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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5932–N–01]
Request for Specific Policy Proposals
and Methods of Research and
Evaluation for MTW Demonstration
Expansion
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, and Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice is to solicit
recommendations for specific policy
proposals and methods of research and
SUMMARY:
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evaluation to be implemented as part of
the expansion of the Moving to Work
(MTW) demonstration program. The
2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act
(the Act) authorizes HUD to expand the
MTW demonstration program by an
additional 100 high performing Public
Housing Agencies over a period of seven
years.1 Agencies will be added to the
MTW demonstration by cohort and the
Act requires that for each cohort of
agencies ‘‘the Secretary shall direct one
specific policy change to be
implemented by the agencies.’’ Having
an entire cohort adopt a specific policy
will facilitate the evaluation of that
policy.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 4,
2016.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
specific policy and evaluation proposals
to the Moving to Work Office, Office of
Public and Indian Housing, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4130,
Washington, DC 20410–0001 or email at
mtw-info@hud.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically.
Communications must refer to the above
docket number and title and should
contain the information specified in the
‘‘Request for Public Comments’’ section.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
(FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Public
Comments. A summary of all comments
received by HUD will be made available
on HUD’s Web site at: https://
www.hud.gov/mtw.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning this notice should
be directed to the Moving to Work
Office, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development at mtw-info@
hud.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The statutory purpose 2 of the MTW
demonstration is to give agencies and
HUD the flexibility to design and test
various approaches for providing and
administering housing assistance that:
(1) reduce cost and achieve greater
cost effectiveness in federal
expenditures;
(2) give incentives to families with
children where the head of household is
working; is seeking work; or is
preparing for work by participating in
1 Pub.
Law 114–113, Sec. 239.
originally authorized the MTW
demonstration in 1996 (Pub. Law 104–134; 42
U.S.C. 1437f note).
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job training, educational programs, or
programs that assist people to obtain
employment and become economically
self-sufficient; and
(3) increase housing choices for
eligible low-income families.
Agencies will be added to the MTW
demonstration by cohort and per the
Act: ‘‘the Secretary shall direct one
specific policy change to be
implemented by the agencies, and with
the approval of the Secretary, such
agencies may implement additional
policy changes.’’
As part of the process to expand the
MTW demonstration, the Act states that
‘‘[t]he Secretary shall establish a
research advisory committee which
shall advise the Secretary with respect
to specific policy proposals and
methods of research and evaluation for
the demonstration.’’ Through this
Notice, HUD is requesting specific
policy proposal recommendations, and
methods for research and evaluation
recommendations, that will inform the
advisory committee in making its own
recommendations to the Secretary.
With the expansion of the MTW
demonstration, HUD aims to learn from
MTW interventions in order to improve
the delivery of federally assisted
housing and promote self-sufficiency for
low-income families across the country.
• Developing strategies to better
utilize project-based vouchers;
• Improving the health and wellbeing of elderly and disabled residents;
• Achieving the goal of ending
homelessness for families, veterans,
youth, and the chronically homeless;
and
• Cultivating supportive or sponsorbased housing policies.
II. Request for Public Comments
HUD seeks public comments on
specific policy proposal
recommendations, and research and
evaluation proposal recommendations,
as described in sections II.A and II.B
below. Public housing agencies, HUDassisted housing residents, researchers,
and HUD stakeholders are encouraged
to submit comments.
Dated: March 28, 2016.
´
Lourdes Castro Ramırez,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Public and Indian Housing.
Katherine M. O’Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
A. Specific Policy Proposal
Recommendations
HUD seeks specific policy proposal
recommendations related to the three
MTW demonstration statutory
objectives of cost effectiveness, selfsufficiency, and housing choice. For
example, HUD is interested in specific
policy areas such as:
• Increasing moves of low-income
families to high-opportunity
neighborhoods;
• Improving education outcomes
through housing partnerships;
• Using administrative flexibilities to
reduce costs and improve operations,
governance, and financial management;
• Structuring alternative rent-setting
methods;
• Streamlining admissions and/or
occupancy policies (i.e., work
requirements, time limits, waitlist
preference alterations);
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B. Research and Evaluation Proposal
Recommendations
HUD also seeks recommendations for
research and evaluation methods to be
utilized in association with specific
policy proposals that will be
implemented by MTW agencies in the
expanded MTW demonstration. The Act
specifically requires that rigorous
research methods be used to test the
policy proposals. HUD seeks specific
proposals of what the committee should
consider as rigorous research in
addition to randomized control trials. In
addition, the law calls for the advisory
committee to recommend what policies
already are proven effective and could
be implemented without further
research. HUD seeks comment on what
policies should be considered as having
already been proven successful, with
specific reference to the rigorous
research that supports the claim.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5932-N-01]
Request for Specific Policy Proposals and Methods of Research and
Evaluation for MTW Demonstration Expansion
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to solicit recommendations for specific policy
proposals and methods of research and
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evaluation to be implemented as part of the expansion of the Moving to
Work (MTW) demonstration program. The 2016 Consolidated Appropriations
Act (the Act) authorizes HUD to expand the MTW demonstration program by
an additional 100 high performing Public Housing Agencies over a period
of seven years.\1\ Agencies will be added to the MTW demonstration by
cohort and the Act requires that for each cohort of agencies ``the
Secretary shall direct one specific policy change to be implemented by
the agencies.'' Having an entire cohort adopt a specific policy will
facilitate the evaluation of that policy.
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\1\ Pub. Law 114-113, Sec. 239.
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DATES: Comments Due Date: May 4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
specific policy and evaluation proposals to the Moving to Work Office,
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410-
0001 or email at mtw-info@hud.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters
to submit comments electronically. Communications must refer to the
above docket number and title and should contain the information
specified in the ``Request for Public Comments'' section.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Public Comments. A summary of all comments
received by HUD will be made available on HUD's Web site at: https://www.hud.gov/mtw.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this notice
should be directed to the Moving to Work Office, Office of Public and
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development at mtw-info@hud.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The statutory purpose \2\ of the MTW demonstration is to give
agencies and HUD the flexibility to design and test various approaches
for providing and administering housing assistance that:
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\2\ Congress originally authorized the MTW demonstration in 1996
(Pub. Law 104-134; 42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
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(1) reduce cost and achieve greater cost effectiveness in federal
expenditures;
(2) give incentives to families with children where the head of
household is working; is seeking work; or is preparing for work by
participating in job training, educational programs, or programs that
assist people to obtain employment and become economically self-
sufficient; and
(3) increase housing choices for eligible low-income families.
Agencies will be added to the MTW demonstration by cohort and per
the Act: ``the Secretary shall direct one specific policy change to be
implemented by the agencies, and with the approval of the Secretary,
such agencies may implement additional policy changes.''
As part of the process to expand the MTW demonstration, the Act
states that ``[t]he Secretary shall establish a research advisory
committee which shall advise the Secretary with respect to specific
policy proposals and methods of research and evaluation for the
demonstration.'' Through this Notice, HUD is requesting specific policy
proposal recommendations, and methods for research and evaluation
recommendations, that will inform the advisory committee in making its
own recommendations to the Secretary.
With the expansion of the MTW demonstration, HUD aims to learn from
MTW interventions in order to improve the delivery of federally
assisted housing and promote self-sufficiency for low-income families
across the country.
II. Request for Public Comments
HUD seeks public comments on specific policy proposal
recommendations, and research and evaluation proposal recommendations,
as described in sections II.A and II.B below. Public housing agencies,
HUD-assisted housing residents, researchers, and HUD stakeholders are
encouraged to submit comments.
A. Specific Policy Proposal Recommendations
HUD seeks specific policy proposal recommendations related to the
three MTW demonstration statutory objectives of cost effectiveness,
self-sufficiency, and housing choice. For example, HUD is interested in
specific policy areas such as:
Increasing moves of low-income families to high-
opportunity neighborhoods;
Improving education outcomes through housing partnerships;
Using administrative flexibilities to reduce costs and
improve operations, governance, and financial management;
Structuring alternative rent-setting methods;
Streamlining admissions and/or occupancy policies (i.e.,
work requirements, time limits, waitlist preference alterations);
Developing strategies to better utilize project-based
vouchers;
Improving the health and well-being of elderly and
disabled residents;
Achieving the goal of ending homelessness for families,
veterans, youth, and the chronically homeless; and
Cultivating supportive or sponsor-based housing policies.
B. Research and Evaluation Proposal Recommendations
HUD also seeks recommendations for research and evaluation methods
to be utilized in association with specific policy proposals that will
be implemented by MTW agencies in the expanded MTW demonstration. The
Act specifically requires that rigorous research methods be used to
test the policy proposals. HUD seeks specific proposals of what the
committee should consider as rigorous research in addition to
randomized control trials. In addition, the law calls for the advisory
committee to recommend what policies already are proven effective and
could be implemented without further research. HUD seeks comment on
what policies should be considered as having already been proven
successful, with specific reference to the rigorous research that
supports the claim.
Dated: March 28, 2016.
Lourdes Castro Ram[iacute]rez,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
Katherine M. O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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