Sector Transformation Enterprise Program
Helping housing providers prepare for the end of their funding agreements
Gain exclusive access to our Sector Transformation Enterprise Program (STEP) as an ONPHA member. STEP provides member-only pricing on expert consultants who can guide you through complex end-of-mortgage (EOM) or end-of-operating agreement (EOA) negotiations with service managers.
Get matched with pre-vetted consultants to guide your work
Our consultants were carefully selected based on their qualifications and wealth of experience in working with non-profit housing organizations.
Meet our experts:
Arc Management Services is a management services firm. They specialize in integrated management services, including: construction management, technical, and environmental assessments.
Haerko Inc is a business consulting and project management firm. They specialize in affordable housing and their services include: asset management, project management, real estate development, and portfolio development.
StrategyCorp is a government affairs, communications, and management consulting firm. They specialize in providing strategic advisory services such as government relations, and strategic communications.
Roth IAMS is an asset management firm. They specialize in asset management programs and provide capital renewal and maintenance planning services.
Services for community housing providers:
Strategic, operational, and financial assessments
Includes services such as: conducting strategic reviews of the organization to identify strengths and gaps in the current business model, exploring potential business renewal options, setting out a course of action to transition the organization to a new funding model, and more.
Facility assessments
Includes services such as: performing reviews of physical structures and systems (such as Building Condition Assessments), exploring potential financing approaches, asset management plans, and more.
Plan development and implementation
Includes services such as: providing implementation plans, helping organizations explore options such as mergers, expansions, divestitures, or closures, project management, negotiation mediation, legal drafting of agreements, and transition planning.
How it works
ONPHA members can access exclusive pricing for consulting services through the ONPHA Enterprise program.
Need help finding the right consultant for your organization’s needs? Reach out to us at step@onpha.org and we’ll help you find the right match.
STEP Grant
ONPHA members 6–12 months from a new funding agreement can apply for our STEP Grant to support service manager negotiations. Funded by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the grant provides up to $15,000 to one housing provider per service manager area. The funds are to help offset the cost of negotiating their new funding agreement.
Successful applicants will be matched with one of our STEP consultants. Our goal is to leverage this first group to help streamline the process for providers who will soon be entering negotiations.
Questions about this program? Reach out to us at step@onpha.org.