HUD FY2023 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration | FR 6700 N 62

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The HUD FY2023 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development designed to test how well two major housing assistance efforts can work together in the same homes. The core idea is to support coordinated, on-the-ground interventions for lower-income households that are eligible for both HUD's Healthy Homes Production (HHP) program and the US Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). By aligning healthy home remediation with energy conservation upgrades, the demonstration aims to see whether joint planning and delivery can produce better outcomes for residents while also improving overall cost-effectiveness and reducing duplicative work.

The opportunity focuses on setting up and proving practical coordination strategies between HHP and WAP at the community level. HUD is looking for models that show how partners can streamline processes, align inspections and scopes of work, and deliver a more complete package of improvements that make homes safer, healthier, and more energy-efficient. A major emphasis is on maximizing efficiencies and benefits to occupants, meaning applicants are expected to think through how coordination reduces delays, prevents repeated visits, and ensures that health and safety issues do not block energy upgrades or vice versa.

One specific problem this demonstration targets is WAP deferrals, which occur when a home cannot receive weatherization services because health, safety, or structural issues must be addressed first. The grant's second objective is to reduce these deferrals through coordination with HHP-supported remediation activities. In practice, that means building a workflow where unhealthy or hazardous conditions (such as moisture and mold drivers, ventilation deficiencies, pest pathways, or other safety concerns commonly encountered in healthy homes work) can be addressed in a way that clears the path for weatherization measures, rather than leaving households stuck in a deferral cycle.

HUD also wants applicants to build sustainable, repeatable models of cooperation, not just a one-time collaboration for the life of the grant. A key objective is demonstrating durable inter-program systems, including data sharing and reporting protocols and coordinated approaches to targeting and recruiting clients. This points to the need for clear agreements on how referrals happen, how eligibility is confirmed, how client consent and privacy are handled, and how outcomes are tracked across programs. The intent is to create a playbook that can continue after the demonstration funding ends and potentially be replicated in other communities.

Another major objective is demonstrating workable and sustainable financing approaches for combined healthy homes and weatherization interventions. This reflects the reality that health-and-safety remediation and energy upgrades can involve different funding rules, cost caps, and eligible measures. Applicants are expected to show how braided funding, coordinated budgeting, and partner contributions can support a comprehensive intervention package without creating administrative barriers. The financing model is meant to be realistic enough that it can be continued over time by local and state partners.

Finally, the demonstration places strong weight on data collection and evaluation. HUD is explicitly seeking evidence about what inter-program coordination achieves, including program cost efficiencies, improvements in indoor environmental quality, improved health outcomes, and additional safety benefits. This means projects should be prepared to collect consistent information about what was installed or remediated, how much it cost, what barriers were avoided (such as reduced deferrals), and what changes were observed in the home environment and resident well-being. The expectation is not only to deliver services, but also to generate credible learning about the value of integrated healthy homes and energy work.

Administratively, this is a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically indicates a more active federal role in oversight or collaboration compared with a standard grant. The award ceiling is $1,000,000 per award, and HUD anticipated making about 9 awards. The description also notes funding in up to 5 communities, signaling that multiple awards may be clustered within a limited number of demonstration sites or that the structure may involve several coordinated awards supporting a smaller set of community-level demonstrations.

Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The opportunity is tied to CFDA number 14.901. The NOFO was created on September 19, 2023, with an original application deadline of October 31, 2023, due at 11:59:59 PM Eastern time.

Overall, this opportunity is aimed at communities ready to prove that aligning healthy homes remediation with weatherization delivery can reduce barriers, improve household outcomes, and create a durable, data-driven model for cross-program cooperation that can continue beyond the demonstration period.

• The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HUD FY2023 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 Sep 19, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 31, 2023 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern 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 9 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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