<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Getting Started on Affordable Housing Development Training through DHCD

Getting Started on Affordable Housing Development
December 9-10, 2003 Richmond
March 30-31, 2004 Tidewater
June 8-9, 2004 Roanoke
 
Getting Started on Affordable Housing Development (GSAHD) is offered quarterly to increase the capacity of housing providers to produce quality, timely, and financially successful affordable housing projects. The course focuses on the basic elements of developing rental, homeownership, and special needs housing. The two-day course is a fast paced, highly interactive and intensive exploration of tools, concepts and principals required to be successful in developing affordable housing. Class size is limited to 25. The emphasis of the course is productivity, quality, and capacity. Participants will receive an extensive manual developed by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (VDHCD) and the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA). Course topics include:
 

1. The Need for Affordable Housing in Your Market

2. Resources to Build an Effective Development Team

3. Essential Elements of the Development Process (Consideration in Securing the Site, Methods and Tools for Costing the Project, Resources to Fund the Project, Structuring Debt, The Construction Process, Compliance & Regulations)

4. The Disposition of the Property

The target audience for this course includes:

  • Board members of nonprofit development organization
  • Staff of nonprofit development organizations
  • Staff/owners of small and first time for-profit development organizations
  • Service/resource providers who plan to partner with a development organization
  • Staff of housing authorities and local governments
  • Individuals interested in exploring affordable housing development

Tuition: The tuition for this two-day course is $75. This tuition will cover a morning and afternoon snack, lunch, materials, and a small portion of other charges (facility & instructor expenses).

Scholarships are available from VHDA through the DHCD web link below.

For more information on this training and/or for an application for a scholarship, click on the link below:

http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/admin/dhcd_calendar_of_events.htm