Courses

Affordable Housing Seminar: Tools, Strategies, and Case Studies for Local Government Leadership

  • Rocky Mount, NC
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    May 8, 2025
  • Chapel Hill, NC
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    October 3, 2025

This interactive in-person seminar is designed for elected and appointed officials (including managers and department heads) from local governments who are setting strategic direction around affordable housing. The seminar will focus on local government support and public-private partnerships for workforce residential housing. Attendees will learn the following:

  • Strategic approaches to affordable housing
  • Affordable housing tools and financing mechanisms
  • How to assess local housing needs
  • Case studies and exercises
  • Immediate next steps

This course has been approved for 4.25 credit hours through the American Planning Association (APA). The course will run from 10am to 5pm.

Members of Civic Federal Credit Union (Civic) and Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU), who are local government employees, are eligible to apply for a scholarship towards tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:

  • March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
  • June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
  • September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
  • December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
Visit the Civic Foundation for more information and to submit an application

The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners provides cost offsets for county elected officials to attend LELA courses. For information on this discount please click the link below.

Click here.

This class is a part of the LELA curriculum and is open to all local elected officials, including all county, municipal, school board and tribal council officials. This is a LELA level 301 course. Elected official participants will earn six (6) credits towards their Mentor recognition certificate for attending.

  • Rocky Mount, NC
    May 8
    Rocky Mount Mills
    1151 Falls Rd
    Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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    Members of Civic Federal Credit Union (Civic) and Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU), who are local government employees, are eligible to apply for a scholarship towards tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:

    • March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
    • June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
    • September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
    • December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
    Visit the Civic Foundation for more information and to submit an application

    The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners provides cost offsets for county elected officials to attend LELA courses. For information on this discount please click the link below.

    Click here.
    View Cancellation Policy
    Course participants who cancel their registration on or before April 30, 2025 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after May 01, 2025, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.
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    $265.00
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    Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.
  • Chapel Hill, NC
    October 3
    Knapp-Sanders
    400 South Rd.
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514
    View Scholarship Information

    Members of Civic Federal Credit Union (Civic) and Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU), who are local government employees, are eligible to apply for a scholarship towards tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:

    • March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
    • June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
    • September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
    • December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
    Visit the Civic Foundation for more information and to submit an application

    The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners provides cost offsets for county elected officials to attend LELA courses. For information on this discount please click the link below.

    Click here.
    View Cancellation Policy
    Course participants who cancel their registration on or before September 25, 2025 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after September 26, 2025, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.

The cost of this course is $260.

All course materials and other logistical details are provided in Canvas, a learning management system. Please click the link below for detailed instructions on setting up your Canvas account. If you've already set up an account for this or another School of Government course, click HERE to log in to Canvas. Click HERE for Canvas Instructions.

Information to help you prepare:

For all registration questions, resetting passwords, or login issues please contact:

Dale Zuckert

Assistant Registrar
919.966.4414
For questions regarding course details, including location, schedule, materials, and continuing education credits, please contact:

Shannon Morris

Program Manager, Law and Finance Group
C. Tyler Mulligan
David M. Lawrence Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Government; Lead Faculty, Development Finance Initiative
mulligan@sog.unc.edu
Sarah Odio
Associate Director, Development Finance Initiative
odio@sog.unc.edu
Marcia Machado Perritt
Director, Development Finance Initiative
mperritt@sog.unc.edu