Trainings
For more information or to request technical assistance help, contact NACCED at [email protected] or 202.367.1149.
Upcoming Trainings
The Build America, Buy America (BABA) Training is designed to help housing and community development professionals understand federal compliance requirements and strengthen program implementation. This training will cover the applicability of BABA to CDBG and HOME programs, waiver processes, and procurement, contracting, and oversight best practices. Participants will gain practical insights, access helpful resources, and have the opportunity to engage in an interactive Q&A with experts.
Presented by Civitas.
Dates: February 24-25
Member Price: $225
Non-Member Price: $275
The “Welcome to Community Development - What Now?” training is designed to walk new grantees through the process of getting started with HUD Community Planning and Development programs. One of the most challenging factors new grantees face is knowing where to go for help. This series will help new grantees get out of the starting blocks by introducing them to resources and tools that are critical to understanding the HUD program requirements.
Presented by the Cloudburst Group.
Date: March 17
Member Price: $115
Non-Member Price: $140
The CDBG Subrecipient Monitoring training series will offer strategies and procedures that grantees can apply to their CDBG programs for the purposes of developing a consistent and thorough monitoring process. This series will help grantees improve tracking of subrecipient activities; avoid problems of noncompliance; and improve subrecipients’ delivery of services while fulfilling their regulatory monitoring responsibilities.
Presented by the Cloudburst Group.
Dates: October 20-21
Member Price: $225
Non-Member Price: $275
2025 Educational Trainings
PREVous Trainings in 2025
LIHTC 101
LIHTC 101 provides an introduction to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42 and low income housing tax credits (LIHTCs), and discusses how LIHTCHs make housing more affordable for low-income households. The Basics presented for NACCED, presents a basic overview of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) incentive, primarily as it relates to the rental property generating the tax credits at the "lower-tier" operating partnership
Dates: February 18 & 19
Fair Housing Training
Fair Housing Training is a live, online training series that is designed specifically for community development practitioners at the local level. Fair Housing, and the basics of the requirements is essential for organizations, to help them best serve their beneficiaries. This webinar series will share the latest information on the Fair Housing Act, protected classes, systemic issues in our field, and planning. This training will address how community development practitioners can more fully address Fair Housing in their associated planning documents for Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs.
Presented by ICF.
Dates: March 4-6
 CDBG Financial Reporting
CDBG Financial Reporting is designed to walk grantees through the PR26 - CDBG Financial Summary Report, the Cash on Hand report and submission in IDIS, and related MicroStrategy reports that assist in reconciliations. These are all common topics for technical assistance during the program year. Additionally, the PR26 CDBG Financial Summary Report is a critical component of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
Presented by Cloudburst.
 CDBG Basics
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Basics is a live, online training series that is designed specifically for community development practitioners at the local level. This course is meant as a back-to-basics presentation for new CDBG practitioners and can be a refresher for managers. This webinar series will share the latest information on the background of the program, national objective compliance, eligible activities, housing and other common activities (e.g., public services, facilities, etc.). This training will address cross cutting requirements, including an overview of what is essential to know about the latest rules covered under the CDBG program. Presented by ICF.
Dates: October 6-9
View the agenda here.
 NSPIRE Training
HUD’s new NSPIRE (National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate) sets updated requirements for HUD-assisted housing inspections. This two-part training is tailored for local government staff administering HOME and CDBG programs, as well as PHAs. Participants will learn about HUD’s transition timeline, the new scoring and deficiency structure, and the eight inspectable areas, along with practical guidance on deficiency levels, remediation actions, and reporting requirements. The seminar includes demonstrations, a case study, and Q&A to prepare teams for full NSPIRE compliance.
Dates: October 20 & 23
View the agenda here.
CDBG-DR
The Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) is a live, online training series that is designed specifically for community development practitioners at the local level, including grantees who have had recent allocations under the Consolidated and Universal Notice. This course is meant as a presentation for new CDBG-DR practitioners and can be a refresher for managers; however, a baseline knowledge of CDBG is strongly recommended (see NACCED course earlier in the month, CDBG Basics). This webinar series will share the latest information on the CDBG-DR program, action plan and process, eligible activities, meeting a national objective and also the basics on the mitigation set aside within the most recent CDBG-DR allocations.
Presented by ICF.
Dates: October 28-31
View the agenda here.
 Activity Delivery Costs (ADC) vs. Program Administration Costs (PAC)
The Activity Delivery Costs (ADC) vs. Program Administration Costs (PAC) training series is designed to walk grantees through the difference between the two distinct ways of spending admin costs for CDBG projects utilizing CPD Notice 23-07: Allocating Staff Costs between Program Administration Costs vs Activity Delivery Costs in the CDBG Program. This training will provide participants with a unique perspective to help utilize these resources more effectively.
Presented by the Cloudburst Group.
Dates: November 5-6
View the agenda here.
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