NCSHA Recognizes Affordable Housing Innovation Among State Housing Finance Agencies
WASHINGTON, DC — On October 24, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized state housing finance agencies (HFAs) for programs and practices that effectively address the affordable housing community’s toughest challenges.
“These award-winning programs demonstrate how the state housing finance agencies are rising to meet this most demanding moment in housing affordability, with resourcefulness and ingenuity,” said NCSHA Executive Director Stockton Williams.
Established in 1984, NCSHA’s Annual Awards for Program Excellence identify and elevate industry best practices and encourage continued HFA innovation. Member HFAs are eligible to submit initiatives for consideration in seven categories: Communications, Homeownership, Legislative Advocacy, Management Innovation, Rental Housing, Special Achievement, and Special Needs Housing. In 2022, 40 HFAs submitted entries in this program.
The following state housing finance agencies were honored during NCSHA’s 2022 Annual Conference, which was attended this week by more than 1,100 HFA executive directors, staff, board members, and their industry partners. All the nominated programs can be found at ncsha.org/awards.
Communications: Annual Report
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency: Connecting Housing and Hope: 2021 Annual Report
Virginia Housing: FY21 Annual Report
Communications: Integrated Campaign
Iowa Finance Authority: Making the Connection Between Home Buyers and Lenders
Communications: Special Event Marketing
Idaho Housing and Finance Association: Avenues for Hope Campaign
Wyoming Community Development Authority: WCDA Home Makeover
Homeownership: Empowering New Buyers
MaineHousing: Starting over by creating pathways to homeownership
Homeownership: Encouraging New Construction
Virginia Housing: Innovative Demonstrations Program: Zoning Acceptance of Factory-Built Housing
Legislative Advocacy: State Advocacy
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority: Establishment of the New Hampshire Housing Appeals Board
Rhode Island Housing: Trouble Getting in the Door: Source of Income Discrimination
Management Innovation: Financial
Washington State Housing Finance Commission: A Community Call to Action: Re-envisioning the Bond/4% Program
Management Innovation: Human Resources
Virginia Housing: Train Your Brain: Innovation for Learning in a Remote Environment
Management Innovation: Internal Operations
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation: Mission Control
Management Innovation: Technology
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority: CHFA First HFA to Use Leading Mortgage Delivery Platform
Rental Housing: Multifamily Management
Rhode Island Housing: Zero Energy for the Ocean State: A Multi-Agency Investment in Zero Net Energy Affordable Homes
Rental Housing: Preservation and Rehabilitation
Virginia Housing: Reimagining Virginia’s Mobile and Manufactured Home Parks
Special Achievement
New York City Housing Development Corporation: Promoting the Next Generation of Leaders Through the NYC Housing & Planning Fellowship
Special Achievement: COVID-19 Response
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation: Everything Plus More
Minnesota Housing: RentHelpMN Resource Eviction Diversion
Special Needs Housing: Combating Homelessness
Oregon Housing and Community Services: Tenant-Centered Permanent Supportive Housing
