Building affordable homes at scale

Fieldworks is for innovators with: • A housing-related product, service, or system that is 100% ready for commercial deployment on projects ranging from six to 100 units. Eligible applicants should be past the ideation, prototyping, and pilot stages, and actively seeking customers for a market-ready solution. • Alignment with our focus on new-construction affordable and workforce rental housing. • A desire to partner with a mission-driven nonprofit development team. • The willingness and ability to implement projects located in the Salt Lake City metro area, where all of our current housing developments are located. Past Ivory Prize nominees, especially finalists and winners, will be especially competitive. However, prior participation in the Ivory Prize is not required.

Application Window Opens: Ivory Innovations will accept general interest applications on a rolling basis year-round, but formal application windows will be tied to specific projects. Each project-specific window will span roughly six weeks, and the application form will include high-level details about the site, housing type, and development timeline to help applicants assess fit. Apply Online: Tell us about your solution and its readiness for implementation. Review and Select: We'll evaluate submissions based on project needs and constraints. Execution: You'll implement your solution on a limited basis. Reflect and Learn: We'll work together to evaluate the impact of your solution and share what we learned, both with you and the broader industry.

Market Readiness: Your product, service, or system must be fully developed and ready for commercial deployment. We prioritize solutions that have progressed beyond the ideation, prototyping, and pilot stages and are actively seeking implementation partners. Relevance to our Developments: Solutions must be suitable for integration into new-construction affordable and workforce rental housing projects, typically ranging from six to 100 units. All current projects are located in the Salt Lake City metro area. Implementation Feasibility: You must be willing and able to implement your solution on the ground in Utah within the specified project timeline. Applicants should also be prepared to respond promptly to questions or requests for additional information during the evaluation phase. Mission Alignment: We prioritize innovators who share our mission to improve housing affordability through innovation. A collaborative, impact-driven approach is essential.

All applications will be treated as confidential during the evaluation process and will only be shared with members of our selection and implementation teams. By submitting, you retain full ownership of your intellectual property. If selected, we may request additional documentation or contractual agreements to formalize responsibilities, permissions, and protections for both parties. Final terms will be project-specific and mutually agreed upon before implementation begins.

For additional information about the Fieldworks application process generally, please contact fieldworks@ivoryinnovations.org.