Architecture is one of the disciplines with the highest student loan balances in the country, with the average architecture student graduating with $40,000 in student loan debt.
This staggering debt is why AIA and AIAS have developed legislation that would ease the burden by providing loan assistance to architect students and recent graduates.
The bill titled, "The National Design Services Act" (NDSA), would authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create a program allowing architecture students to work with Community Design Centers in exchange for assistance with their student loans. This would not only encourage architecture graduates to remain in the profession, but would also allow communities to receive a range of architectural services that they may not have received otherwise.
The bipartisan legislation, H.R. 4205, was introduced last week by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and co-sponsored by a number of Congressman including Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY), Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL).
NDSA is expected to be a main topic of discussion during the 2014 AIA Grassroots and Legislative and Leadership Conference.
Sign the petition, or show support for NDSA by contacting your congressman and visiting AIA's National Design Services Act Advocacy Tool Kit
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