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How to Apply for Assistance

Writing a Winning Grant Proposal

Understanding the Federal Program Descriptions




Content provided by the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
14.517 Early Doctoral Student Research Grants

FEDERAL AGENCY:

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORIZATION:

Housing and Community Development Act of 1970, Title V, Public Law 91-609.
OBJECTIVES: Need help understanding this page?
To assist eligible doctoral students in cultivating their research skills through the preparation of a research manuscript on housing and urban development issues.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Project Grants.
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USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Costs incurred in the timely completion of a research manuscript including stipends, computer software, the purchase of data, travel expenses to collect data, transcription services, and compensation for interviews. Grants cannot be used for tuition, computer hardware, or meals.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:   Applicants must be currently enrolled and matriculating students who have been accepted into candidacy in an accredited doctoral program at an accredited institution of higher education. Applicants must have a fully developed and approved dissertation proposal. Applicants must also demonstrate that their institution will provide support, such as tuition waivers, office space, equipment, etc.

Beneficiary Eligibility:   Beneficiaries are graduate students.

Credentials/Documentation:   Applicants must provide evidence from their dissertation committee chairs that (1) they have urban economics as the major field or as a concentration within a major in another field related to housing and urban development; (2) they must not have taken their preliminary/comprehensive examinations; (3) they must have completed at least two semesters or three terms of their doctoral studies program (depending on the course structure of the institution); and (4) they must have been assigned a faculty advisor to supervise their research manuscript.

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APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application Coordination:   Announcement of funding availability will appear in the Federal Register on an annual cycle. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102.

Application Procedure:   Application requirements will appear in a Federal Register Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). A State Plan is not required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure:   Applicants who respond to the yearly NOFA and compete successfully by being selected by a review panel will be awarded a grant. Factors for award published in the NOFA will be used as the basis for selection. HUD usually makes award within 60 days of the closing of the application submission.

Deadlines:   Determined by the NOFA date published in the Federal Register.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:   Generally within 60 days.

Appeals:   None.

Renewals:   None.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:   Applicant's institution is required to provide support to the applicant during the grant period.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:   This Grant is for a 1-year period.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:   Applicants must submit a report on progress halfway through the grant period. The research, approved by the institution, must be submitted to HUD and must have been accepted at a conference or for publication in a referred journal within 15 months of the grant award date.

Audits:   None.

Records:   The institution must maintain information on grant disbursement.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification:   86-0108-0-1-451.

Obligations:   (Grants) FY 01 $149,135; FY 02 est $150,000; and FY 03 est $150,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:   Maximum grant size is $15,000.

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PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Program helps 10 doctoral students a year complete their research manuscripts on HUD-related research topics.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

This information is provided in the yearly NOFA. More information about previously awarded grants is provided at www.oup.org.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:   Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:   Armand Carriere, Office of University Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8106, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-3061, ext. 3181. E-mail: Armand_W._Carriere@hud.gov.

Web Site Address:   http://www.oup.org

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

See the web site for a list of all dissertations funded and abstracts of completed dissertations.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

A competitive process is used in selecting grants. Criteria will be published in the annual NOFA.

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