The Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) is sponsoring a series of training sessions for Alaska villages, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and ONAP staff. These sessions are designed to provide participants with the practical skills and knowledge required to build successful tribal housing developments. The training will be offered in all six ONAP regions (Southern Plains, Northwest, Alaska, Eastern/Woodlands, Southwest and Northern Plains) from Fall 2006 to Spring 2007.

The trainings will cover many different areas of tribal housing development, including the application, opportunities, and challenges of working with the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA).

Training topics include:

- NAHASDA Essentials
- Environmental Reviews for HUD Assisted Projects
- NAHASDA Accounting Issues
- Self-Monitoring