The 2016 Appropriations Act authorizing the MTW expansion required that HUD establish a research advisory committee. It further required the advisory committee to include representatives from MTW PHAs, HUD program and research experts, and independent subject matter experts in housing policy research.
On April 26, 2016, HUD published a Federal Register Notice establishing the advisory committee and a draft of the advisory committee Charter. The Charter was subsequently filed with Congress on May 2, 2016, and an amendment was filed with Congress on May 19, 2016. The MTW Committee Charter was renewed on May 4, 2020 for another two-year term. The Committee Charter and Membership Balance Plan can be found here. Because this committee is named in the statute to provide advice to the government, it invokes the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
As of September 28, 2021, the following are the MTW Research Advisory Committee members:
|
Committee Member |
Organization |
| Josh Meehan | Keene Housing |
| Austin Simms | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Housing Authority |
| Chris Lamberty | Lincoln Housing Authority |
| Maria Razo | Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino |
| David Nisivoccia | San Antonio Housing Authority |
| Janny Castillo | Former Resident of the Oakland Housing Authority |
| Cindy Lopez | Former Resident of the Housing Authority of Tulare County |
| Asia Coney | Resident of the Philadelphia Housing Authority |
| Heather Schwartz, Ph.D. | RAND Corporation |
| Stefanie DeLuca, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University |
| Jill Khadduri, Ph.D. | Abt Associates |
| Katherine O’Regan, Ph.D. | New York University |
| Marianne Nazzaro | HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing |
| Todd Richardson | HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research |
Notice to Solicit Recommendations
HUD solicited recommendations for specific policy proposals and methods of research and evaluation to be implemented as part of the expansion of the MTW demonstration. HUD encouraged PHAs, HUD-assisted housing residents, researchers and HUD stakeholders to submit recommendations for specific policy proposals and methods of research and evaluation that will help to inform HUD’s research advisory committee and future federal housing policy. Please refer to the Federal Register Notice FR-5932-N-01 published April 4, 2016 for more detailed information about HUD’s solicitation for recommendations. The comments that HUD received can be found in the document Public Feedback on Research and Evaluation of Policies Under the MTW Expansion.
Committee Meetings
HUD has held several MTW Research Advisory Committee conference calls to discuss recommendations of the policies to be studied in the expansion and to discuss the evaluation and research methods. Using the advice of the Committee, the one hundred MTW PHAs will be added in four to five cohorts. The MTW Flexibility for Smaller PHAs Cohort will consist of high-performing PHAs that administer 1,000 or fewer HCVs and public housing units combined, as well as experiment with the MTW flexibilities. The Stepped and Tiered Rent Cohort will consist of PHAs with 1,001 or more public housing and HCV units. Further, in order to ensure adequate sample size, the PHA must have 1,000 or more existing non-elderly, non-disabled public housing and/or HCV households and will study different rent models that may or may not be income based, to include tiered rents, and/or stepped-up rents. The Landlord Incentives Cohort will study landlord incentives in the housing choice voucher program. The Asset Building Cohort will evaluate policies that seek to encourage savings and/or improve credit for assisted households. Details of the meetings are listed below.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting held on October 14 and 28, 2021
On Tuesday, September 14, 2021, HUD published a Federal Register notice announcing two meetings of the MTW Research Advisory Committee. The meeting dates are Thursday, October 14, 2021 and Thursday, October 28, 2021. Both meetings will be held in a web-based platform and are open to the public. A call in number is also available for those attendees unable to join the web conference. Login information can be found in the Federal Register notice.
Federal Register notification published 09/14/2021
Items for the 10/14/21 meeting:
- Research Advisory Committee (RAC) October 14th Meeting Read Ahead
- 10/14/21 meeting recording
- 10/14/21 meeting minutes
Items for the 10/28/21 meeting:
- Research Advisory Committee (RAC) October 28th meeting Agenda
- Draft Questions on Asset Building for the 10/28/21 Research Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting
- Email and attachment for discussion: Possible MTW demo on cash-like housing vouchers - this email and its attachment originates from an external source and does not necessarily represent the views of HUD or the Research Advisory Committee
- Email and attachment for discussion: Public comment regarding asset building - this email and its attachment originates from an external source and does not necessarily represent the views of HUD or the Research Advisory Committee
- 10/28/21 meeting recording of the meeting
- 10/28/21 meeting minutes
Previous Committee Meetings
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting Held April 30, 2019
On Tuesday, April 9, 2019, HUD published a Federal Register notice announcing a meeting of the MTW Research Advisory Committee. The meeting date was Tuesday, April 30, 1-4:00 p.m. EDT, and was held by teleconference at (800) 230-1059 and was open to the public.
Federal Register notification published 04/09/2019
Meeting handouts available for this meeting:
Meeting Minutes: Minutes in summary format can be found here.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting Held October 10, 2018
On Monday, September 10, 2018, HUD published a Federal Register notice announcing a meeting of the MTW Research Advisory Committee. The meeting date was Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 1-3:30 p.m. EST, and was held by teleconference and was open to the public.
Federal Register notification published on 09/10/2018
Handout available for this meeting: Work Requirements Memo
October 10, 2018 meeting minutes.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting Held January 25, 2018
On Tuesday, December 26, 2017, HUD published a Federal Register notice announcing a meeting of the MTW Research Advisory Committee. The meeting date was Thursday, January 25, 2018, 1-3:30 p.m. EST, and was held by teleconference and was open to the public.
Federal Register notification published 12/26/2017
Meeting handouts available for this meeting:
- MTW Research Committee Meeting Shallow Subsidy Research Proposal
- MTW Expansion Rent Reform Cohort
- Rent Reform Examples
January 25, 2018 meeting minutes
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting Held December 13, 2016
On Monday, November 7, 2016, HUD published a Federal Register notice announcing a meeting of the MTW Research Advisory Committee. The meeting date was Tuesday, December 13, 2016, and was held by teleconference and was open to the public. Registration to attend the teleconference and/or provide comment was available here: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/event/moving-to-work-expansion-dec2016.html.
Federal Register notification published 11/07/2016
Meeting handout for the meeting: Publications of Interest: Mobility and Place Based Innovation
December 13, 2016 meeting minutes
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting Held September 1-2, 2016
On Tuesday, August 16, 2016, a Federal Register notice was posted for public inspection announcing a meeting of the MTW Research Advisory Committee. The two-day meeting convened on Thursday, September 1, 2016 and Friday, September 2, 2016. The meeting was held in-person at the HUD headquarters building in Washington, DC. Both days of the meeting were open to the public, and the public was able to attend in-person or by teleconference.
Federal Register notification published 08/16/2016
Meeting handouts and background materials available for this meeting:
- Public Feedback on Research and Evaluation of Policies Under the MTW Expansion
- Complete PDF of all Public Comments Received to FR-5932-N-01
- Background Material on Development of HUD’s HCV Rent Reform Demonstration
- MDRC’s Research Design Paper (draft document)
- Design Paper Exhibits
- PHADA Comments to MTW Research Advisory Committee
- CBPP Comments on Regionalization
- Sponsor-Based Housing Models Administered by MTW Agencies White Paper
- PBV Flexibilities Utilized by MTW Agencies White Paper
- MTW Activities Compilation
- MTW Performance Measures Presentation
- NAHRO’s Housing and Education Task Force Comments
- BHP’s Bringing School Home Comments
- Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Comments
September 1-2, 2016 in-person meeting minutes
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting Held on July 26 and 28, 2016
On Tuesday, July 12, 2016, HUD published a Federal Register notice announcing two meetings of the MTW Research Advisory Committee. The meeting dates were Tuesday, July 26, 2016 and Thursday, July 28, 2016. Both meetings were held by teleconference and were open to the public.
Federal Register notification published 07/12/2016
Meeting handout for the meeting: Summary of Public Feedback on Policies to Study Under the Moving to Work Expansion
Last updated February 22, 2023