Program Managers Training Conference s2

Housing Program Managers Training Conference Agenda

Monday, March 14, 2016

7:30 am –noon Registration/Coffee and Tea Service

8:00 am – 9:30 am Welcome and Washington Update (Joint with Community Development and Homelessness) Location: Dupont Ballroom

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD) will provide an overview of CPD priorities in the coming year. The Council of State Community Development Agencies staff will provide an update on the COSCDA Advocacy Priorities for the year.

Speakers: Steve Charleston, COSCDA President and Director of Housing and Community Development Division Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, HUD

Linda Thompson, Director of Advocacy and Federal Programs, COSCDA

Moderator: Dianne Taylor, Executive Director, COSCDA

1 9:30 am – 11:00 am Getting Started with the National Housing Trust Fund Location: Fox Hall A

Hear HUD staff explain how states should get ready to administer the National Housing Trust Fund. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will share their plans to administer the Fund.

Speakers: Peter Huber, Director, Financial and Information Services Division, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Rebecca Frawley Wachtel, COSCDA Board Member and HOME/Tax Credit Manager Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development

Moderator: Carrie Kronberg, Manager, Colorado Department of Local Affairs

11:00 am – 11:15 am Networking Break (No Refreshments)

11:15 am - 12:30 pm HOME Commitment/Grant-Based Accounting Review Location: Fox Hall A

HUD HOME Office Staff will review the HOME Program Commitment requirements and the recently–released HUD Notice on Requirements for Committing HOME Funds.

Speaker: Peter Huber, Director, Financial and Information Services Division, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Moderator: Alison George, COSCDA Board Member and Executive Director, Colorado Department of Local Affairs

2 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch on your own

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Using CDBG and HOME for Housing (Joint with Community Development) Location: Dupont Ballroom

States will present their best housing programs that leverage CDBG and/or HOME funds for maximum benefit to low-income homeowners.

Speakers: Matthew LaMantia, Assistant Deputy Chief, Office of Community Development, Ohio Development Services Agency

Brian Gaskill, Deputy Director, HCD Division, Nebraska De partmentt of Economic Development

Nichole Hansen, Community Investments Team Leader, Iowa Econ omic Development Authority

Moderator: Deborah Johnson, COSCDA Board Member, and Director, Office of Community Development, Maine Department of Economic & Community Development

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Networking Break (No refreshments)

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm COSCDA Housing Committee Meeting Location: Fox Hall A

Participate in developing COSCDA policy and positions related to the HOME Programs and housing. Discuss any housing issue that is important to you. All Housing Program Managers are members of the Committee and are welcome!

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Networking Reception Location: Glover Park Ballroom

Meet and greet your colleagues attending the housing, community development, and homeless conferences.

3 Tuesday, March 15, 2016

8:00 am – 10:30 am Coffee and Tea Service

8:30 am – 10:00 am Using HOME and Other Programs for Vulnerable Populations (Joint with Homelessness) Location: Fox Hall A, B, & C

A state panel will provide examples of their efforts to house the homeless and other vulnerable groups with HOME and other programs.

Speakers: Dayna Harris, Group Home Program Manager, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Cate Mingoya, Director of Policy and Program Development for Public Housing and Rental Assistance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development

Kathryn Grosscup, Housing Specialist, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing

Moderator: Chris Thompson, COSCDA Board Member and Deputy Director for Housing, Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development

10:00 am – 10:15 am Networking Break (No refreshments)

10:15 am – 12:00 noon Adjusting to Reduced HOME Funding Location: Fox Hall A

States share their practices on revising their HOME programs due to decreased HOME funding.

Speakers: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Shana Garrett, Residential Revitalization Section Supervisor Ohio Development Services Agency

4 Gloria Paradise, Director, Housing Grant Programs New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority

Moderator: Bill Guinther, Program Policy Analyst New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority

12:00 noon – 1:30 pm Joint Networking Lunch Location: The Dupont Circle Cafe

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Outlook on Our Federal Programs (Joint with Homelessness and Community Development) Location: Dupont Ballroom

Hear housing and community development experts provide a Congressional outlook for our HUD programs in 2016, and discuss the importance of state and local advocacy of housing and community development programs.

Speakers: David Hawkings, Senior Editor, Author of the Hawkings Here blog and column, CQ Roll Call, Washington, D.C.

Kathy A. Saile, MSW, Government Affairs Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Matthew Chase, Executive Director, National Association of Counties (NACo)

Moderator: Garth Rieman, Director of Housing Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives, National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA)

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Networking Break (No refreshments)

This is the opportunity to engage with your fellow program managers to exchange program information and share effective strategies.

Get to know each other!

5 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Update from HUD HOME Officials Location: Fox Hall A

The Director of the Office of Affordable Housing Programs will provide an update on program guidance, regulations and the funding outlook affecting the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.

Speaker: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Moderator: Chris Thompson, COSCDA Board Member and Deputy Director for Housing, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

5:00 pm Conference Adjourns