We host free webinars on affordable housing and economic development topics for professionals serving Native communities throughout the year.
Our experts and guest speakers cover a variety of topics, including planning, project funding, architectural design, construction monitoring, and asset management and compliance.
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2025 Travois webinar series
Affordable housing development best practices: How to address your community’s needs
1 p.m. Thursday, April 24
Join us for an in-depth discussion with experienced housing professionals from Indian Country about best practices for addressing Tribal housing needs, particularly for low- and moderate-income populations.
We will explore effective strategies and current challenges in launching affordable housing developments. Additionally, the conversation will provide tangible, practical tools to assist Tribal nations in making housing a reality for their communities.
Speakers
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth at Travois
- Brandi Liberty, owner of Heroda Bikax^e Consulting LLC
To register for our webinars, you must create a free Zoom account. If you have an existing account, ensure your registration email matches your Zoom account email to avoid errors.
Title VI Loan Guarantees: Another strategy to access capital for housing and infrastructure
1 p.m. Thursday, May 29
Learn how to access capital for infrastructure and housing with a financing tool that may be less familiar compared to some other tools.
In this webinar, we’ll provide an in-depth look at the Title VI 95% Loan Guarantee from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a program that can provide funding for Tribal housing and infrastructure development up to five times the Need portion of the formula allocation.
We’ll also explain how the Affordable Housing Program and the Capital Magnet Fund can provide supplemental funding through grants for your affordable housing and economic development projects.
Speakers
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth at Travois
- Jeff Glass, senior loan guarantee specialist at HUD’s Office of Loan Guarantee – Office of Native America Programs (ONAP)
To register for our webinars, you must create a free Zoom account. If you have an existing account, ensure your registration email matches your Zoom account email to avoid errors.
Innovations in affordable housing design in Native communities
1 p.m. Thursday, June 26
In this session, we will discuss the latest innovations and cost-saving measures for quality, affordable housing design.
Our experts will discuss how these measures can help ensure the long-term financial viability of your project. We’ll touch on renewable energy and green design and how it can be adapted to fit into funding requirements.
We’ll also highlight successful Tribal projects and share their designs for inspiration.
Speakers
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth
- Adam Teefey, director of architecture at Travois
To register for our webinars, you must create a free Zoom account. If you have an existing account, ensure your registration email matches your Zoom account email to avoid errors.
More opportunities to learn
We partner with the Native Learning Center (NLC) to offer additional training that supports safe, healthy, and self-sufficient Tribal communities. Visit the NLC website to learn more.
Schedule conflicts?
Email Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth, to coordinate a one-on-one call that fits in your schedule.
