Past Funding Opportunities
This page lists closed Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) in HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). These NOFOs are no longer open for applications.
Description: This PD&R/HUD funding opportunity provided funding for competitive awards to: (1) fund quality research that contributes to knowledge about the housing affordability crisis in the United States; and (2) generate actionable insights and evidence that can inform policy decisions to address the housing affordability crisis in the short-term. This funding opportunity focused on five research categories: 1) Government-Induced Demand and Housing Affordability, 2) Immigration and Housing Affordability, 3) The Financialization of Housing and Housing Affordability, 4) Economic Opportunity Cost and Housing Affordability, and 5) Opportunity Zones.
Documents:
- Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6900-N-29R
Assistance Listings: 14.506
Posted Date: June 24, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $250,000
Description:This PD&R/HUD funding opportunity provided funding for competitive awards for research on emerging innovative building technologies such as offsite construction and 3-D printed homes, as well as other mechanisms such as building code and zoning reforms to address the housing supply crisis. This funding opportunity focused on five research categories: 1) Models for Quickly Rebuilding Housing Destroyed by Major Disasters, 2) Reforms to the HUD Code and Impact on Housing Construction, 3) Offsite Construction Methods and Emerging Building Technologies, 4) Innovative Financing Models for Unsubsidized Modular or Manufactured Housing, and 5) Accelerating Use of Artificial Intelligence to lower regulatory burdens.
Documents:
- Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Advancing Building Technology Grant Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6900-N-92
Assistance Listings: 14.506
Posted Date: June 25, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
Award Floor: $500,000
Description:The purpose of the 2025 Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program was to maximize the number of children under the age of six protected from lead poisoning by assisting states, cities, counties/parishes, Native American Tribes or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental or owner-occupied housing populations. In addition, Healthy Homes Supplemental funding was available to enhance the lead-based paint hazard control activities by comprehensively identifying and addressing other housing hazards that affect occupant health in homes with lead-based paint hazards being treated under the grant.
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6900-N-13
Assistance Listings: 14.900
Posted Date: June 30, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $364,500,000
Award Ceiling: $7,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000
