Award of Excellence

For more than 20 years, our Awards program has been the premier industry recognition of outstanding efforts by NALHFA member agencies and non-profit organizations. These awards draw submissions from across the United States and in all categories of affordable housing development – single family, multifamily redevelopment, mixed-use, senior housing and many others. Each winner is honored at the NALHFA Annual Conference.

Through the Awards program, NALHFA highlights achievements in local housing finance and encourages agencies to look for new and innovative ways of meeting their affordable housing goals.

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Award Categories

Multifamily Excellence
This category recognizes innovative multifamily projects and programs and is our most popular category. Many multifamily special needs projects are recognized within this category including homeless housing with supportive services and senior housing.  Other past winners include a converted elementary school and SRO Green project.

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Single-Family Excellence
This category recognizes achievement in single-family projects and programs.  Innovation and creativity in this category comes in all sizes from an individual home rehabilitation to single-family neighborhood developments focused on low-income households.

2022 Recipients

HOME Excellence
The HOME program has successfully financed affordable housing in communities across the country. This category focuses on projects with a HOME component.  The funds do not have to directly come from the submitting agency but must be included in the deal. Past recipients include down payment assistance programs, acquisition/ rehab projects and new construction.

2022 Recipients

Redevelopment Excellence
This category recognizes successful redevelopment programs in difficult to develop areas. The success should reach beyond a single project and include large community impact.  Past winners in this category include a combination of new construction and adaptive reuse, reaching beyond housing to impact their communities.

2022 Recipients

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