, study design
                                                part 46) for protecting human research                                                                         and expected results, and the total funds
                                                subjects when applicable. Compliance                    and subject to negotiation by HUD.
                                                                                                                                                               requested.
                                                may require grantees to seek review and                 D. Type of Funding Instrument                             2. Points of Contact. Applicants
                                                approval of research plans by an                                                                               should clearly identify the name of the
                                                Institutional Review Board (IRB). For                     Funding Instrument Type:
                                                                                                        Cooperative Agreement.                                 entity(s) submitting the proposal and
                                                research requiring an IRB review, work                                                                         detailed contact information for the
                                                plans shall identify the IRB that the                   III. Eligibility Information                           point of contact;
                                                awardee will use and factor in the                                                                                3. Key Personnel. Applicants should
                                                necessary cost and time involved in that                A. Eligible Applicants
                                                                                                                                                               provide information on key personnel
                                                review. HUD will require awardees to                      Eligible applicants under this Notice                that will be engaged with the project.
                                                provide appropriate assurances and                      include academic institutions,                         HUD will assess the qualifications of
                                                certifications of compliance before                     philanthropic entities, state and units of             key personnel to carry out the proposed
                                                human subjects research begins.                         local government, not-for-profit and for-              study as evidenced by academic and
                                                   2. Privacy. Submission of any                        profit institutions located in the United              professional background, publications,
                                                information to databases (whether Web                   States. For-profit firms are not allowed               and recent (within the past 5 years)
                                                site, computer, paper, or other format) of              to earn a fee (i.e., make a profit from the            research experience. The proposed
                                                personal identifiable information is                    project).                                              Principal Investigator must directly
                                                subject to the protections of the Privacy                                                                      represent and be compensated directly
                                                                                                        B. Cost Sharing
                                                Act of 1974. You should also check to                                                                          by the applicant for his or her role in the
                                                ensure you meet state and local privacy                   Cost sharing is required for research                proposed study. Publications and/or
                                                regulations.                                            projects to be eligible for funding
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                                                                                                                                                               research experience are considered
                                                   3. Cost Sharing. The Uniform                         through HUD’s non-competitive                          relevant if they required the acquisition
                                                Administrative Requirements, Cost                       cooperative agreement authority.                       and use of knowledge and skills that can
                                                Principles, and Audit Requirements for                  Research projects must include at least                be applied in the planning and
                                                Federal Awards, set forth in 2 CFR part                 a 50 percent cost share from                           execution of the technical study that is
                                                200, shall apply to this Federal award.                 philanthropic organizations, Federal,                  proposed.
                                                Cost sharing or matching means the                      state, local government agencies, or a                    4. Research Proposal Description.
                                                portion of project costs not paid by                    combination of these entities. For the                 Applicants should provide a clear


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                                                description of the research project,                    System created under the Federal                       copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
                                                including the methodology being used,                   Funding Accountability and                             weekdays at the above address.
                                                and its alignment with the PD&R                         Transparency Act of 2006.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                research priorities identified. Specific                  Dated: June 7, 2016.                                 Frieda B. Edwards, Acting Chief Privacy
                                                components should include:                              Matthew E. Ammon                                       Officer, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room
                                                   (1) Clearly and thoroughly describe                                                                         10139, Washington, DC 20410,
                                                                                                        General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
                                                your proposed study and its design, and                                                                        telephone number 202–402–6828 (this
                                                                                                        Development and Research.
                                                identify the major objectives;                                                                                 is not a toll-free number). Individuals
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2016–13945 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                   (2) The study should be presented as                                                                        who are hearing- and speech-impaired
                                                a logical sequence of steps or phases                   BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                                                                                                                               may access this number via TTY by
                                                with individual tasks described for each                                                                       calling the Federal Relay Service at 800–
                                                phase;                                                                                                         877–8339 (this is a toll-free number).
                                                   (3) Your narrative should reflect the                DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
                                                                                                        URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The new
                                                relevant literature, which should be                                                                           SORN will encompass data collected by
                                                thoroughly cited in your application.                   [Docket No. FR–5921–N–07]                              the Department’s Office of Policy
                                                Your proposed study will be judged in                                                                          Development and Research in order to
                                                part on the soundness of the underlying                 Implementation of the Privacy Act of
                                                                                                        1974, as Amended New System of                         evaluate the Choice Neighborhoods
                                                body of research upon which it is based                                                                        program. The Choice Neighborhoods
                                                and the clarity and soundness of your                   Records, Choice Neighborhoods
                                                                                                        Evaluation                                             program supports the implementation of
                                                summary and interpretation of this                                                                             plans that transform distressed HUD
                                                research base;                                          AGENCY: Office of Policy Development                   housing and address challenges
                                                   (4) Describe the statistical basis for               and Research, HUD.                                     impacting people living in surrounding
                                                your study design and demonstrate that
                                                                                                        ACTION: New system of records notice.                  distressed areas: Boston, Chicago, New
                                                you would have adequate statistical
                                                                                                                                                               Orleans, San Francisco, and Seattle. The
                                                power to test your stated hypotheses                    SUMMARY:    Pursuant to the Privacy Act of             new notice states the name and location
                                                and achieve your study objectives;                      1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)), as amended,
                                                   (5) Discuss your plans for data                                                                             of the record system, the authority for
                                                                                                        notice is hereby given that the                        and manner of its operations, the
                                                management, analysis, and archiving;                    Department of Housing and Urban
                                                   (6) You should identify any important                                                                       categories of individuals that it covers,
                                                                                                        Development (HUD), Office of Policy                    the type of records that it contains, the
                                                ‘‘decision points’’ in your study plan;                 Development and Research provides
                                                   (7) You should describe/list                                                                                sources of the information for the
                                                                                                        public notice regarding its Choice                     records, the routine uses made of the
                                                deliverables and associated timeframes;                 Neighborhoods Evaluation System of
                                                and                                                                                                            records, and the types of exemptions in
                                                                                                        Records. This evaluation will study                    place for the records. The notice also
                                                   (8) You should demonstrate that it is                HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods program,
                                                clearly feasible to complete the study                                                                         includes the business address of the
                                                                                                        which is intended to help people living                HUD officials who will inform
                                                within the proposed period of                           in HUD-assisted housing developments
                                                performance and successfully achieve                                                                           interested persons of how they may gain
                                                                                                        and surrounding distressed                             access to and/or request amendments to
                                                your objectives.                                        neighborhoods improve their quality of
                                                   5. Budget. Applicants should provide                                                                        records pertaining to themselves.
                                                                                                        life. This study will allow the                        Publication of this notice allows the
                                                a detailed budget with line items
                                                                                                        Department to evaluate the benefits and                Department to provide new information
                                                including the amount of the HUD share
                                                                                                        impacts of the Choice Neighborhoods                    about its system of records notices in a
                                                and the contributions of any partners
                                                                                                        program, to determine whether it                       clear and cohesive format. The Privacy
                                                (cost sharing component) and/or the
                                                                                                        accomplishes its goals, and to inform                  Act places on Federal agencies principal
                                                submitting institution. HUD strongly
                                                                                                        policymaking decisions. The data                       responsibility for compliance with its
                                                encourages using form HUD–424CBW to
                                                                                                        sources covered in this notice are                     provisions, by requiring Federal
                                                detail your budget request. The form is
                                                                                                        gathered from Federal, local, and private              agencies to safeguard an individual’s
                                                available at: https://
                                                                                                        databases, and directly from individuals               records against an invasion of personal
                                                www.hudexchange.info/resource/304/
                                                                                                        that the program intends to help. A                    privacy; protect the records contained in
                                                hud-form-424cbw/. Proposals for
                                                                                                        more detailed description of the                       an agency system of records from
                                                research partnerships that have already
                                                                                                        proposed requirements is contained in                  unauthorized disclosure; ensure that the
                                                been submitted to HUD as part of a grant
                                                                                                        the purpose section of this notice.                    records collected are relevant,
                                                competition are ineligible as the subject
                                                of a non-competitive cooperative                        DATES: Effective Date: The notice will be              necessary, current, and collected only
                                                agreement.                                              effective July 13, 2016, unless comments               for their intended use; and adequately
                                                                                                        are received that would result in a                    safeguard the records to prevent misuse
                                                C. Review and Selection Process                         contrary determination. [Comments due                  of such information. In addition, this
                                                  1. Proposals that meet all of the                     date]: July 13, 2016.                                  notice demonstrates the Department’s
                                                threshold requirements will be eligible                 ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                      focus on industry best practices and
                                                for review and rating.                                  invited to submit comments regarding                   laws that protect interest such as
                                                  2. Proposals will be reviewed by                      this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk,                 personal privacy and privacy protect
                                                individuals who are knowledgeable in                    Office of General Counsel, Department                  records from inappropriate release.
                                                the field covered by the research                       of Housing and Urban Development,                         Pursuant to the Privacy Act and the
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                                                proposal.                                               451 Seventh Street SW., Room 10276,                    Office of Management and Budget
                                                  3. As required by the statutory                       Washington, DC 20410.                                  (OMB) guidelines, a report of the
                                                authority within the appropriations bill,               Communications should refer to the                     amended system of records was
                                                HUD will report each award provided                     above docket number and title. Faxed                   submitted to OMB, the Senate
                                                through a cooperative agreement in the                  comments are not accepted. A copy of                   Committee on Homeland Security and
                                                Federal Funding Accountability and                      each communication submitted will be                   Governmental Affairs, and the House
                                                Transparency Act Sub-award Reporting                    available for public inspection and                    Committee on Oversight and


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Document Created: 2018-02-08 07:39:44
Document Modified: 2018-02-08 07:39:44
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThere are no set deadlines. Proposals may be submitted at any time and will be evaluated as they are received; however, available funds will be awarded as proposals are received, evaluated, and approved, until funds are exhausted.
ContactQuestions should be directed by email to [email protected], by telephone to Madlyn Wohlman- Rodriguez at 202-402-5939 or Kinnard Wright at 202-402-7495, or by mail to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of University Partnerships, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410. These are not toll-free numbers. Persons with speech or hearing impairments may access these number through TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service, toll-free, at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation81 FR 38207 

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