Consultant Support Services

The Housing Smart Community Initiative is offering consultant support services, at no cost, to Ulster County municipalities who join the initiative. The list of consultants has been selected for their expertise and experience in housing-related policy and planning and are ready to support participating municipalities in implementing the 12 Housing Smart Actions.

Include below is the process for receiving these planning support services:

Step 1: Join the Housing Smart Communities Initiative through municipal resolution, designate a Housing Smart Community Coordinator, and establish a municipal-level Housing Smart Task Force. Details on these steps can be found here.

Step 2: Work with the Housing Smart Task Force to review and prioritize the program’s Housing Smart Actions. Identify which 1-2 Housing Smart Actions the municipality would like support with implementing.

Step 3: Complete the Consultant Support Services online application found here on the Housing Smart Communities Initiative website.

Step 4: The Ulster County Planning Department will contact your local Housing Smart Communities Coordinator to meet and collaboratively draft a Scope of Work for the list of consultants. The Ulster County Planning Department will solicit responses from at least three of the consultants and, in collaboration with the municipality, select a consultant to work with the municipality.

Step 5: The Ulster County Planning Department, in collaboration with the municipality, will manage the contract with the consultant and oversee the implementation of the consultant’s scope of work.

Application Submission

In the space below, please provide the following details about your request for consultant support services.

  1. The top two Housing Smart Actions you would like consultant support to implement
  2. A brief description of how you see these actions helping your communities housing issues and these actions were prioritized
  3. Any matching funds that may be available from the municipality to match the financial support provided by Ulster County and expand the scope of work from the consultants