In this episode, our guest speaker, Josh Shumaker, the Director of Advocacy and Federal Programs for the Council of State Community Development Agencies (COSCDA), shares some key insights on how states advocate for Community Development, Affordable Housing & Disaster Recovery -MIT programs at the State Level.

COSCDA represents the role of states as the premier voice of authority to Congress and federal agencies.  It facilitates critical leadership in the development of funding; legislative and regulatory strategies, and implementation and programmatic issues related to housing, economic, community development, and disaster recovery programs with federal policymakers.

Discussion Topics/Questions:

*COSCDA’s current advocacy and legislative initiatives

*COSCDA’s efforts to promote streamlined administration of Federal Compliance Standards

*Disaster Recovery & MIT program funding for Hurricane Ian

*CDBG and HOME programs – regulatory recommendations to HUD

*The potential for both statutory and regulatory changes to the HOME program

*Best practices for distributing Affordable Housing & Disaster Recovery -MIT program funds

*Key insights on the finalization of the FY22 Budget and what that looks like for State Community Development Agencies

To learn more about COSCDA, please visit COSCDA | Council of State Community Development Agencies