The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pleased to announce a series of three-day Economic Development Toolkit trainings. This training assists CDBG grantees in carrying out a variety of CDBG activities that result in economic opportunity.
Participants will learn how to design and administer an effective economic development management team to carry out activities such as:
- Microenterprise development
- Assistance to for-profit businesses and community-based development organizations
- Financing of large-scale commercial, industrial, or other real property projects and improvements
- Financial underwriting
- Applying Public Benefit Standards
- Section 108 Loan Guarantee financing
This 3-day training includes a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises.
Who Should Attend?
The Economic Development Toolkit is for CDBG grantees interested in learning how CDBG can be used to carry out economic development activities. Note: this is not an introductory class; participants should be familiar with the CDBG regulations. Grantees may register for any Economic Development Toolkit training course location nationwide.
Due to limited space, registrations will be reviewed. Please note that a maximum of two staff members per grantee will be allowed to attend.
Schedule of Training Deliveries
Additional Information
For more information and to view other training locations, visit the Economic Development Toolkit Training Module News page.
Instructions on how to register are available in the HUD Exchange Learn User Guide.
Please note that submitting a registration request does not guarantee you a seat at the training and you should not make travel arrangements until you receive a confirmation email.
You will receive a confirmation email if you are accepted into the training.
