BISMARCK, ND – October 27, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) is seeking nominations for the 2009 Champion of Affordable Housing Leadership and Housing Production Awards.
“Champion awards recognize and celebrate exceptional contributions to North Dakota’s affordable housing industry,” said Mike Anderson, NDHFA executive director.
The Leadership Award honors an individual or entity who has demonstrated outstanding efforts at advocating for or providing affordable housing or related services. The impact of those results, and the obstacles overcome to provide the housing or services is considered.
The Housing Production Award recognizes the development, preservation of or conversion to affordable housing, innovative construction or financing techniques, responses to the unique needs of special populations, or the ability to provide information to the public about affordable housing options. Housing Production Award Nominees must be occupied, placed in service or active during the one-year period prior to Nov. 1, 2009.
Nominations for both categories are open to individuals, organizations, affordable housing programs or developments within the state of North Dakota.
Individuals or entities may be nominated in both categories in the same year. Award recipients are ineligible to receive the same award within a succeeding five-year period. Current NDHFA staff and advisory board members cannot be nominated.
The Housing Production and Leadership Awards will be presented during the closing luncheon at the statewide housing conference on Feb. 24, 2010. The agency will also recognize their outstanding lending partners at that time.
Forms and the selection criteria are available online. Nominations must be received by Jan. 8, 2010. For more information on the awards, contact Sarah Mudder at (701) 328-8080, or (800) 292-8621.
