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Eligibility & Qualifiers

Grant & Public-Private Partnership Framework

Clear Entry Criteria for Responsible Participation

The ASHP Affordable Smart Housing Program™ establishes eligibility and qualifier criteria to ensure that participating organizations, funders, and environments are ready, aligned, and governed responsibly.

Protect Partners

Criteria designed to protect funders and institutional partners through clear governance and accountability standards.

Ensure Suitability

Ensure environments are suitable for validation and adoption through baseline readiness assessment.

Maintain Consistency

Maintain consistency across jurisdictions and sectors with standardized qualification frameworks.

Eligibility supports participation; it does not guarantee funding, certification, or outcomes.

Who May Participate

Eligible Organizations and Funding Partners

Eligible Organizations

Organizations eligible to participate in ASHP-supported adoption include:

  • Affordable and workforce housing operators
  • Senior living facilities and aging-in-place communities
  • City-managed and transitional housing programs
  • Healthcare-adjacent and behavioral health environments
  • Real estate developers and portfolio owners

Eligible Funders

Funders eligible to participate include:

  • Bank-affiliated nonprofit arms and foundations (as co-grantees)
  • Nonprofit and philanthropic foundations
  • Public-sector funding entities

These pathways ensure appropriate participation aligned with institutional missions and governance requirements.

Baseline Readiness Criteria

Core qualifiers organizations should demonstrate

Governance Readiness

Clear ownership, oversight, and decision-making structures

Environment Definition

Clearly scoped environments or portfolios suitable for environment-level evaluation

Operational Capacity

Ability to participate in coordinated deployment and reporting processes

Consent & Boundaries

Alignment with consent, privacy, and governance boundaries

Additional Requirements

Validation alignment and funding-specific considerations

Readiness for Evidence-Based Participation

Eligibility for ASHP support requires alignment with validation principles, including:

  • Willingness to participate in environment-level validation
  • Acceptance of independent oversight through HOBEC™
  • Alignment with quarterly validation cycles, where applicable

Participation in ILIP™ may be required for certain adoption contexts.

Use-of-Funds and Accountability

For organizations seeking grant-supported adoption:

  • Use of funds must align with infrastructure and environment-level enablement
  • Financial and operational accountability standards apply
  • Reporting requirements are standardized and centralized

Eligibility does not imply priority or guaranteed allocation.

Reducing Unnecessary Barriers

What ASHP does not require

No Prior Certification

Prior ASHP certification is not required for participation

No Full Participation

Participation in all ASHP frameworks is not required

No Data Sharing

Individual-level data sharing is not required

No Tech Commitments

Proprietary technology commitments are not required

Conditions That May Limit Participation

Disqualifying factors that preserve program credibility

Governance Gaps

Lack of basic governance structures may limit eligibility

Undefined Scope

Cannot define environments or portfolios clearly

Boundary Resistance

Unwillingness to adhere to validation boundaries

Speculative Use

Seeking funding for non-infrastructure or speculative activities

Eligibility as a Readiness Signal

ASHP eligibility and qualifiers are designed to signal readiness — not to create barriers.

They ensure that participation supports responsible deployment, independent validation, and meaningful impact at scale.