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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2026 Travois webinar series
Using Tax Credits to Pay for a Majority of Your Native Housing Development
Thursday, April 23 | 1 p.m. (CDT)
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) creates more affordable housing in the U.S. than any other program. No other program in the country offers a comparable source of funding, and Tribal nations deserve the same access to this resource as other affordable housing developers.
Since 1995, our clients have leveraged the LIHTC program to build or rehabilitate over 6,700 homes in Native communities with more than $1.2 billion in equity funds—which do not have to be repaid.
Learn how this valuable tool integrates seamlessly with NAHASDA and IHBG-Competitive awards to cover most of an affordable housing development’s cost.
Speaker
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth
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Funding Health Care, Community Amenities, and Infrastructure with New Markets Tax Credits
Tuesday, May 19 | 1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn how the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program can help finance health care facilities to serve your community’s needs by filling critical funding gaps.
Tribal nations have used the NMTC program to access equity proceeds that do not require repayment, supporting hundreds of millions in total development throughout Indian Country.
In addition to health care, the NMTC program can fund community amenities, infrastructure, schools, business investments, and other related initiatives.
Speaker
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth
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New Markets Tax Credits: A tool to build affordable, for-sale housing for working Native families
Thursday, June 4 | 1 p.m. (CDT)
In Arizona, the Tohono O’odham Ki:Ki Association has achieved a historic first in Tribal housing: A development funded by the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) that will provide affordable, for-sale homes to Tribal members.
As the project nears completion, working families of the Tohono O’odham Nation will soon move into their new homes and officially become homeowners.
In this webinar, we will discuss how NMTC funding supported this groundbreaking homeownership project and generated momentum for other TDHEs to develop similar housing developments in their communities.
Speakers
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth
- Representatives from the Tohono O’odham Ki:Ki Association and U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance (to be announced)
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Designing High Quality Housing for Generations to Come
Thursday, June 25 | 1 p.m. (CDT)
In partnership with the Native Learning Center (NLC), join Adam Teefey and Adam Rose for a discussion on how Tribes are exercising and strengthening their own sovereignty to create affordable housing in line with their interest and community desires. Participants will be provided with current examples of quality, affordable housing where other tribes have developed both single-family and multifamily housing that throws the “HUD box idea” completely out the window to instead create something that Tribal communities can be proud of for generations. The same is possible for your community!
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.
Speakers
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth
- Adam Teefey, director of Travois Architecture
The Affordable Housing Program and Other Grants: A Strategy to Fill Project Funding Gaps
Tuesday, July 14 | 1 p.m. (CDT)
Don’t let funding gaps hold back your community’s next housing project.
Various grant programs and funding sources can help fill the gaps in your budget, making it easier to complete your development. Our clients have obtained over $90 million in grants to get their projects across the finish line.
Join our webinar to learn about the Federal Home Loan Bank’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP), as well as state-specific funding programs available to support your Tribal housing project.
Speakers
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth
- Representative from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) or an FHLB member bank (to be announced)
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How to Leverage your IHBG-C Funds with Tax Credits to Build More Homes
Thursday, August 6 | 1 p.m. (CDT)
Did you know that the Indian Housing Block Grant-Competitive (IHBG-C) program and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) work seamlessly together?
Tribally Designated Housing Entities nationwide have used this strategy to stretch awards further—building more homes for their communities.
Join us to learn the steps to effectively combine these funding resources to address housing needs in your community.
Speakers
- Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth
- Representative from HUD or the Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) (to be announced)
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.
Schedule conflicts?
Email Adam Rose, director of partnerships and growth, to coordinate a one-on-one call that fits in your schedule.