Technical Assistance & Training for Public and Affordable Housing

Edgemere provides training, quality control and  technical assistance services to agencies administering public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers and other affordable housing programs

POLICY ANALYSIS & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Edgemere works with clients to assess regulatory requirements, identify policy and procedural impacts and options, and develop detailed policy and procedural guides. Services include:

  • Moving to Work Program plans, reports and policies

  • HCV Administrative Plans, reports and policies

  • Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plans, reports and policies

  • Small Area FMR modeling and impact analysis

TRAINING

Edgemere develops and administers customized training programs designed to meet the needs and objectives of our clients. Services include direct training and support for “train the trainers” models. Some examples of the training programs offered by Edgemere:

  • Onboarding and orientation for new HCV and public housing staff

  • HCV Administrative Plan components

  • Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy components

  • Rent calculation, recertification and other technical training

  • Rental Assistance Demonstration conversions

COMPLIANCE & QUALITY CONTROL

Edgemere works with clients to ensure regulatory compliance, minimize risk and adhere to quality control standards. Our team utilizes proprietary QC Monitor software to conduct file reviews, generate detailed reports and track error response and correction efforts. Services include:

  • Design and implementation of agency-wide quality control and compliance protocols

  • Targeted file and program reviews related to PHAS, SEMAP and other locally-developed standards

  • Design and implementation of management improvement, training and other initiatives to address compliance and QC concerns

OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Edgemere provides a comprehensive array of technical assistance services. Our team has an extensive track record that includes major grant writing initiatives, HUD Consolidated Plan development, management assessments, agency planning, staff capacity building and other initiatives. Services include:

  • Program assessments

  • Strategic planning

  • Grant writing

  • Consolidated Plan development

  • Team building