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ARCHIVE: Technical Assistance Scholarship Program
In 2014, Community Progress launched the Technical Assistance Scholarship Program (TASP) to find and support the field’s pioneers and “changemakers,” in order to both improve the national field of practice and effect local positive change. Thanks to the generous support from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, TASP was designed as a competitive, merit-based scholarship program for select communities that were 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. Over five years (2014 – 2018), TASP supported 16 communities in designing innovative solutions to the challenges posed by vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
Below, we provide a full archive of all 16 past scholarship recipients to serve as a resource for the national field of practice and to share the innovative work supported by TASP over the 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 educational programming to find the best fit. Please visit our fee-for-service pageto learn more.
