In 2006, The Office of University Partnerships of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) a two year grant resulting in the creation of SUNO-URAP. 

SUNO-URAP has created university-faith-based partnerships with four local churches and established community technology labs at Abundant Life Tabernacle Church and New Light Baptist Church located in the Upper 9th Ward and Holy Cross Lutheran Church located in the Pontilly Neighborhood. With the assistance of SUNO-URAP, these three faith-based partnerships in addition to Hartzell United Methodist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward have jointly sponsored mental health seminars and community health fairs and have empowered "citizen to citizen" networks to close information gaps that potentially discourage community participation. 

SUNO-URAP has also created computer-based community information modules to recover and restore low to moderate income communities.  The modules are well developed power-point presentations focusing on subject areas such as:  Civic Engagement and Participation, Computer Literacy, Crime Prevention, Cultural and Historic Preservation, Reading Literacy, Stress Management, Substance Abuse, City Zoning Ordinances, and Opening A New Business.

Additionally, a new “Community Resource Guide” providing updated information on federal, state, and city agencies and nonprofit organizations working to rebuild New Orleans’ infrastructure and cultural communities has been developed, printed and distributed throughout the community.  The guide and regular updates is also accessible online via this SUNO-URAP Web site (www.SUNO-URAP.org).