Housing Reform: From Policy to Lasting Outcomes
Housing Reform: From Policy to Lasting Outcomes supports scholars studying how housing reforms are designed and implemented to understand whether they produce housing, whom it serves, and why reforms succeed.
Funder: Institute for Humane Studies
Due Dates: February 19, 2027 (Application) | April 2, 2027 (Decisions)
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000 based on need; larger awards considered for exceptional projects
Summary: Supports research on how housing reform design and implementation affect housing production, whom it serves, and conditions for success.
Key Information: Proposals must closely engage the housing reform research questions; interdisciplinary work is encouraged.
Description
The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) supports scholars studying the design, implementation, and outcomes of housing reforms. Restrictive zoning, local political barriers, and fragmented state and local authority can constrain housing supply, but less is known about what happens after reforms pass. This initiative seeks to understand whether reforms produce housing, whom that housing serves, and the political and administrative conditions under which reforms succeed.
The program welcomes important and overlooked questions about how housing reforms function in practice, particularly proposals that bridge disciplines. Research deliverables may include peer-reviewed publications, policy white papers, or shareable research databases. Awardees will be invited to follow-up programming to share and refine their projects. Scholars retain full independence over research design, analysis, conclusions, and publication.
