Northwest HUD Lines
July 2017

HUD e-Briefs from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington

Leland Jones, Editor, (206) 220-5356 or Leland.jones@hud.gov

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HOME FRONT
On the very last day of 2017's National Homeownership Month HUD Secretary Caron had an e-chat via Facebook about the state of homeownership in America. It's worth a watch. And, closer to home, here's what FHA - the Federal Housing Administration - and its partners are doing to promote safe, sound & smart homeownership in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Secretary Carson testifies about President Trump's proposed HUD budget for fiscal year 2018
The first Secretary of HUD, Robert Weaver, said that we must look for "human solutions," not just policies and programs. I want our efforts to assist those in need and to support a path to self-sufficiency. At the same time, we are keenly focused on efficiency throughout the agency with the mindset of doing more with less.

Of course, we continue our mission. The Budget reflects the President's commitment to support HUD's critical functions, such as providing rental assistance to low-income and vulnerable households; promoting decent, safe, and affordable housing for Americans; supporting access to homeownership; and helping work-able families achieve independence, freedom from regulations and bureaucracy, and the ability to govern themselves." - HUD Secretary Ben Carson in testimony prepared for delivery before the U.S. Senate Committee's Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing & Urban Affairs & Related Agencies to discuss the President's proposed fiscal year 2018 Federal budget, June 7, 2017.

LEAD-ERS
Congratulations to the City of Portland, Oregon & the City of Pocatello, Idaho, both among the 47 winners of 2017 HUD grants to address lead hazard & other risks in low-income households. Portland was awarded a $3 million lead hazard to undertake abatement in some 275 homes while Pocatello won just $1.5 million which will enable it, in collaboration with Portneuf Valley Interfaith Council, Aid For Friends, Bannock Youth Foundation, Family Services Alliance, the Housing Authority of the City of Pocatello, Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency, NeighborWorks Pocatello, the Homeless & Housing Coalition, School District #25, through their Head Start Program, the Pocatello Police Childcare Licensing Department, Health West and Poky Free Clinic, to address lead issues in just over 80 homes. In announcing the awards HUD Secretary Carson, a long-time advocate for lead reduction & healthy homes programs, noted that "Children perform better at school and in life if they live in a healthy home," adding that the grants would help make sure "homes are safe and ensure positive outcomes for families and their kids."

BRIEF BRIEFS
Portland, Oregon Housing Bureau to help "as many as 800 households" in Lents & Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhoods avoid displacement as a result of Johnson Creek flooding by reducing flood insurance premiums & making home improvements to increase resiliency of homes. . .National Endowment for the Arts awards 52 grants totaling $4.3 million to support arts activities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington State communities. . .At National Incident Fire Command in Boise, Idaho Agriculture Secretary Perdue & Interior Secretary Zinke sign inter-departmental collaboration agreement to "improve the way both agencies manage wildfires by ensuring that all of our firefighting assets are utilized in the most efficient way possible". . .Washington State Housing Finance Commission okays $137 ,million in financing to preserve or produce more than 600 affordable housing units in Auburn, Bellevue, Dallesport, Kennewick, Renton, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma & Tukwila. . .City of Kenai, Alaska donates five previously-foreclosed parcels to Habitat for Humanity to build a house every two years through 2026 says KTUU-TV. . .St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County in Eugene & Easter Seals Oregon in Medford, Salem & Portland, Snohomish County, Washington Workforce Development & Partners in Careers in Seattle, Washington win U.S. Department of Labor employment training grants to help homeless veterans "acquire the skills they need to obtain good-paying jobs and reintegrate themselves into a society whom they defended and served," said Labor Secretary Acosta. . .Low Income Housing Institute celebrates grand opening of Billy Frank Jr. Place, 43 units of affordable housing for homeless veterans, young adults & people with disabilities in downtown Olympia, Washington. . .Idaho Housing & Finance Association presents 13 lenders & 13 REALTORS for helping "more than 269 Coeur d'Alene area families become homeowners last year," as Association's Gerald Hunter notes that, over last 40 years, it's helped more than 14,000 north Idahoans buy a home thereby "adding more than $1.3 billion to the local economy". . .Idaho Association of Cities honors Ammon, Idaho for best economic & community development project of 2017, establishment its first local improvement district to provide fiber optic access to over 300 homes by this fall, says KDIK-TV. . .Open Doors of Spokane, Washington opens city's first 24-hour-day shelter for homeless families, says KXLY, making it "easier" for them "to be together and get back on their feet."

LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD
The past is often present as we prepare and build for our future. Consider a recent ceremony hosted by Africatown, the Black Community Impact Alliance, Capitol Hill Housing & Cornerstone on a vacant lot at 24th & Union in Seattle, Washington's Central District, long considered the center of African-American life in the city. Their purpose was to break ground for the $32 million Liberty Bank Building that will provide 115 new & much-need affordable housing units. To you or me, the site probably just look like one more vacant lot. Not so, the attendees. For them it was the ideal site, a premium site because, decades ago, it had been home to the city's first & only bank to be owned by African-Americans. The new Liberty Bank Building would commemorate the old Liberty Bank. Nor was the date picked for the ceremony - June 19th - a coincidence or an accident. It was, in fact, the 167th anniversary of Juneteenth, that day in 1865 when enslaved African-Americans in Texas belatedly, but finally learned they had been freed. Their "new beginning" back them would be commemorated by the Central District's new beginning on Juneteenth, 167 years later. Sometimes the past in our present makes us wary, even afraid of the future. Not so for those who've had the vision & the tenacity to set the new Liberty Bank Building to rising at 24th & Union. May it serve - and inspire - generations to come.

WOODWORKING
Is a new future rising?
The first world's first skyscraper - the 10-story, 138-foot Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois - opened in 1885. It was built of steel and, since then, virtually every skyscraper built in the U.S. has also been made of steel. That's about to change with plans recently-unveiled by a developer, a bank & Home Forward - the housing authority in Portland, Oregon - for a new, 12-story high-rise at the corner of Northwest 10th & Glisan in the city's Pearl District. It will be built not of steel, but of cross-laminated timber panels manufactured by a woman-owned lumber company in the town of Riddle some 120 miles south of Portland on Interstate 5. When completed what's to be called framework will be the tallest wooden building in the nation. It could revolutionize American architecture &, of equal importance, revive the Northwest's flagging timber industry. See why.

YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS
Friend of Housing Award nominations now being accepted
To get along & get ahead, you gotta have friends. And if you get 'em, you gotta make sure they realize how much you appreciate the support they give, the help they provide, the work they do. Which is precisely what Washington State Housing Finance Commission's annual Friend of Housing Awards are all about Don't believe me? Well, just go to the tape. Once you've done that, why not the name of a person whose made your work easier & smarter as nominees for this year's Friend of Housing Award. The nominations are due July 18th.

BRIEF BRIEFS TOO
Tacoma, Washington unveils big tent approach - literally - to address rise of homeless "tent cities," says KING5-TV, a$3.4 million, temperature-controlled tent that should provide emergency shelter & supportive services to 65 a night. . .Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition honors REACH CDC with Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award for its use of tax credits to leverage private & public investments to 112-year-old, 50-unit Bronaugh building in downtown Portland, Oregon as part of the city's affordable housing stock. . .Capitol Hill Housing in Seattle, Washington celebrates grand reopening of 20-unit, almost 50-year-old 6 Mary Ruth Manor following an extensive renovation that, says Capitol Hill Times, "gets it ready for next 40 years". . .Access, Inc., tells KOBI-TV that Victory Place with 17 units of affordable housing for veterans & their families should be ready for occupancy by December of this year. . .ICPH - the Institute for Child Policy & Homelessness - ranks Oregon 1st, Alaska 3rd, Washington State 7th & Idaho 14th in identifying homeless students to that "homelessness does not disrupt their learning". . .Washington Department of Commerce has awarded Disability Rights Washington contract to launch ombuds service to " help protect the health and well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities" by serving as "watchdog, monitoring and reporting on the services provided in Washington state for potential situations of abuse and neglect". . .Cannon Beach, Oregon City Council votes 4 to 1 to okay 1 percent excise tax on building permits, says The Astorian, to create affordable housing development fund. . .Pocatello, Idaho wins A Book for Every Child Merit Award from National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials says Idaho State Journal. . .After partnering with Homeward Bound land trust to transport 4-unit apartment building from Victoria, B.C. to provide more affordable housing, City of Port Townsend considering grant to help it complete recent reorganization says Peninsula Daily News. . ..CBRF tells Multifamily Housing News it's been okayed for $14 million FHA-insured mortgage to build 81 units of market-rate housing in downtown Boise, Idaho. . .The Columbian reports City of Vancouver, Washington "in midst of a deal" to acquire 12-acre, former Tower Mall site near downtown to create "vibrant urban village in a part of the city that has not enjoyed the positive impacts of development for decades" ays Mayor Tim Leavitt. . .Thanks to a private donation & $400,000 Idaho CDBG grant, Kids Club Inc. in Grangeville, Idaho to go out for bids this summer on new, 4,000 square-foot home to be built on three lots it purchased from city says Idaho County Free Press. . .EPA selects Anchorage & Kodiak Island in Alaska, cities of Central Point, Eugene, Grants Pass, Medford, Newport, Nyssa, Springfield, St. Helens & Toledo & Douglas, Jackson, Lane, Lincoln & Malheur counties & the Confederated Tribes of the Slletz in Oregon & the cities of Bremerton, Spokane, Port of Skagit & Grays Harbor, Skamaia & Spokane counties in Washington for brownfields clean-up & assessment grants. . .Mayor Ted Wheeler & Portland, Oregon Housing Bureau breaks ground for 93 units of affordable for homeless &other families on city-owned lot in The Pearl, the city's "hottest" neighborhood. . .Seattle, Washington Mayor Ed Murray proposes Fair Chance Housing ordinance that would "prevent landlords from screening applicants based on criminal convictions more than two years old, and prohibit the use of advertising language that categorically excludes people with arrests or conviction records".

NOFA-TUNITY
HUD seeks Choice Neighborhood Planning grant applicants
HUD has set an August 28th deadline for local governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities & non-profits to apply for a total of $5 million in Choice Neighborhoods Planning grants. Up to nine awards will be made. The grants help "communities with severely distressed public or HUD-assisted housing in developing a successful neighborhood transformation plan and building the support necessary for that plan to be successfully implemented. See FR-6100-N-38 at www.grants.gov.

NOFA-TWO-NITY
A very, very, VERY important alert for HUD's partners in Alaska
Hey Alaska partners!!! If your organization is thinking of seeking GOAL - Greater Opportunity for Affordable Housing funds - from Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, today - June 30th, 2017, is a very, very important day. AHFC will issue its Notice of Funding Availability for 2018 GOAL funds - i.e., grants, zero-interest loans, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits - in September, 2017. HOWEVER, if your organization is hoping to respond to that Notice, there are two requirements you must be to be eligible to do so. First, you must register by 4:30 p.m. Alaska time today - June 30th, 2017 - to submit a pre-application. Second, once you've registered, you must submit on-line the completed pre-application by 4:30 p.m. Alaska time on July 19th, 2017. DON'T DELAY!!!!

NOFA-THREE-NITY
The City of Seattle has set a September 5th deadline to apply for funding under its $30 million Homeless Investment RFP that is "applications from agencies that provide services that support movement toward and access to permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness" with the winning applicants expected to be organizations that "deliver person-centered services, show results, and address racial disparities" in homelessness prevention, diversion, outreach & engagement, emergency services, transitional housing, rapid re-Housing and permanent supportive housing. The City's Human Services Division will host information sessions for potential applicants on July 6th, July 10th & July 17th. For the full RFP, visit.

NO-FOUR-TUNITY-
Denali Commission to award $1 million help rural villages to help protect infrastructure.
The Denali Commission has set a July 7th deadline for rural Alaska villages to apply for small project infrastructure protection grants of up to $300,000 each to "aid rural Alaska communities responding to local environmental events that do not meet minimum requirements for other state or federal emergency or disaster response and recovery programs." The funds may be used to repair core infrastructure or housing that has been damaged by flooding, erosion, or permafrost degradation, or to protect core infrastructure or housing that is threatened by flooding, erosion, or permafrost degradation.

NO-FIVE-TU-NITY
$1.2 million available from Denali Commission for small project transportation grants
The Denali Commission also has set a July 21st deadline to apply for $1.2 million in rural small project transportation maintenance & improvement grants to help rural communities maintain and improve their existing transportation infrastructure including roadway surface repair and safety improvements, fence repair, sign maintenance, dust control surface treatment, drainage and/or drainage structure repair, ATV trail repair, dock/waterfront facility structural integrity and safety improvements, bridge preservation and maintenance. Eligible applicants include Municipal, Borough and Tribal governments, ANCSA Village Corporations, and regional tribal non-profit organizations, and Non-profit Community Associations that serve rural Alaska. Grants are not expected to exceed $200,000 each.

'NOTHER-TUNITY
Funding for repair & rehab of homes of Oregon veterans
Oregon Housing & Community Services has set an August 1st deadline for non-profit organizations, local housing authorities & local governments to apply for Veterans Home Improvement Program funds. A t total of $1.5 million is expected to be awarded to "provide health, safety, and habitability home repair or improvement assistance to eligible veterans." The maximum grant will be $150,000 though smaller grants may be awarded.

BRIEF BRIEFS THREE
Olympia, Washington City Council moves forward with proposal that "likely" will put sales-tax levy to support affordable housing on February, 2018 ballot, Olympian says, two weeks after poll finds 78 percent of registered voters responding would support it. . .Portland, Oregon's first-&-still-only-in-the-nation deconstruction ordinance governing houses constructed before 116 not only reuses building materials & preserves history, says Atlantic's City Lab, but also is creating a new career path, especially "women, people of color & others who may face higher barriers to entering work in the trades". . .Sunflower community "just a few blocks" from downtown Vashon Island, Washington, says Seattle Post Intelligencer, puts "finishing touches on the last two of 14 small" - some say, "tiny" at 750 square feet - "homes to be built there" & sold for $170,000 apiece, "an incredible bargain for any habitable space in today's real estate market, but certainly on Vashon, where the median price last year was $535,000". . .Peninsula Daily News says construction of 63 new units will begin in July of 63 affordable units as first phase of $50 million project to renovate & "grow" Peninsula Housing Authority's Mount Angeles View complex in Port Townsend, Washington from 100 units to more than 230. . .Hailey, Idaho planning commission okays ARCH Community Housing Trust, says Idaho Mountain Express, to build 8 affordable housing units. . .USDA Oregon celebrates National Homeownership Month with Community Home Builders & 26 McMinnville, Oregon families utilizing USDA's Mutual Self-Help Housing Program to cut the cost of homeownership by rolling up their sleeves & helping build their home. . .Montana & Idaho CDC & Capital Matrix launch new loan fund to provide financing to existing & start-up to small businesses in Idaho that that "cannot access all or part of the financing they need from banks," reports Bonner County Daily Bee. . .Low Income Housing Institute's 70-unit Abbey Court in Seattle, Washington's Central District named Washington Association of General Contractors 2017 Build Washington Award winner says Daily Journal of Commerce. . .New Bethlehem Project & St. John's Episcopal Church donate $125,000 to keep Eastside emergency overnight shelter for homeless families open through October 15th in Kirkland, Washington says The Reporter. . .Washington State University extension in Clark County starts second year of teaching Evergreen Habitat for Humanity homeowners gardening basics says Columbian. . .City of Pocatello Neighborhood & Community Services Division gets City Council okay to launch $30,000, CDBG-funded housing rehabilitation program, says Idaho State Journal, for eligible residents "who need a little help" - up to $3,000 - "make repairs around the house". . .Citing its redevelopment of a former U.S. Navy site in Sandpoint area as "very successful model," says KOMO-TV, City of Seattle, Washington proposes to build 235 units of affordable housing units at former Ft. Lawton Army base in Magnolia section of city. . .Washington Governor Jay Inslee honors 7 counties, 9 cities, 2 ports & 1 college with 2017 Smart Communities Awards for "creating 'quality of place' that can help retain and attract business and broaden the economic growth around the state."

FACT-ASTIC
Are race-based disparities disappearing?
Thank goodness for academics. Sometimes the work they do can put a fresh face on old facts. Like a study that's just been published by Johns Hopkins University which takes a look at the prospects of kids who grow up in subsidized housing and, in particular, a child's race place a role in whether things turn out well or badly. "Once-formidable disparities between black and white families living in subsidized housing have largely vanished." Both black and white children "similarly in school, jobs and earnings." Earlier studies, they add, "suggested blacks were treated differently in assisted housing" but their work "suggests we're not seeing that anymore," That said, they do report a significant downside - i.e., "black families getting subsidized housing are about nine time more likely than whites to live in segregated, impoverished neighborhoods."

NOT-SO-FACT-ASTIC
Out of reach. . .again
The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released its annual report entitled Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing. The bad news? No matter the state where you live, an affordable place to call home remains well out-of-reach for low-income Americans. "In no state, even those where the minimum wage has been set above the federal level," it finds, "can a minimum wage renter working a 40-hour work week afford a modest two-bedroom rental unit." No exceptions. To do that closer to home, a worker earning the minimum-wage would have to work 77 hours a week in Oregon, work 86 hours a week in Washington, 87 hours a week in Idaho & work 99 hours a week in Alaska. The good news? It takes 152 hours a week at the minimum wage to afford that 2-=bedroom rental in Hawaii. And, even closer to home, the report includes data at the Zip Code level.

QUOTEWORTHY
Who is Pam Patenaude?
"Housing has always been close to my heart and part of my family history. My late parents, Bob and Estella Hughes, together created and ran a successful homebuilding business in New Hampshire. In the Hughes household, there was simply no escaping talk about housing. For that reason, it was no surprise to my parents when I came to share their passion for housing. . .My career in housing at the local, state and federal levels of government has broadened my view of America's housing policies. This unique perspective helps me understand the factors that contribute to the success of some programs, as well as the factors that diminish the well-intended impacts of other programs. As Matthew Desmond articulated in his Pulitzer Prize winning book Evicted, "we have failed to fully appreciate how deeply housing is implicated in the creation of poverty." Dr. Desmond believes that, "powerful solutions are within our collective reach." I agree with Dr. Desmond and believe that as a nation, we must recognize that housing is not just a commodity but a foundation for economic mobility and personal growth." - HUD Deputy Secretary-designate Pamela Hughes Patenaude in prepared testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs, June 6th, 2017.

QUOTE TO NOTE
Keeping up with your customers
"We do things because we are trying to be responsive to community needs. That means you find the gaps or holes in the safety net - and fill where needed. There are so many barriers we create," Moorefield said. "I always thought it was my job to open doors. And that can take a lot of forms. I'm trying to avoid saying that we are a developer of affordable housing. We are that, but we are about creating 'home' and that is so much more than creating a house or apartment. . .Government is slower to act. Private nonprofits are more nimble. We can act more quickly, and we have a special role to play for that very reason. When there are gaps, we can fill them. It's hard to imagine, but that was the evolution" - Jim Moorefield, executive director of Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services, speaking about the organization's 25th anniversary of serving the mid-Willamette Valley, Corvallis Gazette-Times, June 10th, 2017

WORTH A LOOK
What irks consumers where you live?
Since 2011 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has received almost 1.2 million complaints consumers upset about the problems they've had with, for example, mortgages, debt collectors, banks accounts, credit cards & credit scores. Almost 45,000 complaints have come from consumers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington. Interested in knowing what they're complaining about. Well, the Bureau's just issued a state-by-state look at who's upset where about what. It's worth a look.

WORTH A READ
A view from the ground up
21 is a lucky number if you're betting. It's even luckier if you're building equity for a community and the people who call it home. Like the 21 homes that are being built by their prospective owners, some of their soon-to-be neighbors & Catholic Housing Services on South Hill Road in Sunnyside. "We can't not be happier knowing we have reached every family's dream of having our own home, as well as building special memories thought-out the year to come," one of the moms who, at least temporarily, now is also a home builder told The Daily Sun. "Never in a million years would we have thought we would be building our home from the ground up."

WORTH HEARING
Development or Devilopment? It's all in the details
Hats-off to KUOW-FM, the University of Washington's public radio station. For the past, few months a team of its reporters have been taking a closer look at what they call the Region of Boom - the booming, bustling communities of the Puget Sound region trying to gauge what's good & what's not about the almost frenetic pace of development, much the development we're seeing in cities big & small across the Northwest. The Region of Boom team isn't trying to reach any conclusions or present any definitive findings. They're just listening to the voices some development has touched in Kent & Black Diamond, Auburn & Renton, Marysville & Bremerton and sharing those insights those voices share. It's not always popular to praise the media, but in this instance, it most certainly is. To see why, visit KUOW's Region of Boom archive.

WORTH A LISTEN
Health & homelessness
The City of Tacoma, reports KUOW-FM's The Record, is taking a more "hands-on" approach to addressing & trying to end homelessness . Instead of clearing-out tent cities, it's offering portable toilets, handwashing stations, drinking water, 24-hour security & supportive social services. Mayor Marilyn Strickland outlines the how's & why's of the city's approach.

JUST PUBLISHED
Business Oregon provides an update on where it is in preparing for the next CDBG funding round. If your community is interested, it's something you'll want to read. . .HUD publishes Family Self Sufficiency Guidebook for owners of privately-owned, HUD-assisted rental properties. . .With one-third of elderly 65 or over experiencing falls each year & costs associated with resulting injuries expected to exceed $59 billion in 2020, HUD issues report with recommendations for Overcoming Obstacles to Policies for Preventing Falls by the Elderly. . .HUD posts new limits effective May 24th on maximum HOME Investment subsidies for Section 234 housing that will be in effect until new 2017 multifamily mortgage limits are posted. . .ICPH - the Institute for Child Policy & Homelessness - study ranks Oregon 1st, Alaska 3rd, Washington State 7th & Idaho 14th in identifying homeless students to that "homelessness does not disrupt their learning". . .HUD issues new guidance on how to use CDBG funds to support public service activities. . .HUD posts news Coordinated Entry Guidebook for its Continuums of Care. . .Oregon Housing & Community Services says you'll be among "the first to know" about its "funding opportunities for energy improvements in new and existing affordable multifamily projects" in Oregon by signing up for new e-list. . .HUD Community Planning & Development issues guidance on how its formula grantees may use formula funds to "undertake comprehensive pre-disaster planning and use their grant funds for both immediate disaster response and long term recovery". . .Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac issue final report on Language Access for Limited English Proficiency Borrowers. . .HUD's CPD Income Calculator has now been updated tp reflect 2017 HOME & Housing Trust Fund income limits.

NOTES TO NOTE
The Denali Commission sets July 7th deadline to apply for $1 million in rural Alaska Small Project Infrastructure Protection grants. . .Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sets July 10th deadline to submit public comments on its proposed assessment of the mortgage servicing rules under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures - RESPA - Act. . .Oregon League of Cities sets July 10th deadline to submit nominations for of officials & cities for 2017 Exceptional Service Awards. . .Registration is now open for Idaho Department of Commerce's Northwest Community Development Institute from July 17th to July 21st in Boise, Idaho. . .Washington State Housing Finance Commission sets July 18th deadline to submit nominations for 2017 Friend of Housing Awards to be unveiled at Housing Washington conference in October in Spokane, Washington. . .Denali Commission sets July 21st deadline to apply for $1.2 million in rural Alaska small project Transportation Maintenance & Improvement grants. . .USDA Rural Housing Services sets July 24th deadline for local governments, non-profits & recognized Tribes to apply for Community Facilities Technical Assistance & Training grants of up to $150,000 each. . .Oregon Housing & Community Services sets August 1st deadline to apply for $1.5 million in Veterans Home Improvement Program funds. . .Registration is now open for HUD's August 9th to 11th HOPWA Summit in Tampa, Florida. . .HUD sets August 28th deadline for local governments, Tribal entities, public housing authorities & non-profits to apply for Choice Neighborhood Planning grants at FR-6100-N-38 at www.grants.gov. . .City of Seattle sets September 5th deadline to respond to $30 million Homeless Investment RFP.

COMING UP

City of Seattle hosts information session on its $30 million Homeless Investment RFP, Seattle, Washington, July 6th. Visit

City of Seattle hosts information session on its $30 million Homeless Investment RFP, Seattle, Washington, July 10th. Visit

HUD Washington hosts Basically CDBG Workshop, July 11th to 13th, Seattle. Registration opens June 5th. Visit

HUD's Northwest Office of Native American Programs hosts Admissions & Occupancy Workshop, July 11th to 13th, Olympia, Washington. Visit

Washington AHMA hosts Understanding HUD's HOME Program, Part I, Webinar, July 12th, on-line. Visit

Washington State Housing Finance Commission hosts Low Income Housing Tax Credit Advanced Workshop, July 12th, Seattle, Washington. Visit

King County Office of Civil Rights hosts Fair Housing Basics for Maintenance Personnel Workshop, July 12th, Seattle, Washington. Visit

Oregon AHMA hosts Trends & Hot Topics in Fair Housing Workshop, July 13th, Grants Pass, Oregon. Visit

Washington State Housing Finance Commission hosts Low Income Housing Tax Credit Fundamentals Workshop, July 14th, Moses Lake, Washington. Visit

Northwest Community Development Institute convenes, July 17th through 21st, Boise, Idaho. Visit

HUD Washington hosts Region X Healthy Homes Workshop, July 17th & 18th, Seattle, Washington. Visit

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians host Tribal Energy & Economic Development Summit, July 17th to 19th, Portland, Oregon. Visit

City of Seattle hosts information session on its $30 million Homeless Investment RFP, Seattle, Washington, July 17th. Visit

HUD Utah hosts Grantwriting - The Basics of Obtaining Financial Support for your Cause, July 18th & 19th, Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit

Business Oregon hosts Oregon Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Finance Workshop, July 18th, Ontario, Oregon. Visit

Business Oregon hosts Oregon Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Finance Workshop, July 20th, Silverton, Oregon. Visit

Oregon AHMA hosts Trends & Hot Topics in Fair Housing Workshop, July 21st, Redmond, Oregon. Visit

HUD Seattle & FHA's Santa Ana Homeownership Center host FHA Non-Profit/Government Discount Sales Program Workshop, July 25th, Seattle & via teleconference. Visit

IT team from HUD REAC - Real Estate Assessment Center - hosts Industry Days, July 27th & 28th, Portland, Oregon. Visit

RurALCAP hosts 34th annual Alaska Rural Providers Conference, July 31st through August 4th, Tanacross, Alaska. Visit

HUD Oregon hosts Basics of Fair Housing Workshop, August 2nd, Portland, Oregon. Visit

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians host Changing Currents 2017 Tribal Water Summit, August 2nd & 3rd, Eugene, Oregon. Visit

King County Office of Civil Rights hosts All About Service Animals Workshop, August 9th, Seattle. Visit

Association of Alaska Housing Authorities & HUD Alaska Office of Native American Programs host NAHASDA Essentials Workshop, August 15th to 17th, Anchorage, Alaska. Visit

Washington AHMA hosts Understanding HUD's HOME Program, Part II, Webinar, August 16th, on-line. Visit

Oregon AHMA hosts Trends & Hot Topics in Fair Housing Workshop, August 18th, La Grande, Oregon. Visit

Association of Alaska Housing Authorities & HUD Alaska Office of Native American Programs host Audit Preparation Workshop, August 21st & 22nd, Anchorage, Alaska. Visit

Washington State Housing Finance Commission hosts Low Income Housing Tax Credit Fundamentals Workshop, August 22nd, Vancouver, Washington. Visit

National American Indian Housing Council & HUD's Northwest Office of Native American Programs host Self-Sufficiency Workshop, August 23rd to 24th, Portland, Oregon. Visit

Rural Community Assistance Corporation hosts HUD Requirements for Housing Counselors Workshop, August 29th, Seattle, Washington. Visit

Rural Community Assistance Corporation hosts Fair Lending & Document Loan Review Workshop, August 30th, Seattle, Washington. Visit

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