Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Summer Webinar Series

Enterprise Community Partners is pleased to announce a series of free public webinars from July through September focused on the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program (AHSC). The webinars will cover a range of topics, from the very basics of the AHSC program to strategies to maximize greenhouse gas reductions, best practices around community engagement, and scoping effective active transportation infrastructure. The series will also include a webinar for rural and tribal communities. This series is supported by funding from the California Strategic Growth Council. 

To register for the webinars, please use the hyperlinks below.

Session #1 - AHSC 101 – Register
July 11, 2024 at 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT  

This webinar will focus on: 

• Fundamentals of the AHSC program (e.g. understanding threshold requirements, eligible capital projects and key partners) 
• Creating a competitive application 
• Application best practices shown through case studies 

Session #2 - AHSC Greenhouse Gas Reduction 101 – Register
July 25, 2024 at 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT

This webinar will focus on: 

• Basics of AHSC GHG Quantification 
• Understanding GHG competitiveness 
• How to find good GHG reducing projects 

Session #3 - AHSC Active Transportation + Local Transit 101 – Register
August 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT

This webinar will focus on: 

• How to maximize bike, pedestrian and local transit scoring 
• Defining “context sensitive” bicycle scope 
• Key stakeholders to engage 

Session #4 - AHSC Rural and Tribal Webinar – Register
August 20, 2024 at 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PT

Hosted by the California Coalition for Rural Housing, this webinar will focus on: 

• AHSC program overview and eligibility for rural and Tribal areas 
• Lessons learned and key takeaways from past awardees 
• Overcoming common challenges faced by rural and Tribal applicants 

Session #5 - AHSC Community Engagement Best Practices – Register
September 10, 2024 at 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT

This webinar will focus on: 

• How to create an inclusive and community-responsive AHSC application 
• The benefits engagement can bring to a competitive AHSC project 
• Ensuring equity is embedded throughout the AHSC process 

If you have any questions, please email Alejandro Huerta, senior program director.