The 2019 Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships

A group of delegates from Egypt focused on Community Revitalization and Urban Renewal visited HUD staff on 9 April 2019. This delegation visited under the auspices of the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. The Institute of International Education arranged their program.

A parliamentary advisor on housing, communities, and local government issues at the Policy Research Unit in the House of Commons met with representatives from PD&R and CPD on 10 April 2019. The advisor's research currently focuses on house-building finance initiatives, homelessness reduction pilots, and legislation to improve consumer redress in the rented and leasehold sectors. The advisor's work involves preparing policy and debate briefings on housing policy for Conservative Members of Parliament.

The US Virgin Islands convening with HUD and FEMA for philanthropy was held 21-21 May 2019 at the Nissan Training Facility in St. Croix, USVI. The event was co-hosted by HUD and FEMA to update philanthropy on disaster recovery and resilience efforts in USVI. Highlights of the Territory's Recovery Plan, the Value of Public-Philanthropic Partnerships, the Role of Local Foundations in Long-term Recovery, and Non-profits and Recovery Implementation were discussed. The Council on Foundations and local USVI community foundations actively participated in the coordination of the event.

IPAD hosed the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Program delegation on the topic of "Sustainable Cities." The delegation included 24 high-level representatives from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India, Israel, Nepal, and Tunisia. IPAD facilitated a knowledge exchange between the delegation and HUD senior staff to discuss diverse initiatives to provide affordable housing, suitable living environments, and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents in May 2019.

Secretary Carson met with Ben-Oni Ardelean, Vice-President of the National Liberal Party, a conservative party of Romania on 10 June 2019. Ardelean also serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy. He is a Member of the Chamber of Deputies.

A parliamentary advisor for the Policy Research Unit, which is a not-for-profit company based in the UK Parliament, met with PD&R researchers who focus on welfare-to-work on 11 June 2019. The advisor's research is mainly focused on the changes made to work requirements and employment services at the federal and state level since the 1990s through to the present day and where this debate might be heading in the future.

HUD hosted a delegation of eight Japanese senior officials from our HUD counterpart, MLIT and from the Urban Renaissance Agency in Los Angeles from the 23rd to 28th of June 2019. Chris Patterson welcomed the group. Cindy Campbell, Carol Star, Leah Lozier and Margaret Poethig from HUD were also in attendance. The LA Field Staff supported and attended the Forum. The Forum focused on site visits and in conference sessions to further discuss the four US and four Japanese case studies and next steps in research.

US–Japan Aging in Place Research Project Update:

The Aging in Place Research team has completed four US case studies and four Japanese case studies. These will be posted on the Japanese Ministry web site and our web site once we have final clearance. The US case studies are currently being translated. Below are the case studies:

US Case Studies

• Volunteerism in the United States
• Accessible housing and technology research and demonstration grant program
• Naturally occurring retirement communities and senior villages
• Integrated wellness in supportive housing

Japanese Case Studies

• Voluntary and active development of community by neighborhood
• Daily living support services in collaboration with private companies
• Management of residential areas by private entities
• Creation of regional medical and welfare service hubs

IPAD assisted the State Department in preparation for the HLPF held 5-16 July 2019 in New York. IPAD participated in several side events that were focused on housing and urban development issues. Marge Martin, Cindy Campbell, and Katie Marinari participated in the Philanthropy & the SDGs Special Event. Cindy Campbell was asked to play a lead discussant role during the Q&A at the event and questioned the panel how philanthropy and governments can better engage with one another.

The team also met with leadership from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) to discuss HUD's research and programs on homelessness. The 58th Session of the Commission for Social Development will take place in February 2020, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is the advisory body to UN DESA responsible for the social development pillar of global development. The priority theme will be, "Affordable housing and social protection systems for all to address homelessness." This meeting was to help inform research on best practices in addressing homelessness. IPAD will continue to follow up with UN DESA, State Department's US Mission to the UN and with the State Department International Organization office on this ongoing project.

A delegation from Germany visited HUD, specifically meeting with CPD and PD&R, on 16 July 2019. The delegation consisted of two mayors from City of Schomelln and Neubrandenburg. The mayors were interested in learning about innovated policy approaches and initiatives at the federal levels that address common issues that face communities, especially smaller towns and cities in the U.S. They were interested in initiatives that make more strategic and effective investments in urban development, building smarter infrastructure, building more diverse economies and inclusive communities.

A delegation from Pakistan consisting of 10 participants involved in a project titled "Responsible Municipal Management: Creating Resilient and Innovative Cities of the Future." Various federal agencies including HUD, DOT, and EPA participated in a roundtable discussion with the delegation regarding federal support for sustainable and resilient cities in July 2019.

Assistant Secretary Seth Appleton met with MP Klaus Midrup on 19 August 2019. The discussion centered on affordable housing issues including Berlin's recent rent control program. MP Midrup was interested in hearing how the United States is dealing with affordable housing issues, in particular the LIHTC and the voucher program.

HUD hosted a six-person Japanese delegation from the Office for Housing Policy, Tokyo Metropolitan Government on September 26. The purpose of the visit was to learn more about U.S. housing policy and potentially utilize it for future policy planning. The discussion was on affordable housing in general, senior housing, and disaster recovery efforts at HUD, and represented by PD&R and Office of Housing.

The Lord Wei met with David Woll, Kurt Usowski and other PD&R staff on October 9, 2019. The United Kingdom Embassy requested this meeting. The Lord Wei requested information about US policy on how to address affordable housing as well as innovate approaches to shared spaces, land use, and the role of technology to unlock innovation.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) organized an U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) entitled "Sustainable Cities," a Regional Project for Africa in October 2019. IPAD delivered on a HUD overview presentation to the 15-member delegation, each from a different country. The delegation's interests were on the initiatives that HUD offers to provide affordable housing, suitable living and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents.