Why Wait? Enter NAHMA’s COQ Awards Today

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• On: 08/06/2024 08:20:59
• In: NAHMA News

Alexandria, Va., July 8, 2024 ? Want to enter the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) 2024 Communities of Quality Awards competition but didn't receive the minimum points on the Communities of Quality (COQ) National Recognition program application to qualify? There is still time to update your original submission. If you qualify for the awards competition, what are you waiting for? The awards deadline to NAHMA is Nov. 7. The COQ Awards recognize outstanding property management companies providing the highest quality of safe, affordable multifamily rental housing in communities nationwide. Download the awards application today.

“Distinctive affordable multifamily housing is the hallmark of excellence in property management. Each year, NAHMA's COQ Awards recognize the best in the industry,” said NAHMA CEO Kris Cook, CAE.

A property must first apply for and achieve national recognition as a NAHMA Community of Quality with a minimum score of 325 points on its National Recognition application to be eligible for the awards competition. The deadline for submitting a COQ National Recognition application to a local AHMA for consideration in the national program is Sept. 5.

If a property initially received less than 325 points when its COQ National Recognition application was first submitted, it may elect to update the original application to earn more points if improvements have since been made. Detailed instructions for updating the initial COQ National Recognition application are included in the COQ Awards application brochure.

The COQ Awards competition has five categories:
     • Exemplary Family Development
     • Exemplary Development for the Elderly
     • Exemplary Development for Residents with Special Needs
     • Exemplary Development for Single Room Occupancy Housing
     • Outstanding Turnaround of a Troubled Property

Properties that competed in a previous COQ Awards program but did not win are invited to reapply for the awards program; previous award winners are not eligible to reenter. A management company can submit one entry for each of the five categories; however, each entry must be a different property.

Award winners will be notified in early January 2025. They will receive their awards in a special ceremony and panel discussion at the NAHMA Biannual Top Issues in Affordable Housing Winter Conference, March 19-21, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

For additional information about the COQ Awards program or to download the application, visit www.nahma.org/awards-contests/communities-of-quality/awards.