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Still Time To Become COQ Certified and Enter Awards Competition
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- On: 08/14/2024 08:23:43
- In: NAHMA News
The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) is accepting applications for its 2024 Communities of Quality Awards (COQ) competition.
Alexandria, Va., Aug. 12, 2024 ? The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) is accepting applications for its 2024 Communities of Quality Awards (COQ) competition. The COQ Awards are open to multifamily properties that have received national recognition as aNAHMA Community of Quality. There is still time to submit a COQ National Recognition application to a local AHMA to qualify for the awards competition. 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.
Completed COQ Awards applications are due to NAHMA on Nov. 7.
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
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.
This year's COQ Awards program is sponsored by Navigate Affordable Housing Partners, a nonprofit engaged in affordable housing preservation, community revitalization, and consulting services centered around the affordable housing industry. Navigate's government contracting division also provides compliance and monitoring services on behalf of HUD as the Section 8 PBCA for multiple states.
An overview of the National COQ Recognition Program is available by visiting the NAHMA website under the Awards & Contests tab. The National COQ Recognition Program application was revised, making it easier to read, understand, and complete. The changes also make it accessible for non HUD properties to participate in the national recognition program.
The AHMAs will also honor their local NAHMA Communities of Quality program participants. Please check the local AHMA's program details; a directory of the AHMAs is available on the NAHMA website: www.nahma.org/membership/ahma-directory.
For more information about the COQ program and awards, contact Paulette Washington at 703-683-8630, ext. 6 or pwashington@nahma.org.
All COQ nationally recognized properties are eligible to highlight their accomplishments through Digital Smart Badges on their properties' websites, enabling web visitors to see and validate their COQ national recognition status through a simple “click and verify” process.
Click here to read the complete press release from NAHMA
