Every region in the nation faces unique climate hazards. Affordable housing in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia is vulnerable to a growing set of climate risks and natural disasters, including extreme heat, flooding, and severe storms.

The Mid-Atlantic Climate Resilience Academy is designed specifically to help multifamily affordable housing owners, operators, and developers across Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia make their properties more resilient and reduce displacement of residents, damage to property, business interruptions, and other harmful impacts.

Focus areas are tailored to the specific needs of the region and include:

• Assessing portfolio risk
• Building and retrofitting new and existing housing
• Understanding funding and financing from local and federal sources (including the Inflation Reduction Act)
• Preparing for increased climate disasters through business continuity planning

The eight-week academy kicks off October 8 with an in-person session in Washington D.C., followed by biweekly virtual sessions.

Cohort participants will also receive customized technical assistance from Enterprise and our partners to help you implement some of the lessons learned during the trainings. 

Applications to join the learning cohort are due August 30th via SlideRoom.

• IMPORTANT: SlideRoom will automatically save the Applicant's work. That means that even if the Applicant loses internet connection or has computer problems, the work will still be saved. Applicants can also log in and out as many times as they need to complete their application. However, once an Applicant submits their proposal, they cannot go back to make any edits. Applications received outside of SlideRoom or after the deadline will not be accepted. Questions regarding technical issues with SlideRoom may be sent to support@slideroom.com.

If you have questions, please contact Shivali Gowda.