Endowment Gives University Grant for Affordable Housing
 The University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy received a grant from the National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, to redevelop the curriculum for its Housing and Community Development Executive Education Program.
The housing and community development program, which began in 1994, gives housing and community development professionals in the public and non-profit sectors, the tools they need to deliver affordable housing in their communities through community-based partnerships. The program focuses on three areas: - Housing and community development
- Housing finance
- Asset management
Program courses will help housing professionals:
- Forge new partnerships to deliver effective community-based programs.
- Provide an overview of the field and its critical role in community well-being, including historical context, project and neighborhood development and asset management.
- Understand the opportunities and constraints associated with community-based partnerships.
- Construct and analyze complex financing deals, leveraging resources to build and preserve high quality affordable housing.
More than 2,000 housing professionals from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service (RHS) and state and local finance agencies, public housing agencies and non-profit organizations have already participated in the program.
“The relationship with the University of Maryland is an important effort to bring the home building community to the table with government housing officials from across the nation in an academic setting that promotes camaraderie and mutual understanding,” said Gary Garczynski, chairman of the National Housing Endowment. “I hope many of our members will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.” For more information or to apply to the program, e-mail Elizabeth Hinson, call her at 301-405-6227, send a fax to 301- 405-3737 or visit the program’s Web site at www.puaf.umd.edu/OEP/hcd.htm. | 
