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ULI J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing

The Center acts as a catalyst in increasing the availability of workforce housing in high cost communities by harnessing the power of the private sector.

What's New

Deadline Extended The Terwilliger Center has extended the submission deadline for the 2009 J. Ronald Terwilliger Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards.  The new submission deadline is July 10, 2009.  For more information on the awards, please click here.


Stimulus Funding Update
Applications for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, second round due: July 17, 2009.

As appropriated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, HUD released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to announce the criteria, rules and requirements for eligible applicants to compete for the second round of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP2). The Center released a Fact Sheet for developers to review eligible activities and regulatory guidance.

>>Check out the Fact Sheet and Additional Information


New Report
Defining the Need for Workforce Housing in Atlanta: Recent Trends and Policy Recommendations

ULI Terwilliger Center is launching a new study that provides a detailed analysis of current demographic and economic conditions in the Atlanta region describing the continuing need for workforce housing in the region and the challenges inherent in meeting this need. The report provides a baseline for understanding the current market and how developers - both for-profit and nonprofit - can respond.

>> Check out the Report


New Publication
Best Practices in Workforce Housing Development

The Terwilliger Center's latest publication showcases the seven winners and finalists of the 2008 J. Ronald Terwilliger Models of Excellence Awards Program.

Each project is a model of creative and innovative solutions that can be replicated across the country to help solve the workforce housing shortage. They are examples of ways to get workforce housing built through creative uses of land, financing, policies, and programs. The book highlights key details of the winners' and finalists' projects, including project data; community information; planning entitlements; financing; design, construction, and sustainability; and more.

Call 800-321-5011 or visit www.uli.org/books to order.
eBook version available at www.uli.org/ebookstore



2009 Terwilliger Awards
The Terwilliger Center is now accepting entries for the 2009 J. Ronald Terwilliger Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards.

New Deadline for Entries: July 10, 2009

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Download 2009 Call for Entries

>Download 2009 Application
Featured Research

Beltway Burden: The Combined Cost of Housing and Transportation in the Greater Washington, DC Metropolitan Area  (PDF), documents the challenges faced by area working families who Beltway Burden coverare forced to "drive ‘till they qualify" for housing, incurring higher transportation costs that eventually erode their housing cost savings.

Housing + Transportation Cost Calculator
As a complement to Beltway Burden, the Terwilliger Center released the Terwilliger Cost Calculator, which provides consumers with up-to-date Washington, D.C. metro area housing and transportation cost data that they can use to make informed decisions on where to live and work.

Media Spotlight

Beltway Burden report on local TV

 
This video is provided courtesy of WJLA-TF in Washington, D.C.

More Media Coverage here >>