Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R)
PD&R accepts researcher-initiated (unsolicited) proposals on housing and community development questions, funded through cooperative agreements. Applicants bring their own research question and at least half the money.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)HUD's own NOFO listing publishes no minimum or maximum award for this authority. The binding financial term is the statutory 50 percent partner match, restated in HUD's FY2027 Congressional Justification for the Research and Technology account.
- Timing
- Rolling / openRolling / open · JunPublished deadline: 2027-06-09 — 299 days awayHUD's funding opportunities page lists the Notice of Intent for this PD&R research programme with a 6/9/2027 date, i.e. a long open window during which unsolicited proposals are accepted rather than a single annual competition.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Cooperative agreements may be entered with philanthropic entities, other federal agencies, state or local governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges and universities. Partners must contribute at least a 50 percent non-federal match toward project cost; proposals without it are ineligible.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- housing policy · homelessness · community development · housing affordability · program evaluation
- Apply at
- https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/grants-info-funding-opps
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
Also on the Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy shelf
- Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG)National Science Foundationup to $50k · Varies by programme
- Sociology ProgramNational Science Foundation$100k–$500k · Rolling / open
- Research and evaluation grantsOffice of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and FamiliesAmount not published · Periodic calls
- Research and fellowship programsNational Endowment for the HumanitiesAmount not published · Annual cycle · Apr, Sep, Nov
- Research Grants on Reducing Inequality and on Improving the Use of Research EvidenceWilliam T. Grant Foundation$100k–$1M · Several times a year · Jan, May, Aug
- William T. Grant Scholars ProgramWilliam T. Grant Foundation$350k · Annual cycle · Jul