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HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes

HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes recognizes agencies, organizations, and Tribes that advance healthy homes while advancing affordable housing, strengthening environmental justice, and addressing climate resilience. Through HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH), the HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes acknowledges innovative approaches, best practices, policies, research, and community engagement that make significant contributions to reduce exposure to health risks, environmental hazards, and substandard housing, especially for underserved communities.

For more information about OLHCHH, please visit www.hud.gov/healthyhomes.


Call For Nominations

Important Notice: The deadline to submit nominations for the 2024 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes is May 15th at 11:59 pm ET.

Submit a nomination now for the 2024 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes! See below for more information on the 2024 award and nomination process.
Deadline: May 15, 2024.

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HUD Secretary’s Awards for Healthy Homes: 2023 Call for Entries - Extended

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About the HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes

The HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes has been presented since 2015 and is one of several awards programs maintained by the Department.

An important facet of the 2023 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes competition is that the awardee must clearly demonstrate that the project or program has had extraordinary impact in their locality and is replicable to other localities. Nominations should show the success of innovative solutions, with quantifiable health, economic, and/or societal outcomes.

Transforming the Award Structure for 2023

In 2023, the HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes will be awarded to a single organization or group who best exemplifies the holistic approach required to create a healthy homes culture.

Submissions for the 2023 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Healthy Homes were due on August 10, 2023. HUD anticipates announcing winners in Fall of 2023.