This HUD Department grant, the Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program, is for the purpose of funding technical studies that improve residential health and safety. It aims to enhance methods for detecting and controlling housing-related hazards, develop new techniques, and expand relevant knowledge. The core objective is to boost the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of hazard evaluation and control. This initiative aligns with HUD’s strategic goal of utilizing housing as a platform to improve quality of life and health outcomes for residents in HUD-assisted and regulated properties. Ultimately, it fosters healthier, sustainable communities by reducing environmental impact.
Opportunity ID: 215753
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5700-N-12 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.906 — Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 15, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 19, 2013 HUD will issue a technical correction to this NOFA if appropriations are enacted that require HUD to modify the funding criteria or application requirements, or if HUD determines that adjustments to estimated award amounts or timelines are necessary. Any such technical correction will provide detailed instructions for applicants to permit them to resubmit the application to address the revised NOFA requirements. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 19, 2013 HUD will issue a technical correction to this NOFA if appropriations are enacted that require HUD to modify the funding criteria or application requirements, or if HUD determines that adjustments to estimated award amounts or timelines are necessary. Any such technical correction will provide detailed instructions for applicants to permit them to resubmit the application to address the revised NOFA requirements. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 25, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $300,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Academic and non-profit institutions located in the United States, state and units of local government and federally recognized Native American tribes are eligible under all existing authorizations. For-profit firms also are eligible; however, they are not allowed to earn a profit from the grant. Applications to supplement existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new awards. Neither Federal agencies nor individuals are eligible to submit applications. The 2013 General Section identifies threshold requirements that must be met for an organization to receive an award.
If your organization received an award under the FY2012 Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant Program cycle, you are not eligible to apply, unless you apply with a different Principal Investigator. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | Purpose: To fund technical studies to improve existing methods for detecting and controlling key housing-related health and safety hazards; to develop new methods to detect and control these hazards; and to improve our knowledge of key housing-related health and safety hazards. The overall goal of the Healthy Homes Technical Studies program is to gain knowledge to improve the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods for evaluation and control of housing-related health and safety hazards. This also supports HUDs Strategic Goal to utilize housing as a platform for improving the quality of life and health outcomes for those living in HUD-assisted and HUD-regulated housing, and the associated policy priority to build inclusive and sustainable communities by improving the health of community residents while reducing the impact of communities on the environment. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Download Application Package using CFDA ONLY. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For programmatic questions on the Healthy Homes Technical Studies program, you may contact Dr. Peter Ashley at 202-402-7595. For grants administrative questions, you may contact Ms. Nadine Heath, at 202- 402-7680.
Email:Peter.J.Ashley@hud.gov OR Nadine.L.Heath@HUD.gov. |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 215753 Full Announcement-1 -> fy 2013 hhts nofa 5700-n-12 final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For programmatic questions on the Healthy Homes Technical Studies program, you may contact Dr. Peter Ashley at 202-402-7595. For grants administrative questions, you may contact Ms. Nadine Heath, at 202- 402-7680. Email: Peter.J.Ashley@hud.gov OR Nadine.L.Heath@HUD.gov. |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.906 | HHTS-12 | Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program | PKG00160370 | Jan 15, 2013 | Mar 19, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
215753 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
215753 HUD_DisclosureUpdateReport-1.1.pdf
215753 HUD_FaxTransmittal-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
215753 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf