ISI TAP Program Deadline Has Been Extended
5-May-2026
ISI is excited to launch another year of its Technical Assistance Program (TAP), designed to help small and/or economically-distressed communities develop projects that are more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. Through TAP, project teams work with sustainability experts and academic partners to apply the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework, gaining the tools and guidance needed to improve project performance and pursue verification. Through this program, ISI seeks to address barriers many communities face in accessing sustainability expertise and verification resources by providing training, technical support, and collaborative learning opportunities for infrastructure projects.
TAP was designed for a global reach, and since the initial pilot project in Ethiopia, there have been projects in Kenya, Colombia, Zambia, California, and Puerto Rico. Projects have spanned a wide range of infrastructure types and solutions including civil, transportation, bridge design, water treatment, flood control, and energy production. TAP project teams have been supported by academic subject matter experts from institutions that include California Polytechnic State University (California), Rice University (Texas), Syracuse University (New York), and UTICA University (New York). TAP continues to help successful applicants build local capacity for sustainable infrastructure, enhance long-term project performance, access expertise often unavailable to smaller communities, and advance toward third-party verified sustainability outcomes using Envision.
This year, TAP is once again seeking applications from public infrastructure projects located in small and/or economically-distressed communities that are in the planning or early design stages. Projects should be interested in improving sustainability, resilience, and equity outcomes, and in pursuing Envision verification. Selected projects receive a range of benefits including waived registration and verification fees for one project, access to Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) training and credentialing credits, preliminary assessments, bi-weekly cohort sessions, and opportunities for presentations or publications.
Through TAP, ISI has developed an important pathway for equitable access to verification resources — enabling projects to apply sustainability principles to achieve a bigger impact, while also creating exciting opportunities for postsecondary student learning on real-world projects.
“Envision is an important tool being embraced by the next generation of engineers and planners. TAP gives faculty and students a chance to share knowledge and gain a better understanding of the challenges that come from applying conceptual ideas in practice.”— Leslie Brunell, ISI, Education Director
“Through this program, we can reinforce our commitment to sustainability by ensuring that we enhance our practical skills in the use of the Envision framework to enhance the impact of public-private partnership projects on key stakeholders and the environment.”— Johnson Kilangi, ENV SP, Miundo Misingi Hub, Founder & CEO
“My students and I are excited about the opportunity to work with the international partners in the program, contributing our technical expertise to improve sustainable engineering practices in their communities.”— Svetoslava Todorova, Syracuse University, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Professor of Practice
For more information about TAP — including full application details — visit ISI’s Technical Assistance Program page, download the TAP flyer, or get started on your application!
