Greetings from Carolyn O’Neil, Administrator, and HUD’s Southwest Office of Native American Programs,
November is Native American Heritage Month
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HUD’s Southwest Office of Native American Programs is pleased to share the attached Weekly Information Bulletin highlighting Training Opportunities and Funding Announcements throughout our southwest region. For additional program information, HUD’s PIH Notices to Tribes and TDHEs are electronically posted to the internet at http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/regs/notices.cfm. Additionally, find government forms and applications on USA.gov's Government Forms page. You'll see the top five requested federal forms, and can find additional forms listed by government agency.
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In this issue:
1. Federal News Briefs & Important Due Dates
2. Upcoming Trainings/Conferences/Events
3. Funding Announcements for Tribes and tribal organizations
4. Helpful Resources
5. Bits and Pieces
6. Contact Us
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Respectfully,
Debbie Broermann
HUD Southwest Office of Native American Programs
Phone: 602-379-7198 Fax: 602-379-3101
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Subject: Opportunities for Green Training, Organizational Accreditation and Technical Assistance
HUD’s Affordable Green Initiative is a new, pilot program to support HUD grantees and affordable housing organizations in achieving portfolio-wide improvements. The vision of the initiative is to enable organizations to institutionalize sustainability and achieve higher levels of performance of the management of their housing portfolios. Comprehensive support through training, technical assistance and accreditation is completely subsidized by HUD and free to all participants.
HUD Green Academy Training
• The comprehensive Green Academy Training Program is to build the capacity of organizations to promote and facilitate energy efficiency and green practices across the spectrum of HUD’s affordable housing programs. These trainings are being rolled out in up to 19 locations between October 2012 and February 2013. Courses, include 1) Introduction to Green Building for Affordable Housing; 2) Executive Decision Making; 3) Best Practices for Green Building Operations; 4) Financing Green Building; and 5) Energy Performance Contracting for Small PHAs. Registration is now open for various locations. Please find the locations currently being offered in the attached flyer. Registration for the courses is on-line at www.sustainable-performance.org/HUDGreenAcad.
Green Organizational Accreditation
• The Green Organizational Accreditation pilot program supports HUD grantees and affordable housing organizations in achieving portfolio-wide improvements. The vision of this initiative is to enable organizations to institutionalize sustainability and achieve higher levels of performance of the management of their housing portfolios.
• Accreditation will differentiate organizations that seek to implement green building and operational best practices, build capacity of staff, track and measure building performance effectively over time, realize significant improvements in health and energy efficiency, and achieve exemplary cost savings. Registration for accreditation will open on November 8, 2012 http://spi.force.com/hud.
Green Affordable Housing Technical Assistance (TA) Corps
• HUD has established a Green Affordable Housing Technical Assistance (TA) Corps of experts on energy efficiency and green building to deliver direct technical assistance to HUD stakeholders to incorporate green building and energy efficiency practices in their daily operations and maintenance, new construction, rehabilitation, and retrofit projects.
• Green Technical Assistance Services will be offered in the following general categories: Diagnostic Assessments/Measurement & Verification; Green Design, Specifications/Construction Review; Green Operations and Management (O&M); Energy Performance Contracting for PHAs and Multifamily Property Owners; Financing; and Renewable Energy. The Technical Assistance Online request form will be available at http://spi.force.com/hud from October 29 – November 16, 2012. All technical assistance for approved applicants must be completed by March 2013.
Please find further information on each of these three opportunities in the attached “Green” flyers.