HUD Evaluation Policy
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Summary
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This HUD notice updates the Department's Evaluation Policy, reaffirming core standards—rigor, relevance and utility, transparency, independence and objectivity, and ethics—for HUD's evaluations and research activities. It aligns HUD's evaluation practices with Executive Order 14303, 'Restoring Gold Standard Science,' and applies to HUD staff, contractors, and grantees involved in evaluations, research, and regulatory impact analyses. This is a general policy statement and does not impose direct new obligations on PHAs, but PHA staff should be aware HUD's evaluation and research practices are being updated under this policy.
Key Quotes
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“This notice updates the Department's Evaluation Policy and reaffirms HUD's commitment to conducting rigorous, relevant evaluations”
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“The policy applies to HUD's contractors, grantees, and staff involved in these activities and affirms HUD's commitment to federal evaluation standards”
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“Effective date of this notice: September 24, 2026.”
Key Dates
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Effective
- Sep 24, 2026