PDR - Missing Middle Financing

OMB Control Number: 2501-0044
Exp. Date: 2/28/2027

Request for Approval under the Generic Solution for Solicitation for Competitive
Discretionary Funding Opportunity Announcements
Funding Opportunity Announcement Title:

PDR: Research on Financing and Other Non-Zoning

Barriers to Increasing Missing Middle Housing Supply

HUD Program Office/Agency: Select One
Other: Policy Development and Research
HUD Office/Agency Point of Contact:
Alexander Din
Katina Norwood

Alignment with Information Collection Package: (Check one)
Funding Opportunity for Existing Program.
Funding Opportunity for New Program.

Purpose

Briefly describe the program. Include specific statutes and regulations. Explain the information to be collected to
clearly describe to OMB the requirements and burden on the respondents. The description must align with and
provided detail on the information included in the parent supporting statement. For example, if the respondent
burden table below shows 50 burden hours for project summary, provide additional detail elaborating on what
the respondents are required to provide to meet that requirement. For existing programs, the information
included here may resemble the information you would have submitted in question number 1 in your
existing/previously approved ICR. Also, include and clearly label any exceptions to the activities described in the
parent supporting statement. If revising an approved collection, highlight key changes to the collection.
The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) received funding to research missing middle financing.
This research is authorized by Sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C.
§1701z-1 and §1701z-2) and funding is provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law
No:118-42, approved March 9, 2024). See also the Joint Explanatory Statement, to accompany H.R. 4366 (enacted
as Pub. Law 118-42) and published in the Congressional Record on March 5, 2024, available online at
https://www.congress.gov/118/crec/2024/03/05/170/39/CREC-2024-03-05.pdf (see p. S. 1876).
HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Research under this NOFO will help meet HUD’s Strategic Goal 2: Ensure Access to and Increase the Production
of Affordable Housing under HUD’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Research funded under this Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO) is intended to help HUD and other stakeholders understand the financing and other nonzoning barriers to constructing missing middle housing and how these barriers might be overcome at the federal,
state, and/or local level to increase the supply of housing in the United States. Research funded under this NOFO
will also further HUD’s mission help strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy.
The collection of information associated with this NOFO will be used by PD&R to evaluate the NOFO applicant
and determine eligibility to receive award funds.
Refer to tables below for frequency of information collection and HUD’s associated burden.

Application
HUD expects to receive approximately ten grant applications from eligible institutions which are:
 Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
 Nonprofit with 501(c) (3) Status with IRS, Other than Institutions of Higher Education
 Nonprofit without 501(c)(3) Status with IRS, Other than Institutions of Higher Education
 Private Institutions of Higher Education
 For Profit Organizations Other than Small Businesses
 Small Businesses
 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
Applicants will respond to the NOFO published in the Federal Register to receive an award. Applicants must, prior
to award, complete the following submissions:
Electronic Submission
Applicants submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, unless they receive a waiver. Electronic
submission eliminates the burden on applicants to print, organize and ship multiple copies of their application.
Additionally, Grants.gov automatically populates common elements of many forms, so that standard information
about the applicant that appears on several forms only needs to be entered once. To use Grants.gov, applicants
are required to submit organization information, certifications, and assurances via sam.gov. HUD uses the
interface between Grants.gov and GrantSolutions to retrieve applications. Review is conducted using
GrantSolutions. Any application materials that have the potential to include PII (the SF-424) remain in
GrantSolutions.
HUD stores the information collected via applicants’ Ratings Factor Narrative responses and additional
documents in its own HUD Sharepoint site on its HUD servers and takes all necessary steps to safeguard the
information while complying with federal mandates, guidance and HUD security policies and procedures.
Pre-Award Data Collection – Application Forms
PD&R anticipates ten grant applications for this NOFO. Applicants must be in the eligible institution categories
listed above. Each applicant submits a detailed proposal addressing the particular requirements of the NOFO.
The information is used by HUD staff to evaluate NOFO applicants and determine eligibilty to receive award funds.
The HUD NOFO team leads develop the scoring criteria and train HUD staff on how to conduct the scoring of
applications. Applicant proposals are scored by teams using a process that ensures fairness and confidentiality.
The main component of this analysis is the Ratings Factor Narrative, described below. Additional materials are
submitted in support of the content of the Ratings Factor Narrative.
Each research project proposal must contain the following:
1. Abstract: A one-page synopsis of the proposed project that outlines the proposed research and the funding
request in whole dollar amount.
2. Ratings Factor Narrative: A Ratings Factor Narrative of no more than 20 pages, addressing all Rating Factors.
The narratives are scored using the following three rating factors:
 Rating Factor 1: Contribution of the Proposed Research
 Rating Factor 2: Soundness of Approach
 Rating Factor 3: Recent Organizational Experience and Organizational Capacity, and Project Staffing
3. Required Supporting Materials to support the applicant’s Abstract and Ratings Factor Narrative, which do not
count toward the 20-page limit:
 Resume Appendix which contains resumes for up to 3 key personnel, each of which should not exceed 2
pages.

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Partnership Appendix which contains the entities with which the applicant has entered into an
agreement to participate in an award under this NOFO and include a brief statement of each entity’s
qualifications. The Partnership Appendix shall include letter(s) of support from each entity collaborating
in the proposed project. The letter(s) of support shall include the partnering entity’s expression of
support for the project, a statement of willingness to collaborate in the project, a description of the
collaborative entity’s role in the project, and resources to be contributed to the project, as applicable. If
the applicant is not partnering with other entities, then the Partnership Appendix is still required but
should simply state that the applicant is not partnering with other entities (10-page limit).
Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Documentation which verifies the applicant is an MSI or has partnered
with an MSI, including a letter from the MSI expressing such partnership. This statement and/or letter is
separate from the Partnership Appendix (2-page limit and only required if seeking MSI preference
points).
Equity Narratives which address three specific topics: Advancing Racial Equity, Experience Promoting
Racial Equity, and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Each narrative has a 2-page limit (6 pages total).
Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet (HUD-424-CBW) which displays all anticipated costs during
the period performance period, including an indirect cost rate if applicable.

Standard Application Forms
Form SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance. (OMB Approval No. 4040-0004). Expiration Date: 11/3/2025.
Once a year submission for agencies requesting grant funding.
Form SF-424B, Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (OMB Approval No. 4040-0007). Expiration Date:
02/28/2025. This form is required when applying for Federal financial assistance under non-construction grant
programs.
Form SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (OMB Approval No. 4040-0044). Expiration Date: 11/30/2025.
Once a year submission for agencies requesting grant funding and updated as needed during the pre-award
phase.
Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure Update Report. (OMB Approval No. 2501-0044). Expiration
Date: 2/28/2027. Once a year submission for agencies requesting grant funding and updated as needed during
the pre-award phase.
Form HUD-424B, Assurances. (OMB Approval No. 2501-0044). Expiration Date: 2/28/2027. All recipients and
subrecipients of the award are required to submit assurances of compliance with federal civil rights
requirements. Once a year submission for agencies requesting grant funding and updated as needed during the
pre-award phase.
Form HUD 424-CBW, Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet. (OMB Approval No. 2501-0044). Expiration
Date: 2/28/2027. Once a year submission for agencies requesting grant funding and updated as needed during
the pre-award phase.
Certification Regarding Lobbying Activities, (OMB Approval No. 4040-0013). Expiration Date: 2/28/2025. Once a
year submission for agencies requesting grant funding and updated as needed during the pre-award phase. All
applicants except Federally recognized Indian tribes must submit this certification with their application.
Code of Conduct. Award recipient and all subrecipients must have a code of conduct (or written standards of
conduct) that complies with the requirements included in the “Conducting Business in Accordance with Ethical
Standards” section of the Administrative, National and Department Policy Requirements and Terms for HUD
Financial Assistance Awards—2024. HUD maintains a list of organizations that have previously submitted written
standards of conduct on its Code of Conduct for HUD Grant Programs webpage

(https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/conductgrants).The
awardee
has
responsibility to ensure that the standards are compliant with the noted requirements and that HUD has the
latest version of the written standards. Updated written standards should be submitted with the application. Any
updates to your written standards, after the application period, should be submitted as directed by the HUD
program contact for this NOFO.
Curables
Applicants that fail to submit any of the required standard application forms or the three required equity
narratives may cure that deficiency. A sample deficiency letter is included in this package.
Negotiation
Included with this child information collection is a sample email template and award package. During negotiation,
applicants are given an opportunity to make technical updates to their application before signing the grant
agreement.

Changes Since Previous Approval
This is the first award for this NOFO.

Announcement Dates (Start and End Dates for Applications): We anticipate this being a onetime NOFO to be published in January 2025. Applications will be due 45 days from publication date.

Type of Collection (Federal Award Instrument): (Check all that apply)
Grant
Cooperative agreement
Other:

How will information collected be submitted to the HUD Office/Agency? (Check all that
apply)
Grants.gov
esnaps.hud.gov
Other:

Does the HUD Office/Agency need to collect information beyond the scope of the
supporting statement for the generic ICR? Yes
No
If yes, will the HUD Office/Agency submit a regular ICR package?
Yes

No

How does this collection minimize the burden on small businesses/entities, if
applicable?

For existing programs, the information included here may resemble the information in question 5 in your
existing/previously approved ICR.
The information collection is the same for all entities, regardless of size, but is considered to be the minimal
information needed for HUD to effectively administer this NOFO. The electronic grant application process
eliminates the burden on all applicants to print, organize, and mail multiple copies of their application.
Grants.gov automatically populates common elements of many forms, so that standard information about the
applicant that appears on several forms only needs to be entered once.

If the collection requires a systems of records notice (SORN) or privacy impact
assessment (PIA), those should be cited and described here.

Consult your Privacy Act Officer before responding to this item. The information included here may resemble the
information in question 10 in your existing/previously approved ICR.
A SORN is not required because records are not retrievable by individual identifier. A PIA is not required because
records are not retrievable by individual identifier.

Sensitive Information:

Is the agency asking any questions of a sensitive nature? If yes, provide additional justification for any questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are
commonly considered private. Include the reasons justifying why the agency considers the questions necessary,
the specific uses to be made of the information, the explanation to be given to persons from whom the
information is requested, and any steps to be taken to obtain their consent.
Consult your Privacy Act Officer and the FHEO before responding to this item. For existing programs, the
information included here may resemble the information in question 11 in your existing/previously approved ICR.
There are no questions of a sensitive nature.
Yes
No
If yes, additional information:

Certification:

I certify the information contained in this document to be true and accurate:
Yes
No

Respondent Burden Hours, Formats, and Reporting

Include in the table the collection items and burden amounts associated with responding to a notice of funding
opportunity (NOFO) and other pre-award activities. The burden included in this chart must align with the parent
supporting statement. If preparing a new form, indicate “new” under the Form Number column. Existing forms
number can remain unchanged, but the actual forms need to be updated with the OMB approval number for this
generic collection. Also include the burden associated with responding to the rating factors and completing other
narratives requested via the NOFO or other pre-award activities.
For existing programs, the information added here may resemble the information you would have submitted in
question number 12 in your existing/previously approved ICR. All forms must accompany this Template for
submission to OMB for approval. Do not list the required standard forms from the generic support statement;
however, please list optional standard forms from the parent supporting statement. For the optional standard
forms, do not include burden information, unless the burden is unique to the program.
Research on Missing Middle Financing and Other Non-Zoning Barriers to Increasing Housing Supply NOFO
This NOFO is designed to collect the minimum amount of information required to sufficiently determine eligibility
threshold and meaningfully rate and rank applicants. The NOFO includes clear instructions and prompts for
applicants to develop responsive proposals. We believe that the 40 hours estimated in the table below is
conservative, and that the actual number of hours, which varies by applicant, could be significantly lower.
Each Narrative and Attachments submission is expected to be prepared by a business and financial operations
professional at the cost of $42.50 per hour (which includes the wage rate multiplier), based on the Department
of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent data (May 2023) on the State and local government workers by
occupational and industry group (https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes_nat.htm), for 13-0000 Business and
Financial Operations Occupations, professional series (average hourly rate of $42.33 rounded to $42.50). The
applicant burden cost is set forth in the following table:

Applicants
Awardees
Total

Number of
Respondents
10
1

Brief description of information
being collected (project
summary, charts, narrative
response)
NOFO Abstract, Ratings Factor
Narrative, Supporting Materials,
and MSI documentation, if
applicable.
Application for Federal
Assistance
(4040-0026)
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
(4040-0013)
Assurances for Non-construction
Programs
(4040-0007)
HUD Applicant and Recipient
Assurances and Certifications
(2501-0044)
Grants.gov Lobbying Form
(4040-0013)
Grant Application Detailed
Budget Worksheet
(2501-0044)
Applicant
Disclosure Report Form
(2501-0044)
Curing Deficiencies
Submissions related to
Negotiations
TOTAL

Average Burden
Hours
40
4

Cost per Hour

Total Cost

$42.50
$42.50

$17,000
$170
$17,170

Forms
number

Number of
Respondents

Number of
Responses
per
Respondent

Total
Annual
Responses

Burden
Hours per
Response

Not
applicable

10

1

10

40

SF-424

10

1

10

N/A

SF-LLL

10

1

10

N/A

SF-4242B

10

1

10

N/A

HUD-424B

10

1

10

N/A

10

1

10

N/A

HUD-424CBW 10

1

10

N/A

HUD-2880

10

1

10

N/A

5

1

5

1

1

1

1

4

Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable

Federal Burden Hours, Formats, and Reporting
Include in the table the collection items and burden amounts associated with HUD’s review of the collected item
for NOFOs and other pre-award activities. Include burden associated with reviewing eligibility as well as rating
factors. For existing programs, the information added here may resemble the information you would have
submitted in question number 14 in your existing/previously approved ICR.

Eligibility Threshold Review
NOFO Application Review
Negotiations
Total

Number of
Respondents
10
7
1

Average Burden
Hours
1
24
6

Cost per Hour

Total Cost

$88.50
$88.50
$88.50

$885
$14,868
$531
$16,284

GS 13, Step 3 employee, 2024 OMB Salary Table $125,827 x 1.46 (wage rate multiplier) ($183,707; $88.32 per
hour rounded to $88.50)
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/24Tables/html/DCB.asp

Brief description of information being
collected (project summary, charts,
narrative responses, etc.)
Eligibility Threshold Review
NOFO Abstract, Ratings Factor
Narrative, Supporting Materials, and
MSI documentation, if applicable.
Negotiations

TOTAL

Form
number

Number of
Respondents

Total Annual
Responses

Burden
Hours per
Response

10

Number of
Responses
per
Respondent
1

10

1

7

1

7

24

1

1

1

6

18