Notice of Public Interest (NOPI) for Fiscal Year 2010

Dear Colleagues,

As part of our ongoing efforts to convene new partners and collaborate across agency, organizational, and international boundaries, we wanted to share with you one of HUD’s new Notice of Public Information announcements for the Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program.  The pre-application deadline is February 4, 2011. 

HUD welcomes comparative research studies that identify and analyze best practices used by U.S. and international entities and philanthropic organizations to address a range of policies and practices on sustainability. The award selection is a two-part process including a call for abstracts and full applications.  Please see more information below including links to the full NOPI, General Section with governing rules, and Grants.Gov registration process.

We also recommend that you sign up for the change alert emails for this NOPI, accessible through the direct NOPI link below.

We hope you find this information on HUD’s Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program useful and share with other interested colleagues.

Notice of Public Interest (NOPI) for Fiscal Year 2010- Pre-Application Deadline February 4, 2011
Transformation Initiative: Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program
The purpose of this NOPI is to inform the research community of the opportunity to submit grant applications to fund quality research under the broad subject area of sustainability. HUD is primarily interested in sponsoring cutting edge research in affordable housing development and preservation; transportation-related issues; economic development and job creation; land use planning and urban design; green and sustainable energy practices; and a range of issues related to sustainability. This NOPI is governed by the information and instructions found in HUD’s Fiscal Year 2010 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section that the Department posted on June 7, 2010 (FR 5415-N-01).

The pre-application deadline date is 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on February 4, 2011. Pre-applications and full applications must be received by Grants.gov. Applicants need to be aware that following receipt, applications go through a validation process in which the application may be accepted or rejected. Please allow time for this process to ensure that you meet the timely receipt requirements.

If you are interested in applying, please Click here. 
You will also need to register at http://grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp. 

Warm regards,

The IPI Team