Technical Consultant - Enterprise
Technical Consultant - Enterprise supports a consultant updating aging-in-place design guidance for affordable housing and home repair to help residents age safely, independently, and comfortably.
Funder: Enterprise
Due Dates: December 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET (Questions) | December 9, 2026, 11:59 PM ET (Proposals)
Funding Amounts: Anticipated budget of $60,000–$75,000 for approximately eight months; proposals outside this range welcome with justification
Summary: Supports a technical consultant to update aging-in-place design guidance for affordable multifamily housing and home repair.
Key Information: Open to architects, design professionals, and multidisciplinary teams, including individuals and firms.
Description
Enterprise Community Partners seeks a Technical Consultant to work with its Aging Well team on updating the 2016 Aging in Place Design Guidelines. The consultant will audit the existing guidelines, refine priorities and implementation tiers, draft and revise technical content, and complete a final technical review. The guidance will help affordable housing owners, developers, design professionals, and home repair practitioners support residents aging safely, independently, and comfortably.
The 2027 update will draw on research and resident and developer feedback, with a deeper focus on health. It covers affordable multifamily new construction and rehabilitation, plus home repair, and must align with the 2026 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria. Potential additions include social connection, changing cognitive needs, trauma-informed design, and caregiving and staff spaces. Recommendations should be practical, culturally responsive, and accessible to non-design audiences.
