Engagement Consultant
Engagement Consultant supports a consultant gathering resident and practitioner perspectives to shape Enterprise’s updated design guidelines for safe, independent aging in affordable housing.
Funder: Enterprise
Due Dates: December 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET (Questions) | December 9, 2026, 11:59 PM ET (Proposals) | Early January 2027 (Awards) | Early February 2027 (Anticipated start) | End of June 2027 (Engagement completion)
Funding Amounts: Anticipated budget of $40,000–$60,000, including travel and participant incentives, for work beginning early February through June 2027
Summary: Supports a consultant to gather resident and practitioner perspectives for Enterprise’s updated Aging in Place Design Guidelines.
Key Information: Travel to Michigan, Maryland, and 1–2 additional locations is expected.
Description
Enterprise Community Partners seeks an Engagement Consultant to work with its Aging Well team on updating the 2016 Aging in Place Design Guidelines. The consultant will conduct focus groups with older adult affordable housing residents, developers, and staff, then translate their feedback into actionable recommendations. The goal is to ensure the guidelines reflect residents’ lived experiences and the day-to-day realities of affordable housing operations.
The 2027 update will address affordable multifamily new construction, rehabilitation, and home repair, with a deeper focus on health and alignment with the 2026 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria. Potential topics include social isolation, community connection, changing cognitive needs, trauma-informed design, and spaces for caregiving and staff support. The guidelines are intended to help housing owners, developers, design professionals, and home repair practitioners support safe, independent, and comfortable aging in place.
