Save the date! 12th Annual Travois Conference: Sept. 10-13

Sept. 10-13, 2012
Casino Del Sol
Tucson, Ariz.

The beautiful and elegant Casino Del Sol will be the site of the 12th Annual Travois Indian Country Tax Credit Conference. Casino Del Sol is located just 15 minutes from downtown Tucson and is owned and operated by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a Travois client.

Our annual conferences are training opportunities for tribes to learn more about:

Low Income Housing Tax Credits, used for affordable housing development
New Markets Tax Credits, used for economic development
compliance/asset management
architectural design
inspections
green building and environmental services

A block of rooms have been reserved for conference attendees at the Casino Del Sol Resort. Call 855-765-7829 and mention "Travois" to receive discounted room rates of $129 for king and double queen rooms, up to double occupancy. To book reservations online, click here. If booked from the hotel home page, our discount code is 12524. Rooms need to be booked by Aug. 10 to receive the discount.

Attendees are encouraged to coordinate their travel so they can attend the welcome reception, to be held the evening of Monday, Sept. 10. Karaoke is scheduled for Tuesday night at the hotel. Attendees can gamble at the casino, dine at one of the six resort restaurants, relax at the spa or visit Tucson’s local attractions. A couple of popular spots include Old Tucson and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

More details are available on the conference webpage. Click here to read more.

Questions? Contact Eden at 816-994-8970 or eden@travois.com.

A TRAVOIS

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The Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program and the New Markets Tax Credit Program provide capital from private investors to help you leverage your precious NAHASDA funds and realize your overall economic development goals.

If you plan to build or rehabilitate housing units, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program can provide financing for four times as many homes as NAHASDA funds alone. For example, a tribe can build 10 new three- or four-bedroom houses for about $1.2 million using NAHASDA funds. Under the LIHTC program, you could build 40 units using the same amount of NAHASDA funds. If your tribe is in a Qualified Census Tract (QCT), and most tribes are, you could build 60 or more units with the LIHTC program for the same $1.2 million in NAHASDA funds.

If you, or entrepreneurs in your community, plan to start businesses or undertake economic development projects, the New Markets Tax Credit program can provide 20 percent of the funds you need. The New Markets Tax Credit leverages financing with greatly decreased interest rates and significantly more flexible terms than are available in the current market. It can be used to finance the construction, expansion or operation of facilities for commercial, industrial, health care or community development uses.