Download the FY11 HUD NOFA General Section.

Download the FY11 DDRG NOFA.

Download the FY11 DDRG application kit from Grants.gov.

FY11 DDRG CFDA Number (applicants will need this number if they choose to locate the application kit through Grants.gov): 14.516.

Applicants will also need to download certain software to allow them to successfully navigate the Grants.gov pages and complete their application. All software recommended by Grants.gov is free to download; Grants.gov also provides software recommendations for both PC and Macintosh users.

Learn more about the Grants.gov application process by visiting their Applicant Resources section.

Purpose of Program: To enable doctoral candidates enrolled at institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to complete their research and dissertations on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues.

Available Funds: This NOFA announces the availability of approximately $400,000 for the Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant program.

Eligible Applicants: The institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education that sponsor the doctoral student is the official applicant. However, the sponsored doctoral student is responsible for the completion of the application (with the assistance of the institution) and must meet the following program requirements: Only Ph.D. candidates who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (meaning they must possess an Alien Registration Recipient Card-Form I-551) who have an approved dissertation proposal and an assigned dissertation advisor, and will have completed all of their doctoral program requirements except the preparation of the dissertation by September 1, 2011.

Application Deadline: July 14, 2011. Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date.

Matching Requirements: None.

HUD Electronic Submission Waiver: HUD regulations at 24 CFR 5.1005 permit waivers of regulatory requirements to be granted for cause. If you are unable to submit your application electronically, you may request a waiver from this requirement. If you are seeking funding under several HUD programs, you must submit a separate waiver request for each program from which you are seeking funding.

Your waiver request must be in writing, submitted no later than 15 days prior to the application deadline date, and state the basis for the request and explain why electronic submission is not possible. The basis for waivers for cause may include but are not limited to:

• Lack of available Internet access in the geographic location in which the applicant's business office is located.
• Physical disability of the applicant that prevents the applicant from accessing or responding to the application electronically.

Waivers should be submitted to:

Susan Brunson
Office of University Partnerships
susan.s.brunson@hud.gov
Fax: (202) 708-0309