Special Needs Housing: Housing for Persons with Special Needs
Recognizes programs, other than those focused primarily on combating homelessness, that best provide affordable housing and services for persons with special needs.
Note: Individual developments are not eligible for an award.
Judging Criteria
Special Needs 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
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
2017 Entries
Mississippi Home Corporation:
Mississippi CHOICE Program
CHOICE is a collaborative partnership between agencies to provide rental assistance and supportive services to individuals with serious mental illness.
New York City Housing Development Corporation:
Leveraging Affordable Housing Programs to Serve Senior Homeless and Disabled
Programs for low-income housing with homeless component utilized to assist senior homeless and disabled.
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency:
North Dakota Supportive Housing Collaborative
North Dakota Supportive Housing Collaborative: Bridging the gaps and breaking through silos.
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs:
Amy Young Barrier Removal Program of the Texas Housing Trust Fund
State-funded program for low-income Texans with disabilities to make accessibility modifications and eliminate hazardous conditions.
Washington State Housing Finance Commission:
Capital Plus! Small Loan Partnership
Small loans support higher-risk but critically-needed housing projects that would be otherwise unfinanceable.
