Wanted: HBA Proposals for Challenge/Build/Grow Initiative

The National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, is seeking proposals from state and local home builders associations through its Challenge/Build/Grow (CBG) matching funds initiative.

The endowment's board of trustees will award HBAs $25,000 through the grant initiative this year.

Through the program, state and local associations are eligible for matching challenge grants up to $5,000.

Since the program was launched in 2001, more than $150,000 has been awarded to associations to support local initiatives on education, land use, labor shortage/worker training and more, and to help build new partnerships at the state and local level.

“Building homes for the nation is too important a priority to neglect the education and training that will be needed to support the residential construction industry,” said Gary Garczynski, endowment chairman and 2002 NAHB president. “Through the Challenge/Build/Grow Matching Grant Initiative as well as other grants, the endowment is answering the call by meeting the industry's long-term challenges with bold thinking and action.”

HBAs are encouraged to find opportunities for new partnerships in their communities to assist local programs targeting issues of importance to the industry — including job training, image building and educational and scholarship support.

HBA proposals must be received by March 28.

Applications and guidelines can be downloaded from the endowment Web site at www.nationalhousingendowment.org/CBG.htm.

HBAs requesting grants are encouraged to seek advice on their proposals from the endowment staff well in advance of the deadline.

2007 CBG Recipients

Last year, HBAs from across the country recieved CBG grants for education and labor shortage/worker training programs. The 2007 CBG recipients included:

Education Programs

• “Nailing Down the Future”
  Home Builders Association of Marion and Polk Counties
  Salem, Ore.
  
  
• “Building Futures”
  Missoula Building Industry Association
  Missoula, Mont.
  
  
• “Break Barriers, Bridge Gaps and Build Futures”
  Southern Utah Home Builders Association
  St. George, Utah
  
  
• “Your Construction Academy”
  Southern Tier Home Builders and Remodelers Association
  Endwell, N.Y

Labor Shortage/Worker Training Programs

• “Sheridan College Build”
  Big Horn Homebuilders Association
  Sheridan, Wyo.
  
  
• “SACA Youth Build”
  Building Industry Association of Lancaster County
  Lancaster, Pa.

For more information about grant opportunities, or to download funding guidelines, visit www.nationalhousingendowment.org.

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