Through this funding opportunity, HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) will fund eligible institutions to conduct research that addresses one or more of the Eligible Research Questions listed in Section III.G. The NOFO is intended to: (1) fund quality research that contributes to knowledge on housing and community development; and (2) support minority-serving institutions to conduct housing and community development research important to the communities and students they serve. The Eligible Research Questions are adapted from HUD’s Learning Agenda, which articulates a set of critical, policy-relevant research questions that, if addressed, would support the advancement of HUD’s mission of creating strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality, affordable homes for all. The Learning Agenda draws on input and support from practitioners, advocates, people with lived experience in HUD programs, researchers, and policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels.Awards made under this NOFO will be cooperative agreements. Awardees should anticipate substantial involvement by subject matter experts within PD&R in support of the selected research projects. Substantial involvement is defined in Section III.A of this NOFO.