Reminder: Call for Nominations! 2014 HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award

Reminder: Call for Nominations! 2014 HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award

The deadline for the 2014 HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award is fast approaching. This year’s nominations will be accepted until August 27, 2013 through online submission at the APA website.

Videos discussing the 2013 HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award winners are now available on HUD USER. The 2013 award winners include:

• The Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Plan, which guided the rehabilitation of housing and infrastructure in the historic center of Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; and
• The Laney Walker/Bethlehem Revitalization Initiative, a long-term effort to revitalize two historic African American neighborhoods in Augusta, Georgia.

The award recipient will be honored at the 2014 National Planning Awards luncheon ceremony as part of the National Planning Conference that will be held in Atlanta in April. The recipient will be highlighted in a multimedia presentation at the luncheon, featured in Planning magazine, and presented in HUD User’s Best Practices series.

Don’t miss the opportunity to share your achievement in planning excellence!