SCANPH’s Consulting Division
Creating Housing Opportunities Through Technical Assistance, Project Management, Grant Support and More!
Gwendy Silver, Consultancy Manager
Aisha Mansoor, Associate Consultant
SCANPH has a long track record of building public sector capacity to support affordable housing production goals through technical assistance, grant support, policy expertise, and educational programs. While we have conducted this work for many years, we codified these services through the establishment of a consultancy division in 2021. SCANPH now has two full-time employees devoted to providing consulting and technical assistance services, with particular expertise in supporting jurisdictions.
SCANPH’s longstanding advocacy and programming work remains dedicated to securing financial investment – as well as favorable land use policies – for affordable housing and homeless solutions, but undoubtedly, the policies, funding mechanisms, and activities pursued by jurisdictions have a direct impact on accelerating affordable housing production. SCANPH’s consulting division uniquely provides an implementer point of view due to our unrivaled access to the insights of our membership spanning the entire affordable housing industry; therefore, through our consulting services, local planning activities are better guided by experts in the industry.
SCANPH is responsible for informing all 2,500 of our members on pertinent federal, state, and local funding and closely monitors these opportunities; as such, we are a trusted voice and partner to both agencies and developer members due to our longstanding technical assistance expertise. If your jurisdiction is in need of consulting services, we have immediate capacity to review cost estimates, schedules, data availability and funding sources so that we can support agencies with quick assessments and pertinent information to develop competitive grant applications. Get in touch!
Current Clients:
SCAG:
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG): SCANPH serves as the sole project management contractor supporting SCAG on the REAP 1.0 program, and in this role, we alone have the relationships, knowledge, and project oversight of a range of planning activities aimed at increasing housing production being pursued by several Southern California sub-regions; secondly, due to our management of the REAP contract, SCANPH has been providing technical assistance to jurisdictions as part of that agreement, which has allowed us to expand upon this work with a second contract to provide grant writing technical assistance to selected jurisdictions in need of support to increase the potential of applicant awards.
LACDA:
Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA): SCANPH is the leading regional advocacy entity in Southern California for engaging the affordable housing industry in training and technical assistance. As part of our contract with LACDA, SCANPH convenes educational workshops and seminars to educate both jurisdictions and the broader affordable housing development community, with more than 25 such workshops conducted annually.
SBDO County:
San Bernardino County Housing and Community Development Department: SCANPH was contracted to foster greater coordination and information-sharing among agencies across the county, as well as build awareness of county and state funding resources that can support local housing goals, homeownership opportunities, and more. We are the only policy and advocacy entity in that county with such an established relationship and direct ties to jurisdictions on supporting their housing goals with ongoing feedback and program creation.
Consulting Team @ SCANPH
Gwendy Silver, Manager
Gwendy Silver initially joined SCANPH in May 2021 to oversee the SCAG REAP SRP project management contract. Prior to joining SCANPH, she managed and directed several public and private sector entities in the financing and development of affordable housing in California. Ms. Silver’s experience includes LAHD Finance Officer, Development and Executive Director for affordable community developers, and ownership of a consultant company offering real estate and financial strategy, and technical assistance for both public and private sector clients in the affordable housing industry. Additionally, over the past few years she has assisted numerous California jurisdictions to accelerate housing production and comply with the 6th Cycle RHNA by successfully developing HCD housing and planning grant programs, such as SB2, LEAP, and PLHA. In the last several years, she has expanded her experience in affordable housing financing program applications by broadening her technical assistance scope to include grant writing to finance affordable housing ancillary infrastructure for several California jurisdictions.
Aisha Mansoor, Associate
Aisha Mansoor joined as an Associate Consultant in late 2022. She recently earned her Masters in Public Policy from the University of California, Riverside, with a concentration in Poverty and Inequality Policy. Prior to joining SCANPH, Aisha completed a year long Rotational Internship for the County of Riverside. Given her policy background, Aisha understands the essential need for equitable and affordable housing solutions.
Contact us today if you’d like to discuss the range of consulting services that SCANPH provides and how we might be able to assist your jurisdiction, agency, or project!
