LISC Chicago Accepting 2024 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards Applications

LISC Chicago announced today that applications are now open for the 2024 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDAs), The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Community Design Impact Award. Submissions for all awards will be open through January 23, 2024. 

Celebrating its 30th year, the CNDAs stand as the most significant and eagerly awaited tribute to the outstanding achievements in community building and real estate development, with a particular focus on the impactful contributions of community development corporations, community-based organizations, architects, and developers dedicated to enhancing Chicago’s neighborhoods. Over the course of several months, hundreds of volunteers are involved in the winner selection process. Winners receive a cash prize and are recognized at the CNDAs event in June 2024, attended by more than 800 people.

"Over three decades of the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, we've observed the profound influence of pioneering community-led development and innovative architecture in the vibrancy of our  city,” said Meghan Harte, Senior Executive Director of LISC Chicago. “The 30th annual celebration marks not only a milestone but a tribute to the commitment of nonprofit and for-profit developers, architects, and community organizations and the critical work of building resilient, inclusive, and vibrant neighborhoods.” 

Categories for the 2024 awards include:

• The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Creative Places Award
• The Chicago Community Trust Outstanding Community Plan Award
• The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Healthy Community Award
• The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project
• The Polk Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Award
• The Outstanding For-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project Award
• The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design
• The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Community Design Impact Award

View all past winners of the CNDAs and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award at
lisc-cnda.org.

The submission deadline is January 23, 2024, and must be completed online. For detailed information on project eligibility and rules, visit https://app.lisc-cnda.org/.

About LISC

With residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America—great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families. Since 1979, LISC has invested $1.5 billion in Illinois to build or rehab 36,500 affordable homes and apartments and develop 5.8 million square feet of retail, community and educational space. LISC has offices in Peoria and Chicago. For more information, please visit lisc.org/Chicago and lisc.org/central-il.