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National Housing Conference

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Grants to National Housing Conference

  • $150,000Active Strategy

    2011 (Inactive Grant)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — To support a national meeting, Solutions for Sustainable Communities: 2011 Learning Conference on State and Local Housing Policy.

  • $650,000Active Strategy

    2009 (Inactive Grant)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — To make strategic investments in technology infrastructure, business planning, and new facilities.

  • $200,000Active Strategy

    2009 (Inactive Grant)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — To support a symposium on affordable rental housing preservation.

The MacArthur Foundation awarded National Housing Conference $1,000,000 between 2009 and 2012.