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Affordable Housing Information, Resources, and Training
LeadingAge is providing specialized training and learning sessions for providers of senior affordable housing.
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Questions? Contact Juliana Bilowich, LeadingAge vice president of housing operations and policy, at jbilowich@leadingage.org or 202-508-1212 for more information on accessing housing content or any of our gatherings.
Affordable Housing Production and Preservation
- Leveraging HUD’s new Preservation Rent Increase for RAD – November 2025: Learn the ins and outs of HUD’s new guidance – driven by LeadingAge advocacy – expanding preservation budgets through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). Featuring experts at Hampden Park Capital and Consulting. ACCESS TRAINING.
- Affordable Senior Housing Preservation through RAD – September 2025: A two-part webinar with Gates Kellett on the critical tools and strategies available for preserving and revitalizing aging properties. ACCESS RECORDINGS.
- Affordable Housing Primer – January 2025: A look at the current housing landscape and key federal and state programs that support actionable solutions, hosted by LeadingAge experts. ACCESS RECORDING.
- LeadingAge Overview of HUD FY23 Section 202 Notice of Funding Opportunity – March 25, 2024: LeadingAge hosted an overview of HUD’s current Section 202 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). During the session, experts shared insights on the current application round for Section 202 funding to create new affordable senior housing units. ACCESS SLIDES & RECORDING.
Services and Service Coordination
- The Changing Landscape of Service Coordination – December 2025: Review LeadingAge’s two-part live event to stay current on the regulatory changes and practical expectations reshaping HUD multifamily service coordination. Featuring the American Association of Service Coordinators. ACCESS HERE.
- LeadingAge Workshop Series: HUD Service Coordinator Grant Opportunity – February 2024: For the first time in a decade, HUD announced funding for new service coordinator grants. The LeadingAge workshop sessions discussed the Notice of Funding Opportunity and the application process. ACCESS CALL RECORDINGS.
- Leveraging Supportive Services Funding in HUD-Assisted Senior Housing – June 2024: An overview on how to access funding for resident services in affordable housing communities. ACCESS TRAINING.
Affordable Housing Operations and Asset Management
- Maximizing Senior Housing Budgets and Compliance – Expected in 2026: Learn to optimize Section 202 PRAC budgets while staying compliant.
- HUD NSPIRE Training – July 2023: LeadingAge and LeadingAge DC hosted leadership and policy experts from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) for in-person training on HUD’s new housing inspection protocol under NSPIRE. EVENT RECAP I ACCESS RECORDING.
Fair Housing
- Avoiding Fair Housing violations during the Holidays – November 2025: In this quick cast, the Fair Housing Institute describes how to navigate the holidays with fair housing compliant messaging and decorations. ACCESS TRAINING.
- Fair Housing Series – Expected Spring 2026: Join the Fair Housing Institute for a review of fair housing requirements for affordable senior housing communities.
HOTMA Implementation
- HOTMA Is Finally Here: Implementation Series with Jenny DeSilva – Expected Summer 2026: Training series on HOTMA Income Exclusions, Deductions, and Assets; Recertifications and Streamlining; and Resident Communication.
- HOTMA Implementation Q&A (Sessions 1-4) – April 2024, February 2024, January 2024, and December 2023: LeadingAge and Jenny DeSilva, president of DeSilva Housing Group, hosted members-only Q&A sessions about HOTMA implementation for mission-driven housing providers. ACCESS CALL RECORDINGS & MATERIALS
- LeadingAge HOTMA Asset Limit Call – February 12, 2024: Juliana Bilowich, LeadingAge’s Director of Housing Operations and Policy, and Jenny DeSilva, President of DeSilva Housing Group, review the reissued HOTMA guidance from HUD related to asset limitations and discretionary enforcement authority. ACCESS CALL RECORDINGS.
- HOTMA Training 2.0 – Implementing HUD Requirements – September 2023: LeadingAge gives a closer look at HUD’s new requirements for changing income, deductions, recertification, and more in HUD-assisted multifamily housing through HOTMA. ACCESS TRAINING.
- HOTMA Overview – Complying with New HUD Rules – June 2023: Rhanda McKown, director of affordable housing for LeadingAge Florida joins LeadingAge’s Juliana Bilowich, give an in-depth review of the key changes to income, asset, and eligibility requirements in affordable housing. ACCESS TRAINING.
Climate Resilience and Energy Efficiency
- HUD Disaster Response – December 2023: LeadingAge featured guests from HUD who spearhead the agency’s disaster preparedness and response efforts on a December 2023 call for housing members. In 2023, HUD’s Multifamily team supported nearly 170,000 disaster-impacted homes across the country. EVENT RECAP | ACCESS CALL RECORDING.
- Assessing Climate Resilience through the Lens of Aging – July 2023: Our planet’s changing climate is impacting older adults in specific ways you may not realize. This 21-minute QuickCast provides a closer look at these effects and explains the importance of community-scale interventions. ACCESS QUICKCAST.
- Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Session – September 2023: Session features LeadingAge members who have received awards, HUD staff leading program implementation, and LeadingAge business partners who can assist with GRRP applications. ACCESS SLIDES & RECORDING.
Affordable Housing Advocacy
- Congress in your Neighborhood – July 2025: Tips to get started on planning a visit from a member of Congress to your community or organization. Featuring LeadingAge’s Todd Adams and Eaton Senior Communities’ Mary Ann Mulligan. ACCESS THE RECORDING.
- Strategies for Engaging Residents in Advocacy – July 2025: In this 17-minute QuickCast, Anne Sackrison shares how CSI partners with affordable housing residents to support and strengthen their government outreach efforts. ACCESS RECORDING.
Find more information on how LeadingAge supports affordable housing members on the Affordable Housing webpage. And to access more affordable housing resources, visit the LeadingAge Learning Hub.

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