Local Technical Assistance Grants

In May 2024, the H2H Selection Committee reviewed 12 district council proposals for local technical assistance grants to advance solutions to the U.S. housing and homelessness crisis. Proposals were considered based on how well project plans aligned with the H2H program priorities:

• Increasing the production of deeply affordable housing connected to critical supportive services.
• Advancing Public-Private-Provider Partnerships and engaging multisector partners.
• Leveraging available land and structures.
• Aligning divergent community perspectives and financial resources.
• Connecting the technical know-how of the real estate sector with the compassion and skills of service providers.    

Ultimately, the H2H Selection Committee picked five ULI district councils to participate in the second cohort. Teams have 12 months (June 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025) to substantially complete their projects and publish a final deliverable. District councils may continue to submit funding requests for local programming via email.

Get to Know Cohort 2 (2024-2025)

• ULI Boston: Informing Development of Homeful Village​ | In partnership with Dignity First and the University of Maine, ULI Boston/New England will organize and execute a TAP to refine the Homeful Village concept in Bangor, Maine, and provide recommendations on sustainable design, financing, and community engagement strategies, with the broader goal of inspiring adoption of the sustainable tiny home village model throughout New England and beyond.
• ULI Kansas City: Locating a Funded Low-Barrier Shelter​ | In partnership with the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Office of Unhoused Solutions, ULI Kansas City will organize and execute a TAP to identify the best location and services for a new city-owned low-barrier emergency shelter in Kansas City, Missouri. Armed with answers generated by the TAP, the city and state can unleash an already committed $7 million federal grant for the construction of the shelter.
• ULI Michigan: Advancing Solutions for Permanent Supportive Housing  | ULI Michigan will deepen its partnership with The Pope Francis Center in Detroit by preparing a feasibility and implementation strategy to advance previously provided TAP recommendations for expanding permanent supportive housing (PSH) at their new BRIDGE housing campus that opened in June 2024. The work will identify a replicable strategy for leveraging existing and innovative funding strategies while reducing reliance on philanthropy.
• ULI San Antonio: Creating an At-Risk Youth Housing Framework​ | In partnership with the Close to Home initiative and the San Antonio Housing Trust, ULI San Antonio will organize and execute a TAP to formulate real estate-driven solutions designed to build upon and advance strategies identified at the 2024 At-Risk Youth Housing Summit. The TAP will convene key partners to develop short- and long-term action-oriented and replicable approaches for housing and serving youth at-risk of homelessness.
• ULI San Francisco: Expanding Winter Relief Programs (revisiting Project Home Key)​ | In partnership with the City of Fremont, ULI San Francisco will organize and execute a TAP to identify opportunities for capitalizing on the expanded, now year-round Winter Relief and shelter intervention programs by utilizing surplus hotel rooms. Emphasizing the symbiotic relationship wherein homeless clients offer a reliable revenue stream for owners of properties struggling with post-COVID occupancy levels, the TAP aims to expand non-congregant shelter resources and reactivate underutilized hotel or multi-unit properties in Fremont.

Homeless to Housed Cohort 1 (2023-2024)

Our inaugural cohort was a group of five ULI district councils leading the charge in addressing homelessness and deeply affordable housing. Each council was selected and funded to drive change and create a lasting impact in their community.

Cohort 1 represented a total commitment of $115,000 USD in local technical assistance grants ($90,000 courtesy of the Homeless to Housed Initiative and $25,000 from the Attainable Housing for All Campaign).

Members of Cohort 1 and their projects included:

• ULI Louisiana (Lafayette): Community Collaboration for Housing-Based Solutions
• ULI Philadelphia: Using Real Estate to Further a Housing-First Mission for Families in Need
• ULI San Antonio: Pairing Housing and Transportation to Uplift San Antonio Communities
• ULI San Diego-Tijuana (San Diego): Democratizing Affordable Housing Development Site Selection
• ULI San Francisco (San Jose): Unlocking the Potential of Underused Land to Stem the Tide of Homelessness