Rental Housing: Encouraging New Construction
Recognizes programs that best support the new construction of affordable rental housing.
Note: Individual developments are not eligible for an award.
Judging Criteria
Rental Housing entries will be judged on the degree to which they:
- Are innovative
- Are replicable
- Respond to an important state housing need
- Demonstrate measurable benefits to HFA targeted customers
- Have a proven track record of success in the marketplace
- Provide benefits that outweigh costs
- Demonstrate effective use of resources
- Effectively employ partnerships
- Achieve strategic objectives
If you have questions, please email awards@ncsha.org or call 202-624-7710.
2017 Winner
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
2017 Entries
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority:
IHCDA QAP Rewriting Process
Continuous improvement initiative used to rewrite process for 2016–17 QAP.
MaineHousing:
2016 Tax-Exempt Program for the Creation of New Senior Housing
Encouraging the selection of new senior housing in communities that are age friendly.
MassHousing:
MassHousing's Workforce Housing Program
MassHousing’s rental housing program with a $100 million commitment for the development of workforce housing.
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency:
Hahne & Co.: Former Department Store Re-Opens as Mixed-Income, Mixed-Use
Community
Community
Ohio Housing Finance Agency:
Creating Opportunities for Families: Ohio’s 2018–2019 USR Opportunity Index
Development of Ohio's 2018–2019 USR Opportunity Index
Oregon Housing and Community Services:
The Local Innovation and Fast Track (LIFT) Housing Program
The Local Innovation and Fast Track (LIFT) Housing Program: Bringing affordable housing to underserved communities.
