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Madison Marriott West Hotel and Conference Center1313 John Q. Hammons Drive
Middleton, WI 53562
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2022 WI-CARH Spring Training - Conquer USDA/RD Compliance on April 27 and 28, 2022
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Please join us for an engaging educational seminar on Conquering USDA/RD Compliance. Wisconsin Council for Affordable & Rural Housing (WI-CARH) is proud to team up with US Housing Consultants for their expertise and excellent training services.
Training will be on the following topics with additional topics to be included:
- Program Information and Project Requirements
- Marketing and Tenant Selection
- Determining Asset Income
- Determining Income
- Adjusted Income
- Determining Rent and Assigning RA
- Certifications and Leasing
- Agency Monitoring
- Ineligible Tenants and Tenant Grievances
Each attendee who completes this course will receive a useful course manual with references.
RD A.C.E. Certification
All attendees will have the option of taking the USHC Rural Development Accredited Compliance Expert Designation. The RD ACE Certification is a specialized designation for affordable housing management professionals working with RD’s Multifamily programs. Professionals holding this designation have demonstrated a thorough understanding of determining household eligibility and rent for RD’s Multifamily Housing programs. The ACE certification exam is an optional exam offered online after the course.
The speaker will be Amanda Lee Gross
Ms. Gross has eighteen years of hard-won, real-world knowledge and experience in all aspects of the affordable housing industry. She has learned the affordable housing industry from the ground up, starting as a site manager, eventually rising to the position of Compliance Director for a multi-state, 5,000+ unit management company. Ms. Gross has leveraged that experience and became a nationally recognized expert trainer in Fair Housing, LIHTC, RD, HUD, and HOME. Over the last eight years, she has conducted hundred of training nationwide, and has provided consulting services to State Housing Finance Agencies, Public Housing Authorities, management companies, and developers.
Ms. Gross is a featured speaker at numerous industry events every year. She also provides custom-tailored trainings to private organizations who understanding that highly-trained staff are more effective and better able to protect the assets and reputation of companies. She also works in a consulting capacity, advising clients in the development of their policies and procedures, optimizing project compliance performance, and addressing audit findings. Ms. Gross's areas of expertise focus on the following programs:
- Fair Housing
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program
- USDA/RD Rental Housing Program
- HUD Multifamily Housing Programs
- HOME Investment Partnership Program
- Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance
Register Now! Register early as seating is limited!
Register as a Sponsor or Exhibitor!
You are invited to join us as a Sponsor or an Exhibitor at our 2022 Spring Training. Please consider signing up today to be a Sponsor and help make this education and training opportunity affordable to all in the rural housing industry. Exhibitors will have time to meet with the attendees on Day 1, April 27. The sponsorship/exhibitor form is attached for your ease in filling out and returning to us. Please click on Register as a Sponsor/Exhibitor to complete the form.