This Toolbox aims to provide how-to guides, data sets, and downloadable application and data set templates for common housing practice, e.g. use in first-time homebuyer programs, needs assessments, market studies, and mortgage lending analyses. We hope to foster information-sharing and collaboration among users through a forum, a section of tips and techniques and a FAQ featuring best practices and lessons learned. Documents and data will be downloadable in PDF, Excel, or Word formats. We will also provide a resources section with links to other data, online information, and program resources on the web or available in the public domain.  The Toolbox is intended for grassroots organizations, local governments, Native American Communities, nonprofit housing corporations, tenant associations and other entities concerned with affordable housing.  The Toolbox is organized around the following functionalities:

• Funding Sources
• Geographic Information Systems
• Housing Development and Rehabilitation
• Homeownership and Asset Building
• Inclusionary Housing
• Manufactured and Factory Built Housing
• Native American Housing Resources
• Preservation Resources for Residents of Subsidized Housing