1. Learn directly from experts, practitioners, and peers working on heirs’ property prevention and resolution programs across the country.
2. Obtain evidence-based guidance for designing and implementing a strategy to address heirs' property issues in your community.
3. Benefit from built-in opportunities to strengthen relationships within your jurisdiction's team and with peers from other jurisdictions.
4. Develop a comprehensive action plan to address heirs' property in your community, with a focus on topics like using data to assess local conditions, developing an effective approach to resident outreach, creating a sustainable funding model, among others.

By the end of the Sprint, participants and teams will be able to: 

1. Assess the local need for heirs' property intervention by analyzing data, identifying impacted communities, and understanding the experiences of residents affected by heirs' property challenges.
2. Build and mobilize a cross-sector coalition by aligning partners around shared goals and defining clear roles for organizations working across housing, community development, legal services, and related fields.
3. Design an effective heirs' property assistance program by identifying priority legal services, addressing common non-legal barriers, and creating pathways to connect residents with comprehensive support.
4. Develop trusted community outreach and engagement strategies by partnering with credible messengers and crafting culturally responsive approaches to reach residents who may benefit from services.
5. Create a sustainable funding and implementation strategy by designing a pilot program, identifying funding opportunities, and developing a long-term plan to support growth and expansion.
6. Establish systems for program management and continuous improvement by creating structures for partner coordination, tracking performance, incorporating client feedback, and managing toward measurable results.

This Solutions Sprint opportunity is designed for local and state cross-sector teams interested in launching or expanding a heirs' property prevention and resolution program. Teams should include at least 3 active participants and may identify additional partners who will support the work outside of weekly sessions.

Not sure if you qualify? Reach out to our team and we can answer any questions you have.

Rather than requiring every possible agency or partner to attend every session, applicant teams should demonstrate that the following core functions are covered.

Participating members of the team should include, but are not limited to, the following leaders and staff:

Required (a government representative is required):

• Public Sector Partner - A local, state, or municipal government leader with the authority to convene partners, align public systems and support implementation. Examples may include:
• Mayor's Office
• City Manager's Office
• County Executive's Office
• Housing or community development leadership
• Senior agency leadership; AND/OR
• Housing or Neighborhood Implementation Lead - A public agency or quasi-public partner responsible for housing stability, community development, neighborhood services, resilience, land use, aging, or economic mobility; AND/OR
• Trusted Community Partner - Examples include: a community-based organization, neighborhood intermediary, faith-based partner, resident-serving nonprofit, LISC local office, housing counseling agency or similar partner with credible relationships in the target community. 

• This form will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Preview the application questions here. 
• Applications are due by the end of day on August 3, 2026. 
• Only one application is needed per team. Each team should identify a team lead to coordinate communications; we encourage the team lead to submit the application.