2008 Governor’s Excellence in Housing Awards due by July 25th

As the First Winner of the Governor’s New Jersey Excellence in Housing Award, Monarch Housing has always viewed the an important event. These awards recognize organizations, projects and professionals “that are on the cutting edge of innovation in the field of affordable housing.” Thus we are pleased to provide this information on this year’s awards and the links to nominating forms. The deadline for nominations is July 25th! Click here for the nominating forms.

The New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Governor’s Excellence in Housing Awards. The Awards will be presented at the Governor’s Conference on Housing and Community Development to be held on September 23rd and 24th, in Atlantic City. The Award presentation is on September 24th.

The goal of the Governor’s Excellence in Housing Awards is to recognize projects and professionals that are on the cutting edge of innovation in the field of affordable housing. This year’s categories were selected to reflect current housing needs and challenges. This year’s award categories are:

Supportive Housing

It is important to showcase the success of our affordable housing projects and leadership in the field of housing and so I strongly encourage you to nominate a special project, initiative or housing leader that you consider worthy of recognition.
Nominations must be submitted by close of business on July 25, 2008 and should be delivered to:

Claudia Lovas [Email address: clovas #AT# njhmfa.state.nj.us - replace #AT# with @ ], Director of Program Development
NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
P.O. Box 18550
Trenton, NJ 08650-2085

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Claudia Lovas, at 609-278-7445 or via email [Email address: clovas #AT# njhmfa.state.nj.us - replace #AT# with @ ]. Additional information and updates are also available on-line.