2025 Summer Intern, Housing & Urban Development (Masters, Remote)

At ICF we make big things happen. 

Let’s work together to help disaster impacted communities recover and re-build for future resilience. ICF’s growing Disaster Management division seeks interns to support our project activities. As an intern, you will provide support to specific recovery projects and functions for the Division. You will also work alongside project teams, helping state and local clients administer United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded programs.  You will be exposed to a wide variety of experts across the firm including those who address issues related to infrastructure, disaster planning and recovery, financial literacy, energy efficiency, green building, and job training.  This is an outstanding opportunity to work with talented and passionate individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success.  

Our 2025 Summer Internship is a 10-week, full-time program that generally begins in early June and concludes in mid-August. The internship is fully remote from any US location. ICF does not provide relocation nor housing assistance for internships.

A HUD Housing, Infrastructure, and Mitigation Internship may:

• Provide support to specific recovery projects and functions for the Division

• Work alongside project teams, helping state and local clients administer HUD CDBG-DR and Mitigation-funded disaster recovery programs. 

• Interact with a wide variety of experts across the firm who address issues related to energy efficiency and green building, infrastructure, disaster planning and recovery, financial literacy, job training, and others. 

• Support project teams implementing HUD Disaster Recovery and Mitigation funded programs, helping to refine program procedures and processes for implementation 

• Work with staff to set up systems and help interpret and apply disaster recovery regulations and policy 

• Provide reconciliation, accounting, and supporting documentation for the assigned grants to ensure that each subrecipient will have an audit quality file 

• Conduct reviews of supporting documentation for the assigned grants to ensure that each subrecipient receives appropriate reimbursement for approved, federally funded programs 

• Provide general assistance to subrecipients in preparing documentation, invoices, and information to request reimbursement for approved, federally funded programs 

• Help develop written products and tools for grantee policies and procedures and program implementation and design 

• Assist in the creation and maintenance of various documents, training materials, and presentations

• Assist with operational improvement initiatives and address operational problems as they arise 

• Conduct program and policy research 

Basic Qualifications:  

• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program with an emphasis on Engineering, Emergency Management, Political Science, Accounting, hard sciences or other similarly related field (with a graduation date of August 2025 or later).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills 

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities  

• Strong time management skills  

• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) 

• Experience conducting research, organizing, and analyzing information 

• Experience writing detailed guidance and procedural materials 

Our work is done in a professional, collegial, and intellectual environment that allows individuals to pursue their passions, grow their careers, and generate meaningful results on behalf of our clients. 

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more here: Requesting an Accommodation for the ICF interview process.

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$39,435.00 - $67,040.00

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