COSCDA Events

2026 Upcoming Events

COSCDA CDBG Boot Camp Training Conference

Virtual Crosscutting Compliance Training

October 27, 2026 - Environmental Review
October 28, 2026 - Labor Standards
October 29, 2026 - Acquisition/Relocation

2027 - 2029 Training/Conferences

2027 

  • March 15 – 16 Program Managers Training Conference, Yours Truly Hotel, Washington, D.C.
  • October 18 – 20 Annual Training Conference, New Haven, CT

2028

  • March 20 – 21 – Program Managers Training Conference, Yours Truly Hotel, Washington, D.C.

2029

  • March 19 – 20 – Program Managers Training Conference, Yours Truly Hotel, Washington, D.C.

About COSCDA Conferences and Training

COSCDA trainings are restricted to state administrators of HUD programs in community and economic development, housing, homelessness and disaster recovery programs.

Annual Training Conference:

The COSCDA Annual Training Conference is held annually in September. The site of the Conference rotates among the four COSCDA regions. Members interested in hosting the Conference provide an information packet that is distributed before the Annual Conference to all members. The site of the Annual Training Conference is typically selected two years in advance.

Program Managers Training Conference:

The COSCDA Community Development, Housing, Homelessness, and Disaster Recovery Program Managers Training Conferences are held annually in March in Washington, D.C. The “four” Conferences are designed to benefit state agency administrative staff working in COSCDA’s primary program areas. The “four” Conferences under one umbrella are offered concurrently to facilitate the provision of joint workshops on topics of common interest.

COSCDA Training Academy:

The COSCDA Training Academy was created in 2007 to meet the increasing demand from the membership to provide state-specific training in COSCDA’ s four core program areas: community development, housing, disaster recovery, and homelessness.

  • CDBG Boot Camp: 4-day training for state CDBG staff about the basic strategies for CDBG administration;
  • CDBG Sub-Grantee Training: 3-day training for entities that administer CDBG programs for non-entitlement city/county recipients. An additional day can be added for elected officials;
  • Advanced CDBG: 2-day training for state CDBG staff that desire an in-depth look at the requirements and flexibilities of CDBG administration;
  • Crosscutting Compliance: 2 days (in-person) or 4 three-hour modules (virtually) covering Environmental Review, Labor Standards, Acquisition/Relocation, and Fair Housing/Equal Access

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