Applications Now Open for ISI’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
3-June-2025
The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) has launched the second round of its Technical Assistance Program (TAP), created to provide infrastructure owners from small and/or economically-distressed communities with better access to resources for guiding more sustainable projects.
ISI is an education and research nonprofit with a mission to help communities around the world build sustainable, resilient, and equitable civil infrastructure. ISI manages the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework, which is designed to help infrastructure stakeholders implement more sustainable, resilient, and equitable projects. Envision includes 64 sustainability and resilience indicators, called ‘credits’, organized around five categories. Each credit includes criteria questions to help project teams examine options for incrementally improving a project’s sustainable performance.
The TAP program was inspired by ISI’s experience working with a project team in Ethiopia – the first project in Africa to register and apply the Envision framework. Through this collaboration, ISI recognized the need to reduce barriers to access and provide greater support for project teams using Envision in economically distressed areas.
The program, which pairs project teams with academic subject matter experts, follows the standard academic year cycle. The inaugural year (2024–2025) supported three projects and ISI is seeking applications for the program’s second cohort of five projects.
What are the Primary Program Goals?
- To develop new pathways for equitable access to Envision verification resources
- To apply principles of sustainability to projects facing real-world challenges
- To provide Envision verification experience to sustainability professionals and practical experience to students through which lessons can be learned
What Are the Eligibility Criteria?
This program is available to infrastructure projects within economically distressed communities.
The application asks applicants to provide project information (owner, owner representative, description, goals), an explanation of how the owner represents a small and economically distressed community, and reasons for pursuing Envision verification.
How Can I Apply?
Download the PDF application form at the link below. Email submission instructions are outlined on the form. The deadline is July 7, 2025.
What Happens After I Apply?
Selection of participating projects and Academic Partners will be finalized by July 30, 2025. The kickoff meeting for successful applicants will be scheduled for September 5, 2025.
Where Can I Get More Information?
View the TAP webpage
