Awards
2025 DHA Awards and Recognitions
- Government Finance Officers Association, Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
- Certificate of Achievement in Excellence in Financial Reporting
- Housing Authority Insurance Group – Low Loss Award
- 2025 Fall UCD Urban Design Spotlight – Focus on reshaping Denver neighborhoods and creating new opportunities
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Awards (NAHRO):
2025 Community Innovation Awards
Audit & Compliance
- Enterprise Risk Assessment
Resident and Community Connections:
- Youth Employment Academy’s Creative Real-World Training and Local Partnerships
- Westwood Arts and Eats – A Collaboration Between Jobs Plus and Youth Employment Academy
2025 Awards of Excellence
Planning and Data Department:
- ADU Pilot Program
2024 DHA Awards and Recognition
Finance:
• Government Finance Officers Association, Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
• Certificate of Achievement in Excellence in Financial Reporting
• Housing Authority Insurance Group – Low Loss Award
Resident and Community Connections:
• Denver Business Journal – Partners in Philanthropy, Friends of DHA
Housing Management Division:
• US Department of Energy – Better Buildings Challenge – Goal Achiever Award
• Xcel and Energy Outreach – Recognition of first-ever full multifamily electrification
project
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Awards (NAHRO):
Resident and Community Connections:
• Digital Fairs
• Walking and Rolling Club
Planning and Data Department:
• WDSF+ ADU Pilot Program
Finance/Procurement Department:
• Contracting Open Housing
NAIOP Colorado 37th Annual Awards of Achievement
Thrive Apartments which is 135 units mixed-income apartment development located in Sun Valley, received the Community Impact Award from NAIOP Colorado, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. This event celebrated the “Best of the Best” in Colorado’s real estate industry at the 37th annual achievement celebration. February 2024
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Awards (NAHRO)
DHA received 10 Awards of Merit during the NAHRO conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Resident and Community Connections Team
- Bike Distribution Program
- Community Connector Toolkit: The Evolutions of the Community Connector Program as a National Model
- COVID Photovoice Project: Documenting the Pandemic in DHA’s Sun Valley Community
- Decatur Fresh Market
- Financial Coach Collaborative
- Food Distribution/Family Nutrition Education
- Housing Business Professional Academy
Real Estate Development Team
- Gateway North and Gateway South Mixed-Income Development
Finance/Procurement Team
- Upgrade of E-Procurement System
Housing Choice Voucher Team
- Authority Navigation Services
Quality of Life Award for our Sun Valley Initiative and “SOL” Phase 3 Health Action Plan from APA Sustainable Communities Division
For the Sun Valley Initiative and “SOL” Phase 3 Health Action Plan from APA Sustainable Communities Division
Denver Women Leading Real Estate, BISNOW
Angela Fletcher, Director of Housing Management received the Trailblazer Award.
Award for Distinguished Budget
Housing Authority Insurance Group – Low Loss Award
Downtown Denver Award – Gateway at Sun Valley
Housing Colorado 2021 People Award
Renee Martinez-Stone was awarded this honor