Northwest HUD Lines
June 2017

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

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

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HAPPY HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH!
Finding a place in the new era of homeownership
"During National Homeownership Month, we recognize the many benefits of homeownership to our families, our communities, and our Nation. For generations of Americans, owning a home has been an essential element in achieving the American Dream. Homeownership is often the foundation of security and prosperity for families and communities and an enduring symbol of American freedom. This month, we recommit to ensuring that hard-working Americans enjoy a fair chance at becoming homeowners. In the years since the Great Recession, homeownership rates have dipped to historic lows. Many Americans are not confident they will ever own a home, a tragic consequence of a decade of weak economic growth, excessive regulations, and stagnant wages. Many young families are unable to achieve the independence they desire because they have difficulty saving for a down payment, overcoming regulatory burdens, or gaining access to adequate credit. These challenges are even more pronounced for minorities, whose homeownership rates remain substantially below those of their fellow Americans. I am committed to helping hard-working Americans become homeowners. As part of my Administration's plan to strengthen the middle class and the American housing market, I am working with the Congress on a pro-growth agenda of reducing rules and regulations, cutting taxes, and eliminating unnecessary government spending. These policies will unshackle our economy and create and sustain high-paying jobs so that more Americans have the resources and freedom they deserve to fulfill their American Dream." - President Donald J. Trump in a Declaration of June, 2017 as National Homeownership Month, The White House, May 31, 2017.

HUD & HOMEOWNERSHIP
Secretary Carson kicks-off National Homeownership Month
"After all we've been through, homeownership remains an American value and the cornerstone of our economy. Today, we recognize the abiding value of owning a home, and rededicate ourselves toward ensuring that every hardworking and credit-worthy American enjoys a fair chance at becoming a homeowner." - HUD Secretary Carson, June 1, 2017

"CORE SUPPORT"
Trump Administration proposes fiscal year 2018 HUD budget
"This Budget reflects this Administration's commitment to fiscal responsibility while continuing HUD's core support of our most vulnerable households. We will work very closely with Congress to support the critical work of our agency as we vigorously pursue new approaches to help work-eligible households achieve self-sufficiency." - HUD Secretary Ben Carson, May 23, 2017. For a summary of the full budget proposed by President Trump for Federal fiscal year 2018 visit.

SPEAK UP!
How would you streamline government?
On January 30th President Trump signed Executive Order 13771 "Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs," and on February 24th signed Executive Order 13777, "Enforcing Regulatory Reform Agenda." Together, they direct each Federal agency, including HUD, "to establish a Regulatory Task Force to evaluate existing regulations and identify those that may merit repeal, replacement, or modification." In the May 15th edition of The Federal Register, HUD published a notice requesting public comment "identifying existing regulations that may be outdated, ineffective, or excessively burdensome" in order, consistent with these Executive Orders, "to make the Department's regulations more effective and less burdensome in achieving HUD's mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities, and quality affordable homes for all." Comments are due June 14th, 2017. Submission information is included in The Federal Register notice.

MOVING MOVING-TO-WORK FORWARD
Expanding the opportunities for innovation
The Federal Register has announced that HUD has set a June 5th deadline to submit public comments on an Operation Notice for the Moving to Work Demonstration Expansion initiative. HUD has received statutory authority to expand the Moving to Work Demonstration project from its current 39 to 139 public housing authorities. Moving to Work status provides high-performing authorities with considerably greater opportunities for administrative flexibility & program innovation. Under the statutory authority, 50 of the 100 new Moving to Work housing authorities will have 1,000 or fewer public housing units/vouchers, 47 will have between 1001 and 6000 units of both and three will have 6001 to 27,000 units of both. At least five of the new authorities must be participating in HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration initiative to increase private investment in the maintenance & upgrading of public housing inventories.

BRIEF BRIEFS
Saying it has "connected hundreds of thousands of King County's veterans and vulnerable individuals and families with housing, employment, treatment and medical and mental health care" since first approved by voters in its first iteration in 2005, King County, Washington Executive Dow Constantine urges voters to support passage of Veterans, Seniors & Human Services property tax levy this November. . .Housing & Community Services Agency of Lane County celebrates grand opening of The Oaks, a 54-unit housing complex in Eugene, Oregon that, executive director Jacob Fox tells KLCC-FM for "those returning to our community after successfully completing their prison sentences". . .Fairbanks Rescue Mission & Greater Fairbanks Habitat for Humanity tells News-Miner they're partnering to build 10, 480 square-foot cabins for "employed people who need affordable housing" this coming winter reports KTUU-TV. . .The Columbian says Vancouver, Washington city officials are "impressed" by first 10 proposals for funding under the Housing Tax Levy approved by voters last November. . .Oregon Housing & Community Services awards $805,000 to preserve 23 units at Dorena Lake Mobile Home Park in Cottage Grove. . .Seattle Mayor Murray awards almost $1.2 million in matching funds to 28 neighborhood groups to help make Seattle, Washington "more vibrant, interesting & inclusive city for everyone". . .Boise, Idaho is second-best city in U.S., says Forbes, for young professionals in 2017. . .Saying he's "very pleased the President's budget recognizes the importance of these grants by providing continued funding for this important program," EPA Administrator Pruitt announces award of $5.5 million in Brownfields Clean-Up & Assessment grants to 12 communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington. . .Habitat for Humanity of Seattle & King County breaks ground for 10 new homes in Sammamish, says Seattle Times, one of the metro area's "wealthiest communities, on land donated by the city to increase its stock of affordable housing". . .Move-ins expected to begin June 1st at Housing Authority of Jackson County's 54-unit Patriot Station for homeless veterans in White City, Oregon which already has received 400 applications, says KTVL-TV. . .Community Roots Collaborative unveils plan to build 200 "tiny houses," reports The Columbian, to "help the unhoused in Clark County," Washington "escape chronic homelessness and find a place in the community". . .Home Forward & Catholic Charities of Oregon cut ribbon for 106-unit St. Francis Park Apartments in Portland. . .All Home - the Seattle/King County, Washington continuum of care - makes "historic shift," says The Times, to establishing - and enforcing - performance standards for its sub-grantees.

WINNERS AND, WELL, LOSERS
Courtesy of The Idaho Statesman, read who took home the orchids & who got stuck with the onions in the 41st annual Preservation Idaho historic awards ceremony in Boise, Idaho,

RAD-ICAL RESULTS
Private support for public assets
Public housing authorities & their public housing units have been around since, in some communities, the 1920's and 1930's. As publicly-owned housing, funding for their capital upkeep & upgrade have had to come, largely from public sources only, most frequently from HUD capital funding. Authorities could not seek private funds for capital to preserve their public housing inventory. No surprise, over the decades HUD & other local public funding was hard-pressed to keep-up with the capital needs of buildings & units that, with each passing year, grew older as capital funds grew more scarce. Fortunately, in 2014 HUD proposed & the Congress approved the Rental Assistance Demonstration - RAD - initiative under which an authority's units would be converted from public housing units to project-based rental voucher units, thereby eliminating the bar to private capital investment. Initially, the Congress approved the conversion of 60,000 units. A couple of years later, it increased that number to 185,000. More recently, the Congress has raised the cap to 225,000 units. RAD, simply put, is delivering on its promise - to date, it's generated more than $4 billion in public-private capital investments, leveraging $19 in private financing for every $1 in public funds. More than a dozen housing authorities in the Northwest either have completed or are in the process of converting their unit inventories under RAD, "expanding opportunity for more families," says HUD Secretary Carson, "and ensuring they have access to quality, healthy, affordable housing." With President Trump's proposal to lift the RAD cap altogether, it's anybody's guess how much more private capital can be tapped to maintain an essential public asset.

METRICS
Numbers that matter
These days everyone seems mad for metrics to measure progress, project a trend, even win an argument at a sports bar. So, here's a metric or two for you. 1,497. That's the number of affordable rental apartments in Idaho, Montana, Oregon & Washington state produced or preserved by Community Frameworks, its staff & its more than 40 affiliates & partners during the 34-year tenure of Linda Hugo as executive director. Great metric, huh? Or 3,465. That's the number of homeownership units built by Community Frameworks, its affiliates & lots & lots & lots of volunteers during her tenure. Another great metric, right? Especially since they're more than just numbers or metrics. They are, instead, a legacy, a reason to celebrate, an example of work well done. When she says a final farewell to Community Frameworks at the end of this month & Deb Elzinga takes the helm, no matter where Linda's travels may take her in the Northwest, those metrics & that legacy means she, surely will come across a home, a family & a community she & her colleagues have touched during her tenure. By any measure, any metric, that's a whole lot better than a gold watch. Fare well, Ms. Hugo, fare well.

CONGRATS
Community-driven design delivers
There's something special about architects from the Northwest & Alaska. Whenever HUD & the American Institute of Architects announces HUD Secretary's Housing & Community Development Design Awards, there's a pretty good chance one of them will be for a project in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon or Washington. That's true again this year, with El Centro de la Raza's Roberto Maestras in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood the winner for "creating community." Across the street from a light-rail station, the residents of the two-building, 112 affordable housing development are just minutes away from anywhere they want to work, go to school or have some fun in the Seattle. But the "community connection" is even closer to home, with a beautiful festival plaza where residents can mix, mingle & meet their neighbors a central feature in the design and, the jury added, serves as a "multicultural hub" for the area. Like the two other winders in Hayward, California & St. Louis, Missouri, observed HUD Secretary Carson, Plaza Roberto Maestras will "inspire designers across the nation to recognize that affordable housing can enhance the fabric of their communities by combining form with function."

AFTER THE STORM
Governor Otter's request okayed
On May 19th President Trump issued a major disaster declaration to provide Federal finance assistance "to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from March 6 to March 28, 2017." The seven counties affected by the President's declaration are Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone, and Valley counties. Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance also is available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation efforts statewide in Idaho. For more information on available assistance, visit. In addition, HUD's Office of Housing Counseling has contacted HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in affected areas reminding them of a HUD resource toolkit to assist land & homeowners in their recovery activities.

BRIEF BRIEFS TOO
Business Wire says Amazon will donate some 47,000 square feet of space in new building in Seattle, Washington to Mary's Place to provide 24/7 shelter and services to 55 homeless families. . .After 15 years as CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust, Doug Stamm explains why he will step aside in 2018. . .NeighborWorks Boise announces statewide launch of NeighborhoodLIFT program that, says KTVB-TV, will provide some 300 Idaho households with incomes at 80 percent or less of area median income between $2,500 & $7,500 in down payment assistance to purchase home. . .Housing Authority of Jackson County, Oregon unveils plans for 64-unit, $17 million affordable housing complex for veterans & families it hopes to begin building this fall in Medford says Mail Tribune. . .Juneau, Alaska Assembly okays $1.2 million grant to complete Juneau Housing First's supportive housing for city's most vulnerable homeless, says Empire, now expected to open in July. . .Governor Inslee names Lincoln County commissioner Scott Hutsell as chair of Washington State's Public Works Board. . .New study looking at 27 places where "people have moved, or tried to move, because of environmental changes," says Alaska Public Radio, finds that not relocating isn't due to "a lack of political will," but that "the U.S. simply doesn't have the right laws". . .Aberdeen, Washington Mayor Erik Larson tells Daily World city working with Low Income Housing Institute to develop affordable housing modeled after LIHI's Cheryl Chow Court in Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. . .Portland, Oregon Mayor Ted Wheeler wants to "earmark" unexpected $12 million in surplus revenues, says Oregonian, "for shelters, temporary housing, and permanent housing with support services". . .Innovative Housing, Inc. presents proposal to Astoria, Oregon's Historic Landmark Commission on giving city's empty Waldorf Hotel "second life" by converting it into 40-unit, affordable apartment building says Daily Astorian. . .Tacoma, Washington one of 15 Partners in Place grants that it plans to use to create "equitable & healthy food system". . .Idaho Press Tribune says Community Builders to transform former Nampa, Idaho school into transitional housing for homeless young people. . .EPA awards Oregon Tradeswomen of Portland & Zender Environmental Health & Research Group of Anchorage, Alaska Environmental Workforce Development & Job Training grants to help communities clean-up brownfield sites. . .

TEST TIME
"Ready, set, certify!"
Recognizing the critical role played by HUD-approved housing counselors in helping American consumers navigate the Great Recession as well as their importance in helping homeowners, homebuyers, renters & landlords to be "informed consumers" in the nation's housing market place, at the direction of the Congress in December, 2016 HUD issued final rule announcing a three-year program to require that housing counselors & housing counseling agencies providing services to consumers through HUD programs be certified. A critical component of that effort is to require that all such counselors take a test established by HUD to demonstrate their proficiency in the issues likely to confront them in serving American consumers. HUD has now published a Federal Register notice announcing that the required test will become available on August 1, 2017 and, further, that any counseling services provided through HUD programs can only be provided by a certified counselor on or after August 1st, 2020. In addition, the December rule indicated that the cost of taking said exam would be $100 on-line & $140 in a proctored setting. The more recent notice indicates that exam pricing has been reduced to, respectively, $60 & $100. For more information, visit HUD's Office of Housing Counseling.

NOFA-TUNITY
Housing stability = academic performance
The Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington Department of Commerce have set a June 5th deadline for individual school districts or consortia of school districts to apply for Homeless Student Stability Program grants for the 2017-2018 academic year. The "over-arching" purpose of the program, created by the Legislature in 2016, is to "improve educational outcomes for homeless students" through in-school guidance support & housing stability. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction will award grants of $125,000 "to build homeless education program capacity at school district" while the Department of Commerce will award grants of $500,00 "support Homeless Housing Partnerships between school districts and housing entities." The competitive awards are expected to be announced in July, 2017. In part, creation of the Homeless Student Stability Program was inspired by the Tacoma Housing Authority, Tacoma Schools, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Building Changes with housing subsidies provided by HUD at the McCarver Elementary School in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma. Thanks to a lot of kids, teachers, moms & dads, one neighborhood school's idea is now at work in neighborhoods across the state.

NOFA-TWO-NITY
Wanted: capacity builders
USDA's Rural Housing Service has set a July 25th deadline for qualified intermediary organizations to apply for Rural Community Development Initiative funding through which they will "provide technical assistance and training to help nonprofit organizations and communities develop their capacity to undertake housing, community facilities or economic development projects." Applicants must have "capacity-building experience" for the projects in which they will be involved and must provide matching funds "at least equal to" the amount of their grants. Grants awarded under the competition will range from $50,000 to $500,000 and activities can include "homeownership education, minority business entrepreneurship, strategic community planning or assistance to access alternative funding sources.

NOFA-THREE-NITY
Rural community building
USDA's Rural Housing Services has set a July 24th deadline local governments, non-profit organizations & Federally-recognized Tribes to apply for Community Facilities Technical Assistance Grants of up to $150,000 each. Authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill, the grants enable rural communities to hire specialized personnel, pay for feasibility studies, retain consultants to prepare financial assistance applications and identify and plan for long-term community facilities needs and, specifically, to prepare applications for USDA Community Facilities loans & grants. "Too often, rural community organizations lack the technical expertise they need to access federal dollars," said USDA Secretary Perdue. The technical assistance promotes "Increased access to federal funding will help build essential community facilities, and will allow rural areas to thrive."

T.A.-TUNITY
LISC looks to help
The Puget Sound program of LISC - the Local Initiatives Support Corporation - has set a June 30th deadline for community development corporations in Seattle and King & Pierce counties seeking technical assistance funded by HUD's Section 4 program. LISC is focusing on assistance that promote viable economic development, affordable housing, workforce development & community health & sustainability. For more information & application materials, please contact PJulio@lisc.org.

BRIEF BRIEFS THREE
In April, 2017, FHA endorsed its one-millionth mortgage in Washington State since FHA mortgage insurance was created during the New Deal. . .Oregon Department of Parks & Recreation, says Portland Patch, awards $2.4 million in Oregon Heritage downtown revitalization grants to 27 Main Street organizations across the state. . .Boise, Idaho, Salem, Oregon & Seattle, Washington among six U.S. cities to achieve record home prices during first quarter of calendar 2017 reports Boise State Public Radio. . .Juneau Housing Trust at half-market value which, in turn, will allow collaboration of Juneau School District, University of Alaska Southeast & Trust to launch HomeBuild project to have students build up to 15 new homes in coming years, says Empire. . .Portland, Oregon Development Commission changes its name to Portland Prosper, reports The Tribune. . .Services temporarily curtailed at YWCA in Washougal, Washington, says The Columbian, as it installs building brought from Bellevue that, when open, will result in estimated 30 percent more services. . .St. Vincent de Paul acquires its sixth "poorly maintained mobile home park," says KLCC-FM, this one between Cottage Grove & Cresell, Oregon. . .With some 160 primary residences at risk, FEMA says it will cover 75 percent of state's costs in fighting Spromberg fire in Chelan County, Washington. . .Farmworker Housing Development Corporation & CASA of Oregon celebrate grand opening of Colonial Jardines, 20 units of affordable housing for farmworkers & their families in Silverton thanks to funding from Oregon Housing & Community Services. . .Tacoma, Washington City Council votes to declare homeless emergency, reports KING-TV, to allow greater flexibility in serving homeless. . .More than 850 attend 2017 conference on ending homelessness hosted by Washington Low Income housing Alliance din Tacoma. . .After 11 years as executive director, League of Oregon Cities' Mike McCauley to retire August 18th. . .Washington Department of Commerce Economic Revitalization Board awards $4.9 million in loans & grants for public infrastructure & economic feasibility projects in nine counties. . .Business Oregon awards City of Newborn $400,000 in CEBG to upgrade manufactured housing, says The Graphic, the latest component of the city's affordable housing inventory. . .Four-unit apartment building barged from Victoria, B.C. to Port Townsend, Washington to help city meet demand for affordable housing says Peninsula Daily News. . .After 97 years, says East Idaho News, Idaho Falls, Idaho gets a new downtown fire station, cutting response time & insurance rates. . .FEMA awards $3.5 million to Eugene, Oregon Water & Electric to assist in recovery from December, 2016 storms.

FHA-CTASTIC
Reasons to celebrate
Looking for a reason to party? Well, June is National Homeownership Month. Can there be any better reasons to celebrate? Well, of course there can. Your birthday, anniversary, graduation, Mothers' Day, July 4th, Halloween, New Year's Eve and so on and so on. But National Homeownership Month is still worth celebrating. And if you're celebrating that, celebrate FHA - the Federal Housing Administration - too. Why? Just consider a few numbers. from 1934 to present, FHA has insured 111,103 mortgages in Alaska (17,203 currently active); 266,935 mortgages in Idaho (51,937 currently active); 427,918 mortgages in Oregon (75,397 currently active);and 1,000,623 mortgages in Washington (156,526 still active). And if you multiplied those 301,073 households with active FHA mortgages by an average family size of 2.2 and then move the resulting 662,360 family members just for an instant to one place - let's call it FHAville - you'd have, just for an instant, the 24th largest city in the United States, just behind Boston and just ahead of Memphis. Now, that's a number worth celebrating!

QUOTEWORTHY
Learning - and teaching - the lessons
"I came out of the system. I was in it for 15 years," Lee said. "I've been out 15 years now. But when you get out, you feel hopeless. You have a record. A criminal history. We like working with people with a history … We're going to love you, but we're going to hold you accountable." - Kevin Lee, executive director of No Limits which opened Prosperity House last September in Fairbanks, Alaska to offer supportive housing to the recently-incarcerated, The News Miner, May 20, 2017.

WORTH A LOOK
Data you can use
U.S. Census Bureau launches My Tribal Area searchable data base that provides Tribe-specific Census data.

WORTH A THOUGHT
If it's good for big investors, why not for a small one?
"We want to turn the REIT" - real estate investment trust - " model on its head by creating a small, safe, local and low-dollar investment opportunity for all within a community to participate in" - Sven Gatchey on Mercy Corps Northwest's new Community Investment Trust at Plaza 122 in Portland, Oregon in which people on low or fixed incomes can invest up to $100 a month in the "strip mall" property & earn an annual dividend once the mortgage & taxes are paid, Next City, May 30, 2017

WORTH A READ
First you celebrate & then it's back to work!
"At an early stage the list had 45 names" of homeless veterans in Bremerton & Kitsap County. "Many were removed after being helped, other names added as individuals were contacted or arrived in the area, and typically the number has hovered around 5 or 6. That's already a successful indicator, considering that during 2016 the county can cite 379 veterans who have been helped. But on Thursday, a day our board met with Jewell to hear an update on the effort, there wasn't a name on the list. "Zero" wasn't just a goal, at least for a day. The number on that list will change, of course. By tomorrow there may be five names. But the success story is that multiple groups in Kitsap County — cities, the county, housing authorities, Veterans Administration and other volunteer groups — are providing an answer for any veteran who needs a hand. It's a significant accomplishment, and provides a model for other communities. . .Homelessness can seem intractable sometimes in our community. The response in this targeted initiative inspires hope that it is not." –The Kitsap Sun, May 2, 2017, on the news that a coalition of volunteers & organizations in Kitsap County, Washington had become one of the first communities in Washington State to achieve "functional zero," i.e., the capacity to provide shelter to any and all homeless veterans within their jurisdiction.

WORTH A LISTEN
Health & homelessness
When most of us get the flu bug, we go home & get under the covers, nursed back to health by our family & plenty of liquids & rest. The homeless don't have that luxury. When they're sick or injured it's just one more burden, one more risk they carry with them as they move from place searching for a sort of warm, sort of safe place to spend another night on the streets. Since October, however, Brother Francis Shelter & three men's shelters in Anchorage, Alaska have operated a respite care facility to provide the homeless with a "space," says Lisa Caldeira, "for peace and calm and healing," Alaska Public Broadcasting recently visited the facility.

JUST PUBLISHED
Johns Hopkins study funds that "formidable disparities" between black & white kids in subsidized housing have 'largely vanished" and have "fared similarly" in "school, jobs & earnings". . .Archived broadcast of HUD's Using the Federal Historic Tax Credit for Affordable Housing Webinar now available for viewing. . .Treasury Department launches Beta.USASpending.gov Web site that offers "taxpayers with the ability to track nearly $4 trillion in government spending from Washington, D.C. directly into their communities and cities," says Secretary Mnuchin. . .FHA says it's taken its formerly cranky & creaky FHA lender search tool to the shop finally running the way it should. . .Oregon Business Report says Oregon housing sector's recovery from the Great Recession is still "incomplete". . .HUD explains the how's, what's & why's of data's place in the design & implementation of Continuum of Care strategies to prevent & end homelessness. . .May issue of Alaska Department of Labor's Economic Trends says state's housing market is "slower, but still healthy". . .FHA's post endorsement Loan Review System now up & running on-line. . .FHA posts revised sales contract & addendum forms for HUD-owned properties. . .Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues "snapshot" of what's bugging older (62+) consumers this spring.

NOTES TO NOTE
Washington State's Homeless Students Stability Program sets June 5th deadline for school districts to apply for Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction grants of up to $125,000 per year from OSPI to provide classroom services & up to $500,000 from the Washington Department of Commerce to promote housing stability of homeless students. . .HUD sets June 5th deadline to submit public comments on Moving to Work Demonstration Project expansion Operating Notice. . .Home Depot Foundation sets June 23rd deadline for non-profits to apply for Veterans Housing Grants of between $100,000 & $500,000 each. . .Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines sets June 30th deadline to submit applications for Affordable Housing Program funds. . .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. . .Registration is now open for Idaho Department of Commerce's Northwest Community Development Institute from July 17th to July 21st in Boise, Idaho. . .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. . .HUD sets August 9th to 11th for annual HOPWA Summit in Tampa, Florida.

COMING UP

International Town & Gown Association hosts 2017 annual conference, May 30th to June 2nd, Eugene, Oregon. Visit

Inland Empire Section of American Planning Association, Washington hosts annual conference, June 1st & 2nd, Priest Lake, Idaho. Visit

Bellevue, Washington area REALTORS host summit on Housing Affordability In A Booming Market:

Achievable Policy or Pipe Dream?, June 6th, Bellevue. Visit

HUD's Office of Native American Programs hosts Procurement Training, June 6th & 7th, Olympia, Washington. Visit

King County Office of Civil Rights hosts Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications for Residents with Disabilities Workshop, June 6th, Seattle, Washington. Visit

Okanogan Community Action Council & Economic Alliance host Okanogan County Affordable Housing Summit, June 8th, Okanogan, Washington. Visit

HUD's Office of Housing Counseling hosts How to Become a HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agency Webinar, June 12th, on-line. Visit

HUD's Office of Housing Counseling hosts Webinar on How to Become a HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency, June 13th, on-line. Visit

All Home hosts annual conference, June 14th, Seattle, Washington. Visit

Oregon AHMA hosts annual conference, June 14th to 16th, Bend, Oregon. Visit

Association of Washington Cities hosts annual conference, June 20th to 23rd, Vancouver, Washington. Visit

Affordable Rural Housing Council hosts Bullying Among Seniors: Out of the Playground into Senior Living Communities Webinar, June 20th, on-line. Visit

Washington State University Extension hosts Stop Pests in Housing Workshop, June 20th, Puyallup, Washington. Visit

Association of Idaho Cities hosts annual conference, June 21st to 23rd, Boise, Idaho. Visit

Association of Alaska Housing Authorities & HUD's Office of Native American Programs host Indian Housing Plan Annual Performance Report Workshop, June 21 & wind, Anchorage, Alaska. Visit

Affordable Rural Housing Council hosts USDA Rural Development Basics, Part 2, Webinar, June 27th, on-line. Visit

HUD Oregon hosts 24 CFR Part 58 Environmental Review Training for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington housing authorities, June 27th to 29th, Portland, Oregon. Register with Deborah.peavlerstewart@hud.gov or Brian.sturdivant@hud.gov

Oregon AHMA hosts Budgeting to Meet Your Goals Workshop, June 28th, Salem, Oregon. Visit

Oregon AHMA hosts Budget to Meet Your Goals Workshop, June 30th, Grants Pass, Oregon. Visit

HUD Seattle hosts Disaster Housing Recovery Partner Convening, June 29th, Seattle, Washington. Visit

SAVE THE DATE! HUD Seattle to host Basically CDBG Workshop, July 11th to 13th, Seattle. Registration opens June 5th. Visit

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

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

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

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

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

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