Last week, HUD and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released two Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs): $100 million in grants available through HUD’s Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, and up to $75 million in grants available through a joint HUD and DOT Sustainable Communities Challenge Grant Program. Under both programs, arts organizations are eligible to partner with state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), transit agencies, philanthropic and non-profit organizations and other eligible applicants to develop consortia grant proposals.

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The Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are pleased to announce that the AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards have gone green!

The Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community of the AIA, in conjunction with HUD, recognizes excellence in affordable housing architecture, neighborhood design, participatory design, and accessibility. Good design is a cornerstone of thriving homes and communities of all incomes and backgrounds. These awards demonstrate that design matters, and provide examples of important benchmarks in the housing industry. The categories of the program include (1) Excellence in Affordable Housing Design (2) Creating Community Connection Award (3) Community-Informed Design Award (4) Housing Accessibility – Alan J. Rothman Award.

AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards Call for Entries

Submissions

Entries must be submitted before midnight Eastern Time on December 11, 2009.

The submission deadline date will be strictly observed; no exceptions will be made. No entry fee will be refunded for entries that are disqualified, late, or not completed. Payments and submissions will only be accepted online.

Please review the 2009 AIA Housing and HUD Walk Through before beginning your submission.

Eligibility

AIA-member architects with completed projects, located in the U.S., are welcome to submit. In addition, owners of structures or projects fitting the eligibility guidelines may submit projects for review. Projects completed since January 1, 2004, are eligible. HUD funding is not a requirement for any applicant in this award program.

Past Recipients

For information on past recipients, please visit the awards page on HUD USER, HUD’s research-focused Web site.

2009 Jury

Kenneth H. Workman, AIA, Cincinnati (Chair)
RWA Architects, Inc.

Rainy Hamilton Jr, AIA, Detroit
Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc.

Jane Kolleeny, New York City
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Jeff Oberdorfer, FAIA, San Jose, Calif.
First Community Housing

Luis F. Borray, Assoc. AIA
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

Regina C. Gray, PhD
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

(2010 Jury Coming Soon)

Year Awarded: 2010
Submission Deadline: December 11, 2009
Entry Fee Deadline: December 11, 2009
Award Category: Achievement, Co Sponsored

honorsawards@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Co Sponsors:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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