Dear COSCDA Members:
Welcome to COSCDA’s 2023 Annual Program Manager’s Conference. On behalf of the COSCDA board and staff, I want to thank you for your attendance at the Conference to expand your knowledge and expertise in the programs that we administer. Our agenda is filled with opportunities to stimulate your professional development and hear from many officials from the federal government, subject matter experts on a variety of relevant topics, your colleagues in states across the country along with COSCDA partners in Washington, DC. This conference will offer you tools to respond to existing needs while equipping you to anticipate and shape the future
realities.
We are convening our first in person Program Manager’s Conference since 2020. We are offering four separate program tracks: Community Development, Housing, Homelessness, and Disaster Recovery. We have also interspersed several cross-cutting topics. Over the next two days, we will hear from many national experts, as well as panel sessions that include COSCDA members, who will showcase their work in support of communities across our great nation. I want to encourage you to take advantage of face-to-face networking opportunities and the resources offered during our time together.
Strong member participation is the linchpin to COSCDA’s ongoing success in the housing, homelessness, community development and disaster recovery arenas. Together, we create synergies that result in outcomes beyond what we can do working only in your States—peer resources are identified, future training needs are prioritized, best practices are shared. Together, we renew the process of creating and refining our agendas for continuous improvement on behalf of the communities we serve.
We will remain vigilant in assisting COSCDA members to continuously improve their effectiveness and extending the benefits of our programs. And, again, we thank each of you for making attendance at this training conference a priority.
Sincerely,
Director, Office of Community Development, Maine Department of Economic & Community Development
59 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0059
Phone: 207.624.9817
Fax: 207.287.8070
E-Mail: [email protected]
Housing Director, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
1313 Sherman Street, Suite 521
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: 303.864.7818
Fax: 303.864.7856
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tax Credit and HOME Program Director
Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Phone: 617.573.1318
Fax: 617.573.1330
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Address: http://www.state.ma.us/dhcd/dhcd.htm
Director, LCDBG, LGAP, CWEF Programs
State of Louisiana, Division of Administration, Office of Community Development
1201 N Third Street, Suite 7-270
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70764
Phone: 225.342.7412
Fax: 225.342.1947
E-Mail: [email protected]
Director, Community Incentives Division, Mississippi Development Authority
P.O. Box 849
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0849
Phone: 601.359.2366
Fax: 601.359.3108
E-Mail: [email protected]
Director, Grants Division
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
1 Commerce Way, Suite 601
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
Phone: 501.682.7389
Fax: 501.682.7499
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Address: http://www.arkansasedc.com
Division Director, Community Finance Division
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: (404) 679-0604
Email: [email protected]
Federal Programs Branch Chief, California Department of Housing and Community Development
2020 West El Camino Avenue
Sacramento, California 94252-2050
Phone: 916.223.9004
E-Mail: [email protected]
CDBG Program Director
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
300 N. Washington Square, 4th Floor
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Phone: 517.574.2553
E-Mail: [email protected]
Director, Community Programs
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
7800 Hawkins Road
Lanham, Maryland 20706
Phone: 301.429.7519
Fax: 301.514.7874
E-Mail: [email protected]
Director for CDBG Programs
Texas Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Affairs
P.O. Box 12847
Austin, Texas 78711
Phone: 512.463.6612
Fax: 512.936.7875
E-Mail: [email protected]
Grants Administrator III
State of Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
455 3rd Avenue, Suite 140
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
Phone: 907.451.2721
Fax: 601.359.3108
E-Mail: [email protected]
Director of Community Infrastructure
Community and Rural Development
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
312 Rosa L Parks Ave., 27th Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615.354.3591
E-Mail: [email protected]
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Housing
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-7106
Phone: 860.270.8037
E-Mail: [email protected]
Senior Deputy Director
Texas General Land Office
1700 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1495
Phone: 512.463.5001
E-Mail: heather.lagrone.glo@
recovery.texas.gov
Phone:
(202) 293-5820 ext. 110
Email: [email protected]
Phone:
(202) 293-5820 ext. 116
Email: [email protected]
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Noon – 4:00 pm
Early Registration
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Gather at 12:45 p.m.
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Tour of DC’s Anacostia Neighborhood
(Hosted by DC Department of Housing and Community Development)
Meeting Location: Lobby Level Livingroom
4:00 – 6:00 pm
COSCDA Board Meeting – Open to all conference attendees
Location: Lobby Level Meeting Room 3
Monday, March 20, 2023
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Registration – Coffee/Tea Service Provided
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
8:00 – 9:45 am
Welcome and Opening Plenary
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
Presenters:
Marion Mollegen McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Katy Burke, CPD National Field Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
9:45 – 10:00 am
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
10:00 – 11:30 am
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Community Development
CDBG for Public Services and Funding Child Care
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
In using CDBG-CV for public services, there is a growing interest in using regular CDBG for such activities. This session will highlight program requirements – also hear from states with experience in funding public services through with CDBG, with a focus on childcare.
Housing
Critical Issues for HOME-ARP Implementation
Location: Meeting Room Eleven
There are a number of hot topics that HUD staff will highlight and address regarding the HOME-ARP program. Some of these issues include, but are not limited to, resident restrictions staying consistent with fair housing, displacement considerations due to project development, and rental housing requirements specific to ARP funding.
Homelessness
Unsheltered Homeless Needs – Nationally and Focusing on Rural Areas
Location: Meeting Room Fifteen
This session will examine the needs and efforts to address the unsheltered homeless population, with a special focus on the increases occurring in rural areas. The session will also highlight the new HUD funding initiative for unsheltered homelessness.
Disaster Recovery
Getting to Recovery Faster: Options to Implement DR Activities Quickly
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
States recipients will describe their strategies and initiatives to start disaster recovery efforts sooner than previous disasters. The Recovery Acceleration Fund model will provide bridge loans to finance rebuilding. One state is creating a housing model with state funds to address disaster. Another state will outline pre-agreement work to facilitate recovery activities.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Community Development
Ensuring Timely Expenditures and New LMA Local Survey Tool
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
This session will cover two topics: how states can improve their CDBG expenditure rates and a new survey tool. Advocating for CDBG funding is difficult when states are showing substantial unspent balances. This session will have presentations from both HUD staff and COSCDA members with strategies and program design options to increase timeliness of expenditures. HUD staff will provide an overview of a new LMA survey tool.
Housing
Housing Trust Fund 7 Years On: Progress and Problem Solving
Location: Meeting Room Eleven
States will provide presentations that highlight how they designed and managed their Housing Trust Fund programs. The discussion will also include the challenges faced by those states, and opportunities for COSCDA members to raise their issues about how to manage the HTF program.
Joint Homelessness and Disaster Recovery
Addressing Homelessness in Disaster Recovery
Location: Meeting Room Seven an Eight
Several new resources will be presented that support the recovery of and assistance for people experiencing homelessness prior to a disaster. HUD Disaster Recovery has issued a Toolkit on assessing unmet needs that raises the profile of this issue. Also, HUD SNAPS is managing a new program called the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program, which provides housing and services for people experiencing homelessness whose needs are exacerbated by disasters, and people who are at-risk of longer-term homelessness.
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
2:45 – 3:30 pm
State of Rural Housing in America
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is a leader for affordable housing efforts in rural America. HAC provides financing for affordable housing and community development, as well as technical assistance, training, and national policy development. The remarks in this session will focus on the state of housing in rural America.
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
3:45 – 5:00 pm
HUD Guidance on Build America, Buy America Act (BABA)
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
A panel of HUD officials will discuss the new requirements under BABA and offer an opportunity to raise questions on implementation of the new requirements. Panelists will review the notices issued and guidance on how to comply with BAP in administration of HUD funding.
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Networking Reception – (Light Hors d‘Oeuvres)
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
Meet and greet your colleagues in a relaxed environment and join us as we bestow COSCDA’s initial Congressional Partnership Award.
6:00 pm
Regional Dinners – (On Your Own)
We encourage you to join your regional colleagues to explore the many delightful dining options available near the hotel as you discuss organizational issues and initiatives and share information about regionally important topics in a casual environment.
Note: Confirm your attendance with your COSCDA Regional Representative – individuals who plan to participate should meet in the room specific to your region (see below) immediately following the Networking Reception.
Eastern Region – Room Fourteen
Southern Region – Room Nine and Ten
Western Region – Room Fifteen
Midwestern Region – Room Eleven
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Registration – Coffee/Tea Service Provided
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
8:30 – 10:00 am
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1
Human Resources Dilemma: Recruiting and Retaining Staff, and Procuring Professional Services in Post-COVID World
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
The Post-COVID workforce is changing how state agencies address recruitment and retention of staff. This session will briefly highlight some of the new trends that states are using and strategies that managers can deploy, even when flexibility is limited in attracting and keeping good people. This session will also cover the basic considerations and requirements when state program managers are soliciting for professional services/consultants to assist them in managing HUD programs. This information will cover multiple HUD programs.
Breakout 2
Recovery Housing: Sharing Promising Practices & Challenges
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
COSCDA members will share their experience managing the Recovery Housing Program. This pilot program has experienced both progress and challenges in delivering housing options for adults that are recovering from substance abuse. A portion of the time will be available for attendees to raise their issues and ask questions.
10:00 – 10:15 am
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
10:15 -11:45 am
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Community Development
Adapting CDBG to Economic Recovery and Funding Microenterprise
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
This session will address two related topics: how to fund microenterprise assistance activities and changes in the economy impacting the use of CDBG for economic development activities. This session will include presentations on program requirements for microenterprise activities. Also, COSCDA members will discuss changes they are making to better administer business assistance programs in the COVID-recovery economy.
Housing
Leveraging Treasury Funds for Housing
Location: Meeting Room Eleven
The U.S. Department of Treasury has provided COVID recovery funds that can be used for housing activities. Officials from Treasury will briefly discuss how to direct those resources for housing projects. The session will also include presentations from states that have projects and activities to improve housing using the Treasury funds, including at least one example of combining Treasury funds with HUD resources.
Homelessness
Aligning Health & Homelessness Programs
Location: Meeting Room Fifteen
New initiatives that provide funding and other resources for housing and supportive services will be presented in this session. These initiatives are directing Medicaid funds and health system resources from hospitals and managed care organizations toward these non-traditional uses that impact the quality and cost of health care. Partnerships and projects working to align health care and housing needs will be highlighted.
Disaster Recovery
Incorporating Mitigation & Climate Resilience in DR Activities
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
HUD’s Consolidated Notice will require CDBG-DR grantees to incorporate disaster mitigation measures into all recovery activities involving construction. This session will review how grantees can fulfill this require and include presentations from states on how they are implementing this requirement.
11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Joint Networking Lunch – All Conference Attendees
(Lunch provided)
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
1:15 – 2:45
Advancing Housing & Community Development in 118th Congress: Perspectives from Partners in Advocacy
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
Hear from COSCDA’s partners about potential activities during the 118th Congress for housing, homelessness, and community development programs. The presenters will also provide insight about non-legislative actions that support and improve these programs. The panelists represent organizations that have ongoing efforts advocating for resources, legislation, and policies responsive to the needs of all of COSCDA’s program areas.
Washington Overview
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
COSCDA staff will provide an update on legislative action and how COSCDA’s priorities are being addressed by Congress and the Biden administration.
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Community Development
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
Senior staff from the Office of Block Grant Assistance will provide updates on program guidance, regulations, and the funding outlook affecting the Community Development Block Grant, as well as CDBG- CV and Recovery Housing funding.
Housing
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Location: Meeting Room Eleven
The Director and senior staff from the Office of Affordable Housing Programs will provide updates on program guidance, regulations, and the funding outlook affecting the HOME Program and Housing Trust Fund.
Homelessness
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Location: Meeting Room Fifteen
The Director of the Office of Special Needs Programs will provide updates on program guidance, regulations, and funding outlook affecting HUD’s Homelessness Programs.
Disaster Recovery
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
The Director of the Office of Disaster Recovery will provide updates on program guidance, regulations, and funding outlook affecting HUD’s CDBG-Disaster Recovery program.
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Noon – 4:00 pm
Early Registration
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Gather at 12:45 p.m.
1:00 – 3:30 pm
Tour of DC’s Anacostia Neighborhood
(Hosted by DC Department of Housing and Community Development)
Location: Lobby Level Livingroom
4:00 – 6:00 pm
COSCDA Board Meeting – Open to all conference attendees
Location: Lobby Level, Meeting Room 3
CPD National Field Director
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for CPD
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Registration – Coffee/Tea Service Provided
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
8:00 – 9:45 am
Welcome and Opening Plenary
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CPD National Field Director
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
COSCDA President and Director, Office of Community Development
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
9:45 – 10:00 am
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
10:00 – 11:30 am
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Community Development
CDBG for Public Services and Funding Child Care
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
In using CDBG-CV for public services, there is a growing interest in using regular CDBG for such activities. This session will highlight program requirements – also hear from states with experience in funding public services through with CDBG, with a focus on childcare.
Community Planning & Development Specialist
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG Program and Policy Coordinator
Oregon Business and Development Department
COSCDA Board Member and Director of Community Infrastructure, Community and Rural Development
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Manager, Community Investments
Ohio Department of Development
COSCDA Board Member and Director, Community Development Programs
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Housing
Critical Issues for HOME-ARP Implementation
Location: Meeting Room Eleven
There are a number of hot topics that HUD staff will highlight and address regarding implementation of the HOME-ARP program. Some of these issues include, but are not limited to, changing the state’s program priority preferences, displacement considerations due to project development, managing operating assistance for housing projects, and reviewing the TA resources available for ARP funding.
Deputy Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Assistant Director, Program Policy Division, Office of Affordable Housing Programs,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Manager, Residential Revitalization|
Ohio Department of Development, Office of Community Development
Homelessness
Unsheltered Homeless Needs – Nationally and Focusing on Rural Areas
Location: Meeting Room Fifteen
This session will examine the needs and efforts to address the unsheltered homeless population, with a special focus on the increases occurring in rural areas. The session will also highlight the new HUD funding initiative for unsheltered homelessness.
Senior Program Specialist, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
COSCDA Vice President and Housing Director
Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing
Director, Individual and Family Support Program Unit
Connecticut Department of Housing
Federal Team Manager
Washington State Department of Commerce
Senior Regional Advisor
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Disaster Recovery
Getting to Recovery Faster: Options to Implement DR Activities Quickly
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
States recipients will describe their strategies and initiatives to start disaster recovery efforts sooner than previous disasters. The Recovery Acceleration Fund model will provide bridge loans to finance rebuilding. One state is creating a housing model with state funds to address disaster. Another state will outline pre-agreement work to facilitate recovery activities.
Executive Director
Louisiana Office of Community Development
CDBG-DR Program Manager
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Director, Policy Development
Texas General Land Office
CDBG Program Director
Tetra Tech
Assistant Deputy Director, Division of Federal Financial Assistance, Disaster Relief and Recovery
California Department of Housing & Community Development
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Community Development
Ensuring Timely Expenditures & New LMA Local Survey Tool
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
This session will cover two topics: how states can improve their CDBG expenditure rates and a new survey tool. Advocating for CDBG funding is difficult when states are showing substantial unspent balances. This session will have presentations from both HUD staff and COSCDA members with strategies and program design options to increase timeliness of expenditures. HUD staff will provide an overview of a new LMA survey tool.
COSCDA Past President and Director, Community Incentives Division
Mississippi Development Authority
CDBG Director
Kansas Department of Commerce
Senior Community Planning & Development Specialist
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Manager
Idaho Department of Commerce
Housing
Housing Trust Fund 7 Years On: Progress and Problem Solving
Location: Meeting Room Eleven
States will provide presentations that highlight how they designed and managed their Housing Trust Fund programs. The discussion will also include the challenges faced by those states, and opportunities for COSCDA members to raise their issues about how to manage the HTF program.
Federal Housing Programs Director
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Supportive Housing and Special Projects Manager
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
Administrator of Housing Production
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Assistant Director, Community Programs
Tennessee Housing Development Agency
Joint Homelessness and Disaster Recovery
Addressing Homelessness in Disaster Recovery
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
Several new resources will be presented that support the recovery of and assistance for people experiencing homelessness prior to a disaster. HUD Disaster Recovery has issued a Toolkit on assessing unmet needs that raises the profile of this issue. Also, HUD SNAPS is managing a new program called the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program, which provides housing and services for people experiencing homelessness whose needs are exacerbated by disasters, and people who are at-risk of longer-term homelessness.
Director, Program Coordination and Analysis Division, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Officer for Disaster Recovery, Office of Disaster Recovery
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Assistant Director, Office of Disaster Recovery
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Co-Creator
Redesign Collaborative
Deputy Director Office on Homelessness
Florida Department of Children and Families
Senior Disaster Recovery Specialist
California Department of Housing & Community Development
Executive Director
Louisiana Office of Community Development
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
2:45 – 3:30 pm
State of Rural Housing in America
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is a leader for affordable housing efforts in rural America. HAC provides financing for affordable housing and community development, as well as technical assistance, training, and national policy development. The remarks in this session will focus on the state of housing in rural America.
President & CEO
Housing Assistance Council
COSCDA Vice President and
Housing Director
Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
3:45 – 5:00 pm
HUD Guidance on Build America, Buy America Act (BABA)
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
A panel of HUD officials will discuss the new requirements under BABA and offer an opportunity to raise questions on implementation of the new requirements. Panelists will review the notices issued and guidance on how to comply with BAP in administration of HUD funding.
Senior Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Director, Office of Strategic Planning
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
States and Small Cities Division
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
COSCDA Board Member and Division Director, Community Finance Division
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Networking Reception – (Light Hors d‘Oeuvres)
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
Meet and greet your colleagues in a relaxed environment and join us as we bestow COSCDA’s initial Congressional Partnership Award.
6:00 pm
Regional Dinners – (On Your Own)
We encourage you to join your regional colleagues to explore the many delightful dining options available near the hotel as you discuss organizational issues and initiatives and share information about regionally important topics in a casual environment.
Note: Confirm your attendance with your COSCDA Regional Representative – individuals who plan to participate should meet in the room specific to your region (see below) immediately following the Networking Reception.
Eastern – Room Fourteen
Southern – Room Nine and Ten
Western – Room Fifteen
Midwestern – Room Eleven
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Registration – Coffee/Tea Service Provided
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
8:30 – 10:00 am
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1
Human Resources Dilemma:
Recruiting & Retaining Staff, and Procuring Professional Services in Post-COVID World
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
The Post-COVID workforce is changing how state agencies address recruitment and retention of staff. This session will briefly highlight some of the new trends that states are using and strategies that managers can deploy, even when flexibility is limited in attracting and keeping good people. This session will also cover the basic considerations and requirements when state program managers are soliciting for professional services/consultants to assist them in managing HUD programs. This information will cover multiple HUD programs.
Senior Fellow, Workforce Development
Center for American Progress
Community Planning and Development Specialist
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Director of Policy and HUD Technical Assistance
Capital Access, Inc.
Traci Watts, COSCDA Board Member and Director, Local Government Assistance
Louisiana Office of Community Development
Breakout Session 2
Recovery Housing: Sharing Promising Practices & Challenges
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
COSCDA members will share their experience managing the Recovery Housing Program. This pilot program has experienced both progress and challenges in delivering housing options for adults that are recovering from substance abuse. A portion of the time will be available for attendees to raise their issues and ask questions.
Deputy Director, State and Small Cities Division
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
CDBG Program Manager
West Virginia Department of Economic Development
Homeless Assistance Specialist
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Director of Development
MaineHousing
COSCDA Board Member and Community Development Branch Chief
California Department of Housing and Community Development
10:00 – 10:15 am
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
10:15 -11:45 am
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Community Development
Adapting CDBG to Economic Recovery and Funding Microenterprise
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
This session will address two related topics: how to fund microenterprise assistance activities and changes in the economy impacting the use of CDBG for economic development activities. This session will include presentations on program requirements for microenterprise activities. Also, COSCDA members will discuss changes they are making to better administer business assistance programs in the COVID-recovery economy.
Director, State and Small Cities Division
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Director of Housing and Community Development
New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority
Program Director, CDBG Economic Development
New York State Homes and Community Renewal
COSCDA Board Member and Director, Grants Division
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Bureau Director, Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources
Wisconsin Department of Administration
Housing
Leveraging Treasury Funds for Housing
Location: Meeting Room Eleven
The U.S. Department of Treasury has provided COVID recovery funds that can be used for housing activities. Officials from Treasury will briefly discuss how to direct those resources for housing projects. The session will also include presentations from states that have projects and activities to improve housing using the Treasury funds, including at least one example of combining Treasury funds with HUD resources.
Senior Advisor for Housing Supply and Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Acting Director, Office of Community and Economic Development
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Associate Program Manager, Housing Grant Programs
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
Deputy Director, Division of Federal Financial Assistance
California Department of Housing and Community Development
Director
Whole-Home Repairs Program & Weatherization Assistance
Program Manager
California Department of Housing and Community Development
Associate Director, Community Development & Housing Policy
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Homelessness
Aligning Health & Homelessness Programs
Location: Meeting Room Fifteen
New initiatives that provide funding and other resources for housing and supportive services will be presented in this session. These initiatives are directing Medicaid funds and health system resources from hospitals and managed care organizations toward these non-traditional uses that impact the quality and cost of health care. Partnerships and projects working to align health care and housing needs will be highlighted.
Special Assistant to the Executive Director
National Academy for State Health Policy
Supportive Housing Services Manager
Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing
Homeless Data Integration Project Manager
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Consultant
Wagner Consulting, formerly with Louisiana Dept of Health (retired)
Director, Center for Community & Housing Development
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
Disaster Recovery
Incorporating Mitigation & Climate Resilience in DR Activities
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
HUD’s Consolidated Notice will require CDBG-DR grantees to incorporate disaster mitigation measures into all recovery activities involving construction. This session will review how grantees can fulfill this require and include presentations from states on how they are implementing this requirement.
Assistant Director, Policy Division, Office of Disaster Recovery
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Planning and Development Specialist, Policy Division, Office of Disaster Recovery
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disaster Recovery Director
South Carolina Office of Resilience
Deputy Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Senior Disaster Recovery Specialist
California Department of Housing & Community Development
Director, Disaster Recovery Division
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Joint Networking Lunch – All Conference Attendees
(Lunch provided)
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
1:15 – 2:45
Advancing Housing & Community Development in 118th Congress: Perspectives from Partners in Advocacy
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
Hear from COSCDA’s partners about potential activities during the 118th Congress for housing, homelessness, and community development programs. The presenters will also provide insight about non-legislative actions that support and improve these programs. The panelists represent organizations that have ongoing efforts advocating for resources, legislation, and policies responsive to the needs of all of COSCDA’s program areas.
Director, Housing and Infrastructure Project
Bipartisan Policy Center
Vice President, Policy
Enterprise Community Partners
Program and Policy Analyst
National Alliance to End Homelessness
COSCDA Board Member and Tax Credit and HOME Program Director
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
Josh Shumaker, Director of Advocacy and Federal Programs
Washington Overview
COSCDA staff will provide an update on legislative action and how COSCDA’s priorities are being addressed by Congress and the Biden administration.
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Networking Break (Coffee/Tea, No Refreshments)
Location: Meeting Level Foyer
Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with your colleagues to exchange program information and share effective strategies.
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Community Development
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Location: Meeting Room Nine and Ten
Senior staff from the Office of Block Grant Assistance will provide updates on program guidance, regulations, and the funding outlook affecting the Community Development Block Grant, as well as CDBG- CV and Recovery Housing funding.
Director, State and Small Cities Division
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Deputy Director, State and Small Cities Division
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Assistant Director, State and Small Cities Division
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
COSCDA Board Member and Director for Community Development Block Grant Programs
Texas Department of Agriculture
Housing
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Location: Meeting Room Eleven
The Director and senior staff from the Office of Affordable Housing Programs will provide updates on program guidance, regulations, and the funding outlook affecting the HOME Program and Housing Trust Fund.
Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Director, Program Policy Division, Office of Affordable Housing Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Director, Financial and Information System Division, Office of Affordable Housing Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Deputy Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
COSCDA Board Member and Tax Credit and HOME Program Director
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
Homelessness
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Location: Meeting Room Fifteen
The Director of the Office of Special Needs Programs will provide updates on program guidance, regulations, and funding outlook affecting HUD’s Homelessness Programs.
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
COSCDA Board Member and Community Development Branch Chief
California Department of Housing and Community Development
Disaster Recovery
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Location: Meeting Room Seven and Eight
The Director of the Office of Disaster Recovery will provide updates on program guidance, regulations, and funding outlook affecting HUD’s CDBG-Disaster Recovery program.
Director, Office of Disaster Recovery
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
COSCDA Board Member and Senior Deputy Director
Texas General Land Office
4:30 pm
Adjourn
630 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 293-5820
