Presentations and Materials

Available HOME Presentations:

— — Sunday, January 7, 2018 — — 
HOME Administration, Part 1 and Part 2

• HOME Administration
  Trainer: Les Warner, Senior Technical Specialist | ICF International
  

HOME Essentials, Part 1 and Part 2

• HOME Essentials
  ** Additional Handout: CHDO Requirement Checklist
  Trainer: Steve Lathom, Senior Project Manager | TDA Consulting

 

— — Monday, January 8, 2018 — —

Breaking News from HUD

• HOME and Housing Trust Fund Breaking News
  Participant: Ginny Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

IDIS for HOME and HTF

• Recent IDIS Changes: Based on the HOME Commitment Interim Rule and Suspension of Commitment Deadlines
  Participant: Jessica Suimanjaya, Affordable Housing Specialist, Office of Affordable Housing Programs | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Implementation of the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in the eCon Planning Suite
  Participant: Quinn Warner, Affordable Housing Specialist, Financial and Information Services Division, Office of Affordable Housing Programs | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Implementing the Violence Against Women Act

• Implementing HUD’s VAWA Rule in the HOME and HTF Programs
  Participant: David Jones, Affordable Housing Specialist, Office of Affordable Housing Programs | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Community Housing Development Organization

• Community Housing Development Organization
  Trainer: Monte Franke, Principal | Franke Consulting Group
  

Homebuyer Program Policies and Procedures

• Homebuyer Program Policies and Procedures
  ** Additional Handout: Required Elements for Homebuyer Underwriting Policies
  Trainer: Stephen Lathom, Senior Project Manager | TDA Consulting

Income Eligibility for HOME and HTF

• Income Eligibility for HOME and HTF
  Trainer: Shawna LaRue Moraille, Senior Technical Specialist | ICF International

Clinic: HUD’s CPD Programs in Disaster Recovery and Resilience

• Mitigation/Resilience and Disaster Recovery
  Participant: Jessie Kome, Deputy Director, Office of Block Grant Assistance | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Clinic: HOME and HTF Environmental Reviews

• HOME and HTF Environmental Reviews
  Trainer: Lauren McNamara, CPD Program Environmental Clearance Officer | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Clinic: HOME and HTF in RAD Deals

• Using HOME and HTF in Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Projects
  Participant: Ginny Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Clinic: Preserving HOME Units

• Preserving HOME Units
  Trainer: Monte Franke, Principal | Franke Consulting Group
  Trainer: Stephen Lathom, Senior Project Manager | TDA Consulting

Clinic: HOME Regulations Q&A

• HOME Utility Allowances
  Participant: Caitlin Ott, Assistant Director, Program Policy Division, Office of Affordable Housing Programs | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Clinic: Identifying and Linking Community-Based Services

• Identifying and Linking Community-Based Services
  Trainer: Antonia Gallo, Senior Manager | ICF International
  

Fair Housing for HOME and HTF Grantees

• Fair Housing for HOME and HTF Grantees
  Participant: Alissa Ice, Underwriter and National Housing Trust Fund Coordinator | Missouri Housing Development Commission
• More than Fair Housing
  Participant: Bithia Ratnasamy, Housing Policy Specialist | Georgia Department of Community Affairs/Georgia Housing and Finance Authority

Strategic Approaches to HOME, HTF, and the Housing Credit

• Strategic Approaches to HOME, HTF, and the Housing Credit
  Trainer: Stephen Lathom, Senior Project Manager | TDA Consulting

 

Available Housing Credit Presentations:
— — Tuesday, January 9, 2018 — —

IRS Policy Briefing

• IRS Policy Briefing (HFA Members, contact info@ncsha.org for access.)
  Discussion Leader: James Tassos, Senior Legislative and Policy Associate | National Council of State Housing Agencies
  Participant: Nicole Cimino, Branch Chief, Office of Chief Counsel | Internal Revenue Service
  Participant: Jian Grant, Senior Technician Reviewer, Office of Chief Counsel | Internal Revenue Service
  Participant: James Holmes, Senior Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel | Internal Revenue Service
  Participant: George Lydford, Senior Program Analyst, Examination Quality and Technical Support | Internal Revenue Service
  Participant: James Rider, General Attorney (Tax), Office of Chief Counsel | Internal Revenue Service

Compliance Hot Topics
Discussion Leader: Valeri Pate, Director, Asset Management and Compliance | Washington State Housing Finance Commission

• Physical Inspection Alignment Initiative
  Participant: Dina Elani, Office of the REAC Deputy Assistant Secretary | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Compliance Hot Topic (Lydford & Rider)
  Participant: George Lydford, Senior Program Analyst, Examination Quality and Technical Support | Internal Revenue Service
  Participant: James Rider, General Attorney (Tax), Office of Chief Counsel | Internal Revenue Service
• Compliance Hot Topics: HUD’s LIHTC Data Collection – Updated
  Participant: Michael Hollar, Senior Economist | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Multiple Subsidy Compliance Seminar
Discussion Leader: Susan Westbrook, Supervisor of Rental Compliance Operations | North Carolina Housing Finance Agency

• S8/RD/HOME Student Rules Flow Chart 
  Participant: Scott Michael Dunn, Chief Executive Officer/Owner | Costello Compliance
  Participant: Amanda Lee Gross, Director of Compliance Training | E&A Team, Inc.
  Participant: Oke Johnson, Managing Director, Compliance Services | LEDIC Realty Company, LLC

Promoting Reasonable Cost and Long-Term Affordability
Discussion Leader: Darrell Beavers, Housing Development Team Leader | Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency

• Preliminary Findings from the Interstate Cost Database (ICD)
  Participant: Bryan Grady, Research Analyst | Ohio Housing Finance Agency

Strengthening Compliance Policy

• Strengthening Compliance Policy
  Discussion Leader: James Tassos, Senior Legislative and Policy Associate | National Council of State Housing Agencies

Expanding Housing Opportunity with the Credit
Discussion Leader: Gregory Hare, Director, Multifamily Housing | Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

• Expanding Housing Opportunity (Gilman)
  Participant: Philip Gilman, Director, Office of Housing Finance | Georgia Department of Community Affairs/Georgia Housing and Finance Authority
• Expanding Housing Opportunity
  Chickie Grayson, President and Chief Executive Officer | Enterprise Homes, Inc.
• Expanding Housing Opportunity (Shelburne)
  Participant: Mark Shelburne, Senior Manager, Public Policy | Novogradac & Company LLP
  

Ensuring VAWA Compliance

• Handout: Housing Matters | VAWA 2013 Updates + 2018 NCSHA Edition
  Trainer: Scott Michael Dunn, Chief Executive Officer/Owner | Costello Compliance
• Conquering LIHTC VAWA Compliance Challenges
• Handout: Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and LIHTC
  Trainer: Amanda Lee Gross, Director of Compliance Training | E&A Team, Inc.

 

— — Thursday, January 11, 2018 — —

Fair Housing Development and Compliance Primer
Discussion Leader: Bettie Teasley, Director, Research and Planning | Tennessee Housing Development Agency

• Fair Housing Development and Compliance Primer (Plan Review, Construction Inspections)
  Participant: Mark English, President | E&A Team, Inc.
• Recent Department of Justice Fair Housing Act Enforcement Actions Involving Affordable Housing Developments
  Participant: Ryan Lee, Trial Attorney, Housing and Civil Enforcement, Civil Rights Division | U.S. Department of Justice

Preservation and Compliance Strategies in the Extended-Use Period 
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Frawley Wachtel, Tax Credits and HOME Program Director | Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development

• Preservation and Compliance Strategies in the Extended-Use Period
  Participant: Laura Abernathy, Director of State and Local Policy | National Housing Trust
  Participant: H. Blair Kincer, Partner | Novogradac & Company LLP
• Preservation & Compliance Strategies in the Extended-Use Period
  Lydia Tom, Senior Advisor | Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.