Special Achievement: Special Achievement

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation:
Providing a Jumpstart to Independence

Jumpstart: An innovative program to support families increase income from employment and decrease dependence on assistance.

Georgia Housing Finance Authority/Georgia Department of Community Affairs:
Healthy Housing Policy Partnerships

Utilizing housing platforms to improve individual and community health outcomes via strategic planning and partnerships.

Illinois Housing Development Authority:
I-Refi Program

A one-of-a-kind refinance program helps underwater borrowers regain equity in their homes.

Kentucky Housing Corporation:
Riverport Landings: An Intergenerational Community

Riverport Landings integrates a broad spectrum of residents with community services, neighborhood retail, and recreation.

Louisiana Housing Corporation:
Louisiana Neighborhood Landlord Rental Program (Construction Take-Out Model)

Disaster loan program reduces operational costs and potential fraud while enhancing oversight and increasing productivity.

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development:
Maryland SmartBuy Program: Affordable Home Purchase for Buyers with Student Debt

Program helps eligible home buyers with student loans pay them off while buying a home.

MassHousing:
Planning for Housing Production Program

MassHousing’s Planning for Housing Production is a $2 million fund helping municipalities plan housing production.

Michigan State Housing Development Authority:
MSHDA’s 20th Anniversary Affordable Housing Conference as a Durable, Sustainable Event Model

MSDHA’s annual Affordable Housing Conference, in its 20th year, provides lessons to be shared for event organizers.

Minnesota Housing:
Homeownership Capacity

The Homeownership Capacity program prepares low-income households for homeownership through financial empowerment education/coaching.

Missouri Housing Development Commission:
Missouri Coordinated Entry Network Initiative (CENI)

CENI has brought convenient access to housing programs to citizens facing homelessness across Missouri.

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority:
Rural Nebraska: Housing Our Workforce

NIFA’s creation of partnerships and programs to address the workforce housing need in rural Nebraska.

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority:
Beyond the Transaction: Building Relationships with Lending Partners

NHHFA’s Homeownership Fellowship transforms lending partners from transactional associates to brand ambassadors.

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority:
MFA’s Tribal Housing Program: A Journal of Partnership, Advocacy and Long-Term Commitment

MFA addresses the severe lack of adequate housing on tribal land through innovative approaches.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency:
Race for A Place (to Call Home): Planning The Inaugural Affordable Housing 5K

Affordable housing can be fun! OHFA planned this first-ever event to raise awareness.

Oregon Housing and Community Services:
Workforce Housing Initiative

Interagency investments to advance employer-assisted and workforce housing concepts.

Rhode Island Housing:
Creative Partnerships: Capitalizing on HFA Expertise to Support State Partners

In providing critical expertise, capacity, and support to state agencies, RIHousing helps meet statewide objectives.

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority:
A Holistic Approach to Community Development

WHEDA has positioned itself with a holistic approach to community development.