Submissions are now being accepted for the 2017 NMA Housing Awards. Entries are due Friday, April 28, 2017.
The NMA Housing Awards is an annual event created to honor excellence in the affordable housing industry and recognize individual agency performance. Award winners will be presented with an engraved trophy at The Housing Conference this August in Boston, Massachusetts.
2017 NMA Development Award
NMA honors the outstanding achievement of housing authorities or associations in affordable housing with the NMA Development Award. One award will be given to an agency with 1250 or more units and one to an agency with 1249 or fewer units. Unit size is based on the total number of housing units.
Eligibility: Housing authorities or associations that administer affordable housing programs will be eligible. Each entry must be limited to one specific development initiative. Examples of such initiatives are new development or construction, green initiatives, property improvements, or out-of-the-box financing.
Criteria: To apply for the 2017 NMA Development Award, all applicants must respond to the following in 1500 words or less.
- Describe the housing authority’s / association’s most significant accomplishment in development over the past 12 months.
- Describe the individual achievement by your employees that helped your agency reach your goal.
- Describe the lasting impact of such development on the community served.
2017 NMA Resident Service Award
The NMA Resident Service Award is sponsored by NMA to recognize housing authorities who are leaders in the affordable housing industry through their community outreach and efforts to improve the future of the families they serve. One award will be given to an agency with 1250 or more units and one to an agency with 1249 or fewer units. Unit size is based on the total number of housing units.
Eligibility: Housing authorities or associations that administer affordable housing programs will be eligible. Each entry must be limited to one specific service initiative. Examples of such initiatives are self-sufficiency programs, community projects, education, or other resident or participant initiatives.
Criteria: To apply for the 2017 NMA Resident Service Award, all applicants must respond to the following in 1500 words or less.
- Describe the housing authority’s / association’s most significant accomplishment in service over the past 12 months.
- Describe the individual achievement by your employees that helped your agency reach your goal.
- Describe the lasting impact of such social achievements on the community served.
You can download the entry form on our website. Go here to read about last year's winners. If you have any questions, email us at marketing@nanmckay.com. We look forward to reading your entries!
