Affordable Housing Research Proposals

Posted by on January 07, 2013

MacArthur Foundation Invites Affordable Housing Research Proposals
Deadline: January 11, 2013 (Research Abstracts)

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has issued a request for housing research proposals as part of its How Housing Matters to Families and Communities program, a five-year, $25 million research initiative to deepen the literature on the effect that investments in housing have on social and economic outcomes beyond shelter.

In the 2012-13 competition, the foundation seeks to expand the body of empirical evidence with respect to the difference that living in decent, stable, and affordable housing makes in the lives of children, families, and communities. The foundation places special emphasis on how such evidence can be put to use by decision-makers to strengthen policies and programs.

While the program welcomes proposals on all topics, the foundation is especially interested in studies that address the ways in which housing impacts the economy, as well as individual, community, and regional economic success.

Unlike past calls for proposals, the foundation this year asks that every applicant consider and identify the practical implications for their research. For research on how housing and other services are delivered, researchers must be attentive to how research findings might impact housing development, program design, and other interventions.

Eligible applicants include U.S. and non-U.S. citizens affiliated with a nonprofit entity; units of government, including those outside the U.S.; and nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education located within the U.S.

The foundation will consider supporting studies of one-, two-, or three-year durations. The total cost to the foundation over the project term may not exceed $1 million, including indirect costs (up to 15 percent of direct project costs).

Visit the MacArthur Foundation Web site for the complete Request for Proposals, application instructions, and project descriptions of past grant recipients.

http://www.macfound.org/press/article/call-housing-research-proposals-how-housing-matters-families-communities-2012-2013-competition/