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2023 Roundup: Federal Policy Developments in Neighborhood Revitalization 

Center for Community Progress

This has been a big year for federal policy developments that can help communities address vacancy and stabilize neighborhoods. The rulemaking recognizes the important role of land banks in community revitalization, neighborhood stabilization, and the development of affordable housing.

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Announcing New Teams Developer Portal for GCC

Microsoft Public Sector

Developer Portal Rollout. You’ll now be able to do much more with the Developer Portal for Teams app! Teams Developer Portal for GCC will allow developers to Configure, distribute, and manage Microsoft Teams apps. Edit app definitions and track manifest changes in real time. Developer Portal Limitations.

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Property Tax Exemptions for Community & Economic Development

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

This blog post attempts to identify which of these property tax breaks that might be relevant to a local government’s community and economic development plans. Under that exclusion, qualifying farmland is taxed at its present use (farming) rather than its true market value (for development). Retirement facilities ( G.S.

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Driving Impact and Building Trust: The Power of Collaboration Between Compliance Professionals and Lenders in Community Development Lending

CRA Today

Community development lending is a critical tool for driving impact and building stronger communities, but it requires a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and risk management. When both compliance officers and commercial lender work together, community development impact is a natural outcome.

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Catalyze: Product Definition Device Prototype Testing and Design Modification, Diagnostic Disease Target Assay Development and Design Characterization, and Research Tool Testing and Validation (R33 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed) - December 20, 2024

iGrantWriters

This FOA is part of a suite of Catalyze innovation grants to advance projects to the point where they can meet the entry criteria for the NHLBI Catalyze Preclinical program or attract independent development support from other federal or private partners for preclinical product optimization and characterization.

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I wonder if Mayor Fenty hadn't dissolved the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in 2007, merging it into another city agency, if development would have happened faster?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Washington Post reports on a press conference in Anacostia, the most economically lagging area in DC, where the Mayor discussed improvements in the area, in association with a new building for the Department of Housing and Community Development, which was already there, in a not so old building (" After decades of disinvestment, D.C.’s

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A year in review of online engagement in Seattle, WA

Citizen Lab

By definition, comprehensive plans are complex, long-range, and broad in scope. Using CitizenLab’s user-friendly and accessible online engagement platform, the City of Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD)… The post A year in review of online engagement in Seattle, WA appeared first on CitizenLab's Blog.