The National Association of Health and Educational Facilities Finance Authorities is the newly formed Association created from the merger of the National Council of Health Facilities Finance Authorities and the National Association of Higher Educational Facilities Authorities. The Association promotes the common interest of organizations which have the authority to provide capital financing for not-for-profit healthcare and higher education institutions and to enhance the effectiveness of such organizations and their programs. The Association focuses its efforts on issues which directly influence the availability of, or access to tax-exempt financing for healthcare and higher educational institutions.