The State and partners seek curriculum development, experiential education, community and neighborhood design, and small-scale development experts with robust teaching and mentoring practice and experience working in rural areas and small communities to produce, manage, and teach a Small-Scale Homebuilders Training Cohort curriculum. The Cohort model, which will initially run for three cycles, will provide training in real estate development best practices, a network of peers and mentors, and one-on-one coaching for prospective and emerging real estate developers to craft a proposal for a pilot development or renovation, including ADUs and other gentle infill housing types such as duplexes, quadplexes, and cottage clusters under 16 units. The training program will consist of an online learning platform with modules that provide guidance on a variety of considerations including community engagement, regulations and zoning, financing, infrastructure, and design, as well as practical tools that can help beginner developers achieve success.
