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Home Innovation advocates for green certified affordable housing.

Quick QAP Recap: Summer 2023

June 7, 2023
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This is an ongoing series of blog posts where Cindy Wasser and Katie Dorn share updates on Home Innovation's green advocacy efforts and opportunities for NGBS Green Partners to get involved.

Home Innovation actively advocates for third-party certified, green, affordable housing by providing input for state Qualified Allocation Plan (QAPs). QAPs specify a state agency’s allocation of federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). Most QAPs include criteria for energy efficiency and green building, and nearly 30 states specify green building certification as a requirement or point-based incentive. When third-party green certification is included within a QAP, NGBS Green Certification is typically recognized alongside other credible national green building programs. NGBS Green certification is affordable to implement, making it ideally suited for affordable housing. For more information about QAPs and how to get involved, contact us.

This spring, the NGBS Green team invested effort into educating Illinois and Utah HFA staff about the value and cost of third-party green building certification programs and advocating for NGBS Green Certification to be recognized equally with other credible programs.

Recent QAP Updates/Opportunities by State:

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