DECEMBER 7, 2009 - 4:30 PM EST - 6:00 PM EST

Rising to the Challenge: Using HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program

This workshop is a companion to Wednesday's symposium, Rising to the Challenge: Stabilizing Communities in the Wake of Foreclosure. It is designed for organizations looking for a deeper dive into HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The workshop will present what NSP grantees consider when approving their partners. Special attention will be paid to the issues and challenges with NSP, and how organizations are overcoming these challenges. Examples of regional collaboration and branding and marketing the NSP effort will be discussed.

DECEMBER 8, 2009 - 4:30 PM EST - 6:00 PM EST

Responsible & Sustainable Redevelopment: The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative in Baltimore

The dramatic increase in Weatherization Assistance Program resources provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has caused significant challenges on the ground as programs struggle to ramp up way beyond their previous capacity. At the same time, it presents an opportunity to leverage this investment to make real improvements in housing for low income families that go beyond weatherization as well as providing job and economic opportunities.

JANUARY 6, 2010 - 9:30 AM EST - 4:30 PM EST

Greening the Multifamily Housing Stock: What's next for California?

JANUARY 20, 2010 - 1:00 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST

Asset Management for Affordable Housing

The asset manager performs a vital role in preserving quality affordable housing developments. Good asset - or risk management - is critical to all involved parties, from investors to lenders to the low-income families this housing serves. Participants gain an understanding of the goals of asset management, their role in achieving those goals, and the tools needed to manage risk effectively.

Cost: $250

JANUARY 22, 2010 - 4:25 PM EST

NSP 2 Conference (invitation only)

This intensive 1 day event will provide grantees an overview of the NSP2 grant agreement and key program implementation tasks. Workshops will cover topics such as: how to set up and draw from DRGR; conducting environmental reviews; complying with other federal requirements such as Lead-Based Paint or URA; financial management; and record keeping and reporting as well as monitoring the work of subrecipients, partners and consortia members.

FEBRUARY 2, 2010 - 8:00 AM EST - 5:00 PM EST

NSP Problem-Solving Clinic (Detroit, MI)

HUD is offering a series of locally-based Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Problem Solving Clinics on implementing the NSP program. The clinics are targeted to the needs of individual housing markets and thus are open to grantees and their nonprofit, developer and financial institution/ lender partners from each local market area.