Southern Virginia Housing Developer Training Institute 2027: Application

Welcome to the Southern Virginia HDTI application!

About the Program

LISC Virginia and Locus are partnering to bring the Housing Developer Training Institute (HDTI) to communities across Southern Virginia! The HDTI offers in-depth, hands-on training in single-family and small-scale multi-family affordable housing development, tailored to both nonprofit and for-profit developers. The Southern Virginia cohort will also specialize in rural development.

The HDTI is sponsored by Virginia Housing and is offered through Freddie Mac’s Develop the Developer Academy.

Before completing the application, please look through the informational presentation to make sure you can fulfil the participant expectations. The presentation can be accessed here:

Spring 2027 Session Details
The Southern Virginia HDTI is a 10-week hybrid training program designed for emerging and early-stage developers interested in advancing housing development projects in rural and small-town communities throughout Southern Virginia. The curriculum combines self-paced learning, recorded instructional content, live discussion sessions, guest experts, in-person workshops, networking opportunities, technical assistance, and a culminating Showcase event.

Participants will complete the ten core DTDA modules while exploring the unique opportunities and challenges associated with rural housing development, including small-market feasibility, rural financing tools, adaptive reuse, scattered-site development, local partnerships, and community revitalization. The DTDA curriculum consists of ten instructional modules and a Showcase event.

Week 1: In-Person Kickoff & Foundations of Development (Full-Day Session in Martinsville; Week of Feb. 8, 2027)

Week 2: Virtual Learning (Week of Feb. 15, 2027)

Week 3: Virtual Learning (Week of Feb. 22, 2027 )

Week 4: In-Person Financing Workshop (Afternoon session in Danville; Week of March 1, 2027)

Week 5: Virtual Learning & Networking (Week of March 8, 2027)

Week 6 – Virtual Learning (Week of March 15, 2027)

Week 7 – In-Person Resource Navigation Workshop (Afternoon session in South Boston; Week of March 22, 2027)

Week 8: In-Person Rural Development Deep Dive (Afternoon session in Martinsville; Week of March 29, 2027)

Week 9: Showcase Prep & Technical Assistance (Held Virtually; Week of April 5, 2027)

Week 10: Showcase & Graduation (Full-Day, In-Person Showcase Event in Danville; Week of April 12, 2027)

Application Timeline
Please submit your completed application by 11:59 PM on Sunday, December 13th. All applicants will be notified of their status by Friday, January 15.

If you have any questions, contact LISC Virginia Program Officer for Capacity Building, Victoria McKelvey (vmckelvey@lisc.org) and/or Locus Community Market Lead for Southern Virginia, Natalie Davis (ndavis@locusimpact.org).

Contact information

First Name

Last Name

Organization

Organization Address Line One

Organization Address Line Two

City/County

Email

Phone

Readiness

Do you have a specific development project you plan to advance during the HDTI course?

YesNo

Please provide a brief description of your development project. Include information about site control and current funding, if applicable.

Have you IDENTIFIED property that you would like to develop or rehab?

Have you been actively bidding on property within the last 12 months?

Where do you plan to develop? (City/county)

Do you currently OWN property that you are seeking to develop or rehab (not your residence)? If so, please share the location of this property.

Do you have any funds secured for this project? If so, please estimate the percentage secured.

How do you envision HDTI staff supporting this project?

Do you own any other property/properties? If so, please describe:

What type of development are you most interested in pursuing?

Please attach a recent professional resume that includes your current work and volunteer endeavours

Certifications

Certification 1: If selected to participate, I agree to attend and actively participate in all program sessions.

YesNo

Certification 2: If selected to participate, I grant and authorize Freddie Mac and LISC Virginia the right to take, edit, publish and distribute all pictures or videos taken of my participation in the program sessions for the purpose of lawful promotional materials.

YesNo

Certification 3: if selected to participate, I agree to follow up with Freddie Mac after the program concludes to provide updates on my projects (via an online annual survey) for at least 24 months.

YesNo