[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74789-74790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30266]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5775-FA-01]


Announcement of Funding Award for Fiscal Year 2015 Authority To 
Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships

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

ACTION: Announcement of Funding Awards.

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SUMMARY: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, (Pub. L. 113-76, 
approved January 18, 2014) (FY 2014 appropriation) authorizes the 
Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) to enter into 
noncompetitive cooperative agreements for research projects that are 
aligned with PD&R's research priorities and where HUD can gain value by 
having substantial involvement in the research activity. Research 
projects must be funded at least 50 percent by philanthropic entities 
or other Federal, state or local government agencies. This document 
announces the names, addresses and the amount awarded to entities 
selected to undertake research projects for PD&R.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madlyn Wohlman Rodriguez, Office of 
University Partnerships, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 402-5939. To provide service for persons who are hearing-or-
speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the 
Federal Information Relay Service on 800-877-8339 or 202-708-1455. 
(Telephone number, other than ``800'' TTY numbers are not toll free).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 21, 2014 at 79 FR 15766, HUD 
announced Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research 
Partnerships. The authority that Congress provided HUD to enter into 
noncompetitive cooperative agreements for research is a central tool 
for research collaborations that informs important policy and program 
objectives. Under this authority, HUD awarded cooperative agreements to 
nine entities to undertake the following research projects:

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                                                             Amount of
       Applicant/Address                 Project               award
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Region I:
    Abt Associates, Inc., 55     Evaluation of Compass       $191,396.00
     Wheeler Street, Cambridge,   FSS Programs.
     MA 02138-1168, Contact:
     Jeffrey Lubell.
Region II:
    Columbia University, 615     Understanding the            257,288.00
     West 131st Street, Room      Market for Reverse
     254, Mail Code 872, New      Mortgages.
     York, NY 10027-7922,
     Contact: Christopher Mayer.
    New York University, 665     High Cost Cities,            102,901.00
     Broadway Suite 801, New      Gentrification, and
     York, 10012, Contact:        Voucher Use: Exploring
     Ingrid Gould Ellen.          Access to Quality
                                  Homes and
                                  Neighborhoods.
Region III:

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    Old Dominion University,     Modeling Temporary,          175,000.00
     4111 Monarch Way, Norfolk,   Interim and Permanent
     VA 23508, Contact: Joshua    Housing Demand &
     Behr.                        Capacity for Medically
                                  Fragile and Vulnerable
                                  Populations.
    Urban Institute, 2100 M      Housing Opportunity and      201,259.00
     Street, Washington, DC       Services Together
     20037-1207, Contact: Susan   Demonstration (HOST
     Popkin.                      II).
Region IV:
    Policy and Economic          Rental Payment Data:          18,000.00
     Council, 6409 Fayetteville   Improving Renter's
     Road #240, Durham, NC        Financial Security
     27713, Contact: Michael      Through Credit
     Turner.                      Reporting Payment Data.
Region V:
    Case Western Reserve         HOPE VI Data                  73,848.00
     University, 10900 Euclid     Compilation and
     Avenue, Cleveland, OH        Analysis.
     44106-7015, Contact: Mark
     Joseph.
Region VI:
    University of Texas San      Economic Boom in Eagle       284,853.00
     Antonio, One UTSA Circle,    Ford Shale: Impacts on
     San Antonio, TX 78249-       Accessible and
     1664, Contact: Harriet       Affordable Housing for
     Romo.                        Vulnerable Populations.
Region IX:
    University of California,    Light Gauge Cold-Formed      200,000.00
     San Diego, 9500 Gilman       Steel Framed Building
     Drive #9034, La Jolla, CA    Shake Table Test
     92093-0934, Contact: Tara    Program.
     Hutchinson.
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    Date: November 16, 2015.
Katherine M. O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2015-30266 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]
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