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- The Department of Housing and Urban Development in the community development housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Transformation Initiative Natural Experiments Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.524 Transformation Initiative Research Grants Natural Experiments.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 16, 2011 and posted on Jan 20, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 23, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Nonprofit organizations, for profit organizations located in the U.S (HUD will not pay fee or profit for the work conducted under this NOFA), foundations, think tanks, consortia, institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and other entities that will sponsor a researcher, expert or analyst.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Transformation Initiative Natural Experiments Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number FR 5415 N 22) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under CFDA 14.524, titled "Transformation Initiative Research Grants Natural Experiments." Its central goal is to fund scientific research that takes advantage of "natural experiments" to measure the real-world effects of public policies at the local, state, or federal level. In practical terms, this means supporting studies that can credibly estimate policy impacts when random assignment is not possible, but where policy changes, administrative rules, eligibility thresholds, phased rollouts, geographic variation, court orders, or other externally driven shifts create conditions that resemble an experiment. The emphasis is on rigorous evaluation: using these naturally occurring differences to isolate what a policy changed and what outcomes followed, rather than relying on purely descriptive or correlational approaches.
The program is categorized under the Community Development and Housing activity area and uses a standard grant funding instrument. HUD anticipated making about three awards from an estimated total funding pool of $600,000. Individual awards were expected to fall between $100,000 (award floor) and $250,000 (award ceiling). There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to provide non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the grant. Key dates show the opportunity was posted on January 20, 2011, with an original closing date of February 19, 2011, later extended to February 23, 2011. The opportunity was archived on March 2, 2011.
Eligibility was broad but focused on organizations capable of sponsoring serious research capacity. Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations, U.S.-based for-profit organizations (with an important restriction that HUD would not pay any fee or profit for work performed under the Notice of Funding Availability), foundations, think tanks, consortia, and accredited institutions of higher education recognized by a national or regional accrediting agency acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Education. The eligibility language also allowed for "other entities" as long as they would sponsor a qualified researcher, expert, or analyst, which signals that HUD’s priority was the quality and credibility of the research team and the feasibility of executing a rigorous natural-experiment design.
Operationally, applicants were directed to access the application package and instructions through HUD’s materials associated with the CFDA number (14.524). For assistance with obtaining the announcement electronically, the listed program contact was Michael T. Morse in Program Monitoring and Research, reachable by phone at 202-402-5901. Overall, the opportunity was designed to strengthen evidence on what government policies actually do in the housing and community development space by funding studies that can make strong causal claims using naturally occurring policy variation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Transformation Initiative Natural Experiments Grant Program?
The Transformation Initiative Natural Experiments Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number FR 5415 N 22) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under CFDA 14.524, titled "Transformation Initiative Research Grants Natural Experiments."
What is the main purpose of this grant program?
The central goal is to fund scientific research that uses "natural experiments" to measure the real-world effects of public policies at the local, state, or federal level, especially when random assignment is not feasible.
What does HUD mean by a "natural experiment" in this program?
In this context, a natural experiment is a situation where externally driven changes create conditions that resemble an experiment, such as policy changes, administrative rules, eligibility thresholds, phased rollouts, geographic variation, court orders, or other similar shifts that allow a researcher to credibly estimate causal impacts without random assignment.
What types of research approaches does the program emphasize?
The program emphasizes rigorous evaluation methods that use naturally occurring variation to isolate what a policy changed and what outcomes followed, rather than relying on purely descriptive or correlational analyses.
What policy areas does this funding opportunity relate to?
The opportunity is categorized under the Community Development and Housing activity area, focusing on evidence about what government policies do in the housing and community development space.
What kind of funding instrument is used?
This opportunity uses a standard grant funding instrument.
How many awards did HUD anticipate making?
HUD anticipated making about three awards.
What was the estimated total amount of funding available?
The estimated total funding pool was $600,000.
What was the expected size of individual awards?
Individual awards were expected to range from $100,000 (award floor) to $250,000 (award ceiling).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to provide non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the grant.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on January 20, 2011.
What was the application closing date?
The original closing date was February 19, 2011, and it was later extended to February 23, 2011.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on March 2, 2011.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations, U.S.-based for-profit organizations (with restrictions on profit/fees), foundations, think tanks, consortia, and accredited institutions of higher education recognized by a national or regional accrediting agency acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Education.
Are for-profit organizations eligible, and are there any restrictions?
Yes, U.S.-based for-profit organizations were eligible. However, HUD would not pay any fee or profit for work performed under the Notice of Funding Availability.
What does it mean that "other entities" may be eligible?
The eligibility language allowed for "other entities" as long as they would sponsor a qualified researcher, expert, or analyst, indicating that HUD prioritized the quality and credibility of the research team and the feasibility of executing a rigorous natural-experiment design.
Where were applicants directed to find application package and instructions?
Applicants were directed to access the application package and instructions through HUD materials associated with the CFDA number 14.524.
Who was the program contact for electronic access assistance?
The listed program contact was Michael T. Morse in Program Monitoring and Research.
How could applicants reach the program contact?
Michael T. Morse could be reached by phone at 202-402-5901.
What was HUD trying to achieve with this competition overall?
The opportunity was designed to strengthen evidence on the real-world impacts of government policies by funding studies that can make strong causal claims using naturally occurring policy variation.
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