COQ Awards Program
NAHMA Announces Deadline for 2024 Communities of Quality Awards Submissions
The 2024 COQ Awards application deadline has expired. The winners will be announced in early 2025.
National Sponsor of NAHMA’s 2024 Communities of Quality® Awards Program
Affordable housing communities are invited to enter the 2024 Communities of Quality Awards competition and be among the property managers and owners who raise the bar for excellence in affordable housing management. The awards competition submission 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.
“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 https://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.
Visit https://www.nahma.org/awards-contests/communities-of-quality/national-recognition-program/ for an overview of the COQ National Recognition program. The National COQ Recognition Program application was revised, making it easier to read, understand, and complete. The changes also make it more 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. Check the local AHMA’s program details; a directory of the AHMAs is available on the NAHMA website http://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.
About Navigate Affordable Housing Partners
Based in Birmingham, Ala., Navigate Affordable Housing Partners is HUD’s Section 8 PBCA for Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia and Connecticut. With a strong reputation for customer service and training, Navigate oversees a portfolio of more than 70,000 units. Navigate has a history of developing, owning and managing HUD-assisted properties in Alabama and has recently begun providing consulting and development services to public housing authorities. For further information, visit www.navigatehousing.com.
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Disclaimer: Properties that meet the COQ National Recognition criteria may hold themselves forth to the public as such. However, NAHMA and the AHMAs do not assume and hereby disclaim any and all liability to any person or entity for any claims, damages, liability or other loss, including, without limitation, any liability for injury or other damage resulting from any use of or reliance on the information provided through the COQ National Recognition and Awards Program. NAHMA and the AHMAs do not make any express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever, or in any way, regarding the properties listed as COQ National Recognition or Award Winners.
