OTTAWA,
ON, May 14, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corporation (CMHC) today launched the annual Housing
Research Awards competition. Improving the financial viability and
sustainability of affordable housing in Canada is this year's theme for the
President's Medal for Outstanding Housing Research.
The Housing Research Awards recognize Canadian housing research,
research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities
that are impactful and innovative. This initiative helps to build
and sustain Canada's culture of
research-based housing knowledge across key fields, including
the social sciences and humanities, health, and technology. The
awards recognize outstanding housing research and provide monetary
awards to help project teams to further research and knowledge
mobilization and outreach activities. CMHC administers this program
on behalf of the Government of Canada as part of the National Housing
Strategy (NHS).
A panel of experts which may include representation from
academia, as well as the private, not-for-profit and public
sectors, will review the applications. Award recipients are
selected using a rigorous set of criteria to identify projects with
the greatest potential to produce the data and insights needed by
decision-makers to improve housing affordability and better address
the housing needs of Canadians.
Three awards are provided annually:
- CMHC President's Medal for Outstanding Housing Research
— 2024 Theme: Improving the Financial
Viability and Sustainability of Affordable Housing in Canada - $25,000
- Gold Roof Award for Housing Research Excellence - $12,500
- Gold Roof Award for Knowledge to Action - $12,500
Quote:
"We want to support research that will deepen our understanding
of the barriers and potential solutions to improving the financial
viability and sustainability of affordable housing in Canada. Better and more widely available
information on housing will improve the ability of governments and
housing providers to facilitate access to affordable housing for
those who need it most."
—Michel Tremblay, CMHC acting President and CEO
The Housing Research Awards application portal opens today.
Applicants have until 4:00pm (EST) on
August 30th, 2024 to submit their
proposals. The winners will be selected later this year.
CMHC delivers programs under the National Housing Strategy
(NHS), Canada's 10-year $82+
billion plan to give more Canadians a place to call home. The NHS
covers the entire housing continuum, from shelters and transitional
housing to community and affordable housing, to market rental and
homeownership. We report progress on the achievement of NHS targets
quarterly online.
CMHC contributes to the stability of the housing market and
financial system, provides support for Canadians in housing need,
and offers objective housing research and information to all levels
of governments, consumers and the housing industry.
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