2026 CDBG Summit Agenda

September 28 – October 1, 2026
The Rainwater Conference Center
Valdosta, Georgia

Monday, September 28 | Recipient Overview

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Registration & Check-in

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Summit Luncheon

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | General Session

  • Welcome
  • Changes to the CDBG Method of Distribution
  • Overview of Grant Award Packages, Audit Requirements, & Special Conditions

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Break

3:15 – 4:30 p.m. | General Session

  • CDBG Project Implementation: Public Facilities & Neighborhood Revitalization Public Facilities
  • Connecting Communities to DCA Resources: A Regional Perspective

Tuesday, September 29 | Federal Compliance Requirements

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration & Check-in

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | General Session

  • Federal Compliance Overview: The CDBG Compliance Lifecycle
  • Citizen Participation & Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
  • Complying with the Buy American Preference: Build America, Buy America (BABA)
  • Section 3 of the Housing & Urban Development Act of 1968

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | General Session

  • Federal Procurement Standards
  • Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (URA)
  • Federal Labor Standards

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | General Session

  • National Environmental Policy Act

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Break

2:15 – 4:30 p.m. | General Session

  • State Audit Requirements
  • Local Government Reporting & Planning Requirements: GOMI, RLGF, SDS & Comprehensive Plans

Wednesday, September 30 | Application Development

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. | General Session

  • Method of Distribution & Application Overview
  • Documenting Compliance

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Partner Tables

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | General Session

  • Public Facilities Application Development

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | General Session

  • Economic Development Application Development & Revolving Loan Funds

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Break

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | General Session

  • Big Ideas, Lasting Impact: The CDBG Innovative Grant Program
  • Beyond the Manual: Lessons from the Field

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Technical Assistance Tables

  • Housing & Multi-Activity
  • Streets & Drainage/Multi-Infrastructure/Buildings

Thursday, October 1 | Housing Application Development

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. | General Session

  • Annual Competition Neighborhood Revitalization Application Development
  • Utilizing DCA Housing Resources for Neighborhood Revitalization
  • Revitalization Area Strategy Program