1. Washington Update 2015 Annual Training Conference Indianapolis, Indiana October 5, 2015

2. Update: Appropriations (CDBG, HOME and homelessness) Affect of Possible HOME reduction National Housing Trust Fund Re-release of ESG regulations AFFH Rule Section 3 Importance of Advocacy COSCDA Trainings

3. FY 2016 Appropriations FY 2016 started on: October 1 2015

4. Appropriations Process DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS Overall spending limit: $$$$$$$$ (CAP) 12 Appropriations bills $$$$$$$ T-HUD bill Transportation and HUD Programs (Section 8, Public Housing, CDBG, HOME and Homeless)

5. Spending Cap – FY2016 Discretionary $1.017 trillion

6. HOUSE SENATE T-HUD Subcommittee Appropriations Committee Full House Full Senate Conference Committee President Signs

7. What’s next for FY16 T-HUD bill? T-HUD Subcommittee House Approps Comm Senate Approps Comm Full HouseFull Senate NO AGREEMENT BY OCTOBER 1, 2015 CONTINUING RESOLUTION

8. Appropriations Votes Before CR……. HOUSESENATE Appropriations Commmittee FY 2015 Funding CDBG$3.0 billion $2.9 billion$3.0 billion HOME$900 million $66 million  $ 900 million Homeless Programs $2.185 billion $2.23 billion $2.13 billion

9. Continuing Resolution Amounts (Same as FY2015, but annualized) CDBG: $3.0 billion HOME: $900 million McKinney Vento Homeless: $2.13 billion

10. DEAL????? Cap increase? $1.017 trillion Ryan/Murray 2.0

11. Quiz: Effect of BCA Caps $1.014 Trillion (FY2015) CDBG HOME $3.06 billion$900 million

12. Quiz: Effect of BCA Caps $1.082 Trillion (FY2010) CDBG HOME $4.4 billion$1.8 billion

13. Rental Housing Assistance ????% of the HUD Funding

14. Affect of HOME Reduction

17. National Housing Trust Fund On tract to be funded next year (2016) States to administer Estimates of $200 million

18. Homelessness Re-release of the rules Emergency Solutions Grants (comments were due on August 3, 2015) Continuum of Care CoC NOFA

19. AFFH Rule AFFH Final Rule: July 16, 2015 AFH Local Tool: September 26, 2014 and July 16, 2015 AFH State Tool: COSCDA Task Force Working with HUD

20. Section 3 Reporting System Section 3 Performance Evaluation and Registry System (SPEARS) All submissions of 2013 and 2014 Section 3 summary reports must be submitted electronically no later than October 30, 2015. Section 3 proposed rule

21. Importance of Advocacy COSCDA in Washington Contact Congressional Representatives at home House and Senate Share the successes of our programs!!

22. Can’t Talk to Congress? Ask: local officials Mayors county executives housing developers (for-profit and non-profit) realtors rural housing developers tax credit syndicators homelessness advocates state and local housing advocacy organizations, etc.,

23. Families that live in CDBG, HOME or McKinney-Vento housing

24. Those benefiting…….

25. Key Congressional Contacts Senate: Thad Cochran (R-MISS) Susan Collins (R-ME) Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Jack Reed (D-RI) Richard Shelby (R-AL) __________________________ House: Harold Rogers (R-KY) Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) Nita Lowey (D-NY) David Price (D-GA) Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)

26. Ribbon Cutting!

28. Before and after pictures

29. Use of Local Media

30. COSCDA Academy Trainings CDBG Bootcamp Advanced CDBG CDBG Subgrantee ( Local Officials and Grant Administrators) Compliance Issues Housing 101 Homelessness Primer

31. Program Managers Conference March 14-15, 2016

32. Linda Thompson COSCDA Director of Advocacy and Federal Programs lthompson@coscda.org 202-293-5820