Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 6500 N 62
The HUD FY2021 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration is a discretionary funding opportunity from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development designed to test and document the value of tighter coordination between two services that often operate side by side: Lead and Healthy Homes (LHH) programs and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The basic idea behind the demonstration is that many households need both healthier living conditions (for example, addressing lead hazards, moisture and mold, asthma triggers, pests, or other home-based health and safety risks) and energy efficiency improvements. In practice, these needs can overlap in the same home, but the programs are frequently delivered separately, with different rules, workflows, and timelines. HUD is using this grant to see whether coordinated delivery of healthy homes remediation and energy conservation measures can produce better outcomes for residents while also improving cost effectiveness and operational efficiency for the agencies involved.
At the center of the grant is the goal of identifying effective strategies for cooperation between LHH and weatherization providers in places where both programs already serve the community. Applicants are expected to develop and test practical ways to coordinate referrals, inspections, scopes of work, scheduling, and project management so that households experience fewer delays and fewer gaps in service. The demonstration is also explicitly focused on reducing WAP deferrals. Deferrals happen when a home is not ready for weatherization work due to underlying health and safety issues (such as structural problems, electrical hazards, moisture, or contamination) that must be addressed first. By coordinating with LHH programs that can remediate hazards, the demonstration aims to help more homes qualify for weatherization, reduce the number of stalled projects, and make the overall pipeline from assessment to completed work smoother.
Another major emphasis is building sustainable models of inter-program cooperation that can last beyond the grant period. HUD highlights the need for durable systems for data sharing, reporting, and coordinated client targeting and recruitment. In real terms, this means establishing ways to identify overlapping eligible households, share relevant information while respecting privacy requirements, align documentation and reporting where possible, and create repeatable processes that do not rely solely on informal relationships between staff. The grant also seeks to surface effective financing models that can sustain coordinated healthy homes and weatherization interventions over time, recognizing that some repairs and hazard controls may not fit neatly within one program budget. Applicants are therefore encouraged to explore strategies for braiding funds, leveraging complementary resources, or designing partnerships that make integrated home improvements financially feasible and scalable.
This opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically signals more ongoing involvement by the federal agency than a standard grant, often including technical assistance, shared learning among awardees, and a stronger emphasis on evaluation and documenting what works. The funding opportunity number is FR 6500 N 62, and it is categorized under the Housing funding activity area, with CFDA number 14.901. Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in the nonprofit category as specified).
In terms of scale, HUD anticipated making about five awards, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per award. The opportunity was created on June 14, 2021, and had an original application closing date of August 17, 2021, with the deadline set at 11:59:59 PM Eastern time. Overall, the grant is best understood as a structured pilot effort: it funds local demonstrations intended to generate clear, transferable lessons about how healthy homes hazard remediation and weatherization can be aligned to improve household safety, health, and energy performance while reducing administrative friction and preventing weatherization deferrals.Apply for FR 6500 N 62
- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HUD FY2021 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 Jun 14, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2021 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, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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FAQs: HUD FY2021 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (FR 6500 N 62)
What is the HUD FY2021 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration?
It is a discretionary funding opportunity from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to test and document the value of tighter coordination between Lead and Healthy Homes (LHH) programs and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).
What problem is this demonstration trying to solve?
Many households need both healthier living conditions (such as fixing lead hazards, moisture and mold, asthma triggers, pests, or other home-based health and safety risks) and energy efficiency improvements. In many communities those services are delivered separately, with different rules, workflows, and timelines. HUD is funding pilots to see whether coordinated delivery can reduce delays and gaps in service, improve outcomes for residents, and improve cost effectiveness and operational efficiency for providers.
Which programs are expected to cooperate under this demonstration?
The demonstration focuses on cooperation between Lead and Healthy Homes (LHH) programs and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), especially in locations where both already serve the community.
What kinds of home issues are included on the healthy homes side?
The opportunity description cites examples such as lead hazards, moisture and mold, asthma triggers, pests, and other home-based health and safety risks that can affect residents.
Why is HUD emphasizing coordination between healthy homes work and weatherization?
Because the needs often overlap in the same home, and coordinating referrals, inspections, scopes of work, scheduling, and project management may help households receive services with fewer delays and fewer gaps, while also improving the overall delivery pipeline for agencies.
What does HUD mean by reducing WAP deferrals?
WAP deferrals occur when a home is not ready for weatherization work due to underlying health and safety issues (for example, structural problems, electrical hazards, moisture, or contamination) that must be addressed first. The demonstration aims to reduce these deferrals by coordinating with LHH programs that can remediate hazards so more homes can qualify for weatherization and fewer projects stall.
What types of coordination activities are applicants expected to develop and test?
Applicants are expected to develop practical ways to coordinate core operational steps such as referrals, inspections, scopes of work, scheduling, and project management between LHH and weatherization providers.
Is the demonstration only about short-term pilots, or is HUD also looking for long-term systems?
HUD emphasizes building sustainable models of inter-program cooperation that can last beyond the grant period, including durable systems for data sharing, reporting, and coordinated client targeting and recruitment.
What does "durable systems for data sharing and reporting" mean in this context?
It refers to establishing ways to identify overlapping eligible households, share relevant information while respecting privacy requirements, align documentation and reporting where possible, and create repeatable processes that do not rely only on informal staff relationships.
Does the opportunity mention financing or funding strategies beyond a single program budget?
Yes. HUD notes that some repairs and hazard controls may not fit neatly within one program budget and encourages applicants to explore ways to sustain coordinated interventions over time, including braiding funds, leveraging complementary resources, or designing partnerships that make integrated home improvements financially feasible and scalable.
What type of federal award is this: grant or cooperative agreement?
This opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates more ongoing involvement by the federal agency than a standard grant, often including technical assistance, shared learning among awardees, and a stronger emphasis on evaluation and documenting what works.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is FR 6500 N 62.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 14.901.
What funding activity area is this opportunity categorized under?
It is categorized under the Housing funding activity area.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in the nonprofit category as specified).
How many awards did HUD anticipate making?
HUD anticipated making about five awards.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was $1,000,000 per award.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on June 14, 2021.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application closing date was August 17, 2021, with a deadline time of 11:59:59 PM Eastern.
What is the overall purpose of funding these local demonstrations?
The program is described as a structured pilot effort intended to generate clear, transferable lessons about how healthy homes hazard remediation and weatherization can be aligned to improve household safety, health, and energy performance while reducing administrative friction and preventing weatherization deferrals.
What outcomes is HUD trying to document through this demonstration?
HUD is aiming to document whether coordinated delivery can produce better outcomes for residents, improve cost effectiveness and operational efficiency for agencies, reduce WAP deferrals, and create repeatable cooperation models that can be sustained beyond the grant period.
Why does HUD focus on places where both programs already serve the community?
The stated goal is to identify effective strategies for cooperation between LHH and weatherization providers in locations where both are already operating, so coordination can be tested in real service environments and generate practical lessons that can be transferred elsewhere.
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