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Technical Assistance Scholarship Program
In 2014, Community Progress launched the Technical Assistance Scholarship Program (TASP) to find and support today’s pioneers and “changemakers,” both improving the field of practice and effecting positive change on the ground. TASP is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program for select communities that are ready to engage in a forward-thinking technical assistance process to assess, reform, develop, and/or implement systems to address large-scale vacancy and abandonment in their communities. Thanks to the generous support from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, TASP has supported 16 communities over the last four years in designing innovative solutions to the challenges posed by vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
Since the program launch, TASP has been opened at least once a year for new applicants. However, for 2018, the Center for Community Progress and JPMorgan Chase are committed to a series of planning conversations to explore ways to deepen our mutual interest in supporting communities that seek to build healthy, resilient, and inclusive neighborhoods for all. As we engage in this important evaluation and planning process, please subscribe to our e-newsletter in order to stay informed of future technical assistance opportunities through TASP.
In addition to TASP, Community Progress offers technical assistance opportunities on a fee-for-service basis to help communities diagnose key challenges, understand available tools, and develop and implement effective strategies. Community Progress encourages interested communities to explore the organization’s fee-for-service technical assistance and other educational programming to find the best fit. Please visit our fee-for-service pageto learn more.
Below, we provide a full listing of all 16 past scholarship recipients to share with the national field of practice the innovative work supported by TASP over the last four years. Where available, each city's name links to the tailored final report Community Progress produced through the TASP engagement. If you would like more information about any of these projects, please reach out to Tarik Abdelazim, Associate Director of National Technical Assistance, at tabdelazim@communityprogress.net.
2017 TASP Projects
Albany, New York. Focus Areas: Land Banking and Community Partnerships; Vacant Land Maintenance and Reuse; Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Vacancy and Abandonment
High Point, North Carolina.Focus Areas: Strategic Code Enforcement; Delinquent Property Tax Enforcement Systems; Data Systems; Community Education and Partnerships
At Community Progress, we truly appreciate the opportunity to hear from past recipients on lessons learned and positive outcomes resulting from our technical assistance delivery. Take a look at the following videos of former TASP scholarship recipients to learn more about the TASP experience and ways that we might be able to assist your community.
In addition to TASP, Community Progress offers technical assistance opportunities on a fee-for-service basis to help communities diagnose key challenges, understand available tools, and develop and implement effective strategies. Community Progress encourages interested communities to explore the organization’s fee-for-service technical assistance and other programming, in addition to TASP, to find the best fit. Visit our fee-for-service page.
