HUD FY2022 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration | FR 6600 N 62

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The HUD FY2022 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (Funding Opportunity Number FR 6600 N 62) is a discretionary HUD grant competition designed to test how well two existing federal efforts can work together when they serve the same lower-income households. Specifically, the opportunity funds demonstration projects in up to five communities that already touch households through both HUD's Healthy Homes Production (HHP) program and the US Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The core idea is straightforward: if healthy homes hazard reduction and energy/weatherization upgrades are planned and delivered in a coordinated way, the combined approach may produce better results, reduce inefficiencies, and improve both home safety and overall housing quality while also being more cost-effective.

The grant is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means HUD expects more active involvement and collaboration during implementation than a standard grant. Awards can be as high as $1,000,000 per project, and HUD anticipated making five awards total. The program targets real-world, on-the-ground housing interventions rather than planning-only activities, with an emphasis on learning what coordination practices actually work in practice and can be sustained after the demonstration period.

A central objective is to demonstrate effective strategies for coordination between HHP and WAP that increase program efficiency and deliver clearer benefits to occupants. In practical terms, this means aligning intake, home assessments, work scopes, contractor sequencing, and client communication so households are not bounced between programs or stuck in long delays. Another major goal is to reduce WAP "deferrals," which occur when a home cannot receive weatherization services because of health and safety issues or structural problems that must be addressed first. By pairing WAP work with HHP-funded remediation, the demonstration aims to clear those barriers so more homes can actually receive energy conservation measures instead of being postponed or excluded.

HUD also emphasizes building sustainable models of inter-program cooperation, not just one-time coordination for the life of the grant. That includes creating workable approaches for data sharing and aligned reporting, along with smarter targeting and recruitment so the same eligible households can be identified efficiently and served in a coordinated workflow. In addition, the NOFO highlights the need to demonstrate sustainable financing models that can support integrated healthy homes and weatherization interventions over time. This points to leveraging and braiding resources across programs and partners so the combined approach remains viable beyond the demonstration funding.

Finally, the demonstration places strong weight on measurement and learning. Applicants are expected to support data collection that allows evaluation of what coordinated interventions achieve, including whether cost efficiencies are realized, whether indoor environmental quality improves, and whether households experience better health outcomes and additional safety benefits. The results are meant to help HUD and partners understand which coordination approaches are replicable and scalable across other communities.

Eligible applicants include a broad set of public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (excluding institutions of higher education). The opportunity is administered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development under CFDA 14.901. The posting date was November 10, 2022, with an application deadline of January 5, 2023, at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time.

• The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HUD FY2022 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.901.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 10, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 05, 2023 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern Standard time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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