HOME Fundamentals Certification
Four-day course with Certification exam that provides an overview of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, including key requirements for each eligible activity type – homebuyer, homeowner rehabilitation, rental, and tenant-based rental assistance.
September 15-18, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
Day 1: 8:30am-4:30pm
Day 2: 9:00am-4:30pm
Day 3: 9:00am-4:00pm
Day 4: 9:00am-12:00pm
$855
Who Should Attend
New HOME program staff
Experienced professionals seeking certification or refresher
Staff involved in HOME planning, compliance, monitoring, or administration
What You Will Learn
Program-wide and activity specific HOME requirements
Roles and responsibilities of participating jurisdictions and partners
Core compliance topics, including income verification and rent requirements
How HOME requirements apply in real-world scenarios
Logistics
To help participants make sense of it all, the course provides a framework for rules on a program wide, project, and assisted-unit basis and ensures that they understand the roles and responsibilities applicable to the HOME Participating Jurisdiction (PJ), its subrecipients, property owners/developers, CHDOs, and low-income beneficiaries. For more information, please refer to the agenda.
The exam covers critical information taught in the HOME Fundamentals Certification training. It will be given online while in the training room. Participants should anticipate spending up to two hours completing the online exam.
Participant should bring their laptop to participate in training activities and to sit for the online exam.
Cambria Hotel Pittsburgh Downtown 1320 Centre Ave | Pittsburgh, PA 15219, 412-381-6687.
"Wales Room". Please confirm with front desk.
TDA has secured a room block for this training from September 14, 2026 through September 17, 2026 at the Cambria Hotel Pittsburgh Downtown, the training site. The room block expires August 15, 2026. The room rate is $169.00/night (plus taxes and fees). Reservations can be made using the following link: Cambria Hotel Pittsburgh Downtown. If you have questions about your travel, please email us at [email protected] or call us 833-483-2334 ext 1.
No meals will be provided during this training; each participant is responsible for their own meals.
Meet Your Instructor
Stephen Lathom, Senior Consultant
Stephen provides consulting services and training related to
programs including HOME, HOME-ARP, HTF, CDBG,
CDBG-DR, NSP, and LIHTC as well as services in support
of a range of state and locally funded affordable housing
finance programs.