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Research
In HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), our mission is to provide reliable and objective housing research and market data to our constituents, as well as skilled analysis that assists HUD's leadership in making informed policy decisions. We focus on finding definitive answers to questions about what programs work and how they can be made to work better, through quick-turnaround studies and conferences, as well as through long-term evaluations that systematically measure performance outcomes and suggest possible cost-effective enhancements.
Current Research
In HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), our mission is to provide reliable and objective housing research and market data to our constituents, as well as skilled analysis that assists HUD's leadership...more »
Transformation Initiative Projects
In HUD's Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Act, Congress enacted the Transformation Initiative (TI), which made up to one percent of program funds available for... more »
Research Partnerships
In 2012, PD&R was granted the authority to enter into research partnerships with outside entities through non-competitive cooperative agreements. This authority allows PD&R to participate in innovative research projects that inform HUD’s policies and programs.more »
Research Roadmap
The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is currently in the process of developing a “Research Roadmap” that will identify critical policy questions to will help guide PD&R research investments over the next five years. more »
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